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THINK TANK PHOTO AIRPORT SECURITYV3.0 £319/$420 thinktankphoto.com/snapperstuff.co.uk
to six lenses with a padded interior that can be easily reconfigured. Clear pockets in the inner lid store lots of small accessories. There are wheels with precision bearings and a tripod-mount pocket on the side, but it will only take compact tripods. The front of the bag has a very stretchy pocket so you can stuff a lot of kit in there, which is ideal when in a rush on-location.
Think Tank’s third-generation of the Airport Security roller bag has a TSA-approved combination lock to secure the main compartment, and a steel cable and combination lock to secure the 17in laptop compartment and fasten the bag to an immovable object. The bag also has a serial number that can be registered so if the bag is ever found, it can be returned. The Think Tank bag fits two pro DSLR bodies and up
MANFROTTO PRO LIGHT CINEMATIC BACKPACK BALANCE £288/$300 manfrotto.com
TheManfrotto Pro Light Cinematic Backpack Balance is designed for filmmakers, with can alter it to fit your kit. Froma compact mirrorless set-up to a cinema camera, it swallows up a lot. It can even be configured to take a consumer drone. There’s room for a laptop or tablet, plus chargers and batteries. adjustable inner protection so you
The exterior has fixings to allow you to add on a tripod, slider or gimbal. Like others in the Pro Light Cinematic range, it’s comfortable to wear, with lots of padding, as well as ergonomically designed shoulder and sternum straps.
CAMRADE TRAVELMATE 360 £241/$239 camrade.com
compartment. The rotating wheels can be detached tomake the bag evenmore compact. On the front, a separate compartment stores a laptop or tablet. Various pockets and slits on both the inside and outside of the bag help you store several smaller items like documents, memory cards, cables and tools. The soft-padded interior includes removable dividers, but there is no way of fastening a tripod.
Camrade has got a winner on its hands with the new Travelmate 360, which has four wheels instead of the usual two tomake it easier tomove around and to take the weight when it’s being pulled or pushed over long distances. Fitting four wheels does take up a bit more internal space, but we easily fitted a Sony FS5 with 18-110mm f/4 PZ cine lens, as well as a Sony mirrorless camera and lenses. The bag has lots of
internal pockets in the lid and a motion-sensing LED light for when it’s dark. There are also straps tomake sure the lid stays upright. The Travelmate 360 is carry- on legal and fits the overhead
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