Long-term reviews of budget photo & video gear.
KIT PLAN RECOMMENDATION:
Vidpro DSLR Camera Holster Case
This image is 100% REAL, and no A.I. (or Photoshop compositing) were used to make it, and I know because I took it myself.
Quality?
LIGHT USE OK
Yes
MEDIUM USE OK
Yes
HEAVY USE OK
?
Portable?
No
CAMERA BAG
No
No
Affordable?
AVERAGE NEW PRICE
N/A
*Indicates SALE price.
N/A
**Indicates BUY NOW price.
Common?
ON AMAZON
Out
ON EBAY
No
Easy To Use?
SKILL LEVEL
MEDIUM
RECOMMENDATION:
INTRODUCTION:
I use this case to carry, protect a SmallRig COB light, and it works well for that. It was designed to be a DLSR camera bag (back when every REAL digital camera was a DSLR) so it's bigger than it needs to be for most mirrorless cameras. However, my use for this case is to protect a SmallRig COB light, and for that it works well! It does work as a camera case too, which I sometimes try, but it's kind of outdated as a camera case.
MAIN POINTS:
PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?
PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?
PART 3: IS IT COMMON?
PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?
PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?
PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?
PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?
PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?
It's kind of portable. It has a neck or shoulder strap so you can sling it...but as far as putting the case inside of something else, it's pretty big so it only fits in my tripod bag (not inside or on my backpack).
PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?
It was affordable, when it was in stock.
PART 3: IS IT COMMON?
Not any more. It's not available on Amazon.
PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?
The quality is really good. The bottom has a thick, reinforced part and the rest of it has good fabric, and pretty good zippers.
PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?
Yes, as a shoulder or sling bag it's easy to use (but it's kind of cumbersome for how little it stores).
PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?
No, it doesn't need any add-ons.
PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?
I bought it on Amazon, but now they're out of stock.
RECOMMENDATION:
Even though this specific model is out of stock on Amazon, I really like using this to either store my mini COB light or as a camera bag to carry my most frequently used camera around my neck. It's too bad these are going out of style (because they were designed for DSLRs) so pick one up if you can find one.
These reviews are just my opinion and are focused on my Q.P.A.C.E. packing method, so they're not comprehensive. I wrote these mostly to help me remember what items worked for my KIT PLANS (and which didn't). If I said anything negative I apologize, as these products still may work well for you in your situation, but they were not Q.P.A.C.E (Quality, Portable, Affordable, Common, Easy-to-Use) enough for my budget filmmaking KIT PLANS.