Pelican Air 1535 Rolling Case

Phil Rudin · Issue 91, Jul/Aug 2016 · pp. 27–28

Products mentioned: Pelican Air 1535, TrekPak system, ThinkTank Airport Security V2.0, Nauticam NA-A7II housing, Sony A7R II, Nauticam macro port, Nauticam flash triggers, Nauticam 45 degree optical viewfinder, Nauticam SMC-1, Inon Z-240, Metabones IV lens adapter, FixNeo Mini 500 FS, ThinkTank Urban Disguise, Zen Underwater 200mm and 100mm optical glass ports, Sony A6300

During my film days Pelican cases were the gold standard for traveling underwater photographers looking for maximum equipment protection. These water tight hard cases offered excellent protection both as checked and carry-on luggage with the only downside being their weight. Pelican cases always survived abusive baggage handlers, over packed taxis, rough boat transfers, salt air and much more. During the late 1990’s and early 2000’s baggage restrictions and TAS regulations changed dramatically with greater weight and size restrictions. As a result many photographers turned to the lighter soft sided cases like ThinkTank bags to reduce weight. Pelican has recently introduced a new line of Air series cases which are designed to be as much as forty percent lighter than their standard hard cases without giving up the durability that is Pelican’s trademark. Among the new releases is the Pelica…