Pelican Air 1535 Case With Foam (Black)

I am in love with thise case and the ingenious divider system. I wanted a case for my camera equipment to take traveling and to photo shoots, this case is strong, lightweight, easy to either carry or roll with the collapsing handle and wheels, and it has room to store several lenses and camera bodies. Obviously it is not for hiking in the woods, I have a smaller backpack for my gear for such occasions, but this is great and flexible.I was a little skittish at first about the divider system but the provided cutter and easy instructions to create compartments that are strong and neat to store gear. I bought another larger case for the back of my SUV. It locks with padlocks, not supplied, if you wish.

UPDATE:Have just completed my first international trip (Argentina) with this case and could not be happier. Five days worth of gear fit with room to spare. The case rolls effortlessly, is rock solid and worth every penny I've spent on it. I did get the lid organizer, which helps for those of us with packing OCD.Will likely buy the next larger size for trips that require a check-in bag.Fantastic case! Haven't traveled with this case yet, but must say that out of the box I am extremely impressed. A solid, high-quality case that weighs next to nothing. Looking forward to my next international trip so I can put this bad boy through it's paces.

This case fits all my camera gear perfectly and the dividers were easy to install and customize. This case has been on several airplanes and doesn't show any wear and none of my camera equipment even moves. It is absolutely worth the money!

Great case and the divider system is simply amazing. Very robust with heavy duty metal link pins to connect the dividers. Can fit more in it than my old Tamrac rolling case and still weighs in lighter. Even comes with cutter that slides into the cores of the divider system to insure clean straight cuts to accurately measure and arrange case. Absolutely perfect in pretty much every way

I have been looking for a case for my Fujinon lenses. I normally only have 2-3 lenses with me when I use my X-Pro2, so I needed a bag for the lenses I don’t have in my PeakDesign sling bag. And I also needed a bag I could use during travel with plane etc. And I must say it fits perfect to my needs, and its light to other hard cases I have looked at. The bag hold a ton of equipment. In my I have: X-Pro2, EF-X500, Filters, battery, Samyang 8mm, Zeiss 32 Touit, and the following Fujinon lenses XF14, XF16, XF23, XF27, XF35, XF56, XF90. And after all this is loaded I still have some spare space. In the picture there is also a X-T2 with battery grip (not on camera).

I have always been a huge fan of Pelican. Our firm uses them to transport our office supplies in a neat, organized manner and they have held up wonderfully to the abuse of the airlines. I was very sick and tired of my regular suitcases get torn up and ripped up and so I decided to look for Pelican alternatives. The Elite Pro Luggage Series of Pelican was my first interest, but realized that the issues with those were weight (too heavy) and not as strong on sides. I saw PelicanAir and did the same thing you were doing, looking at all the reviews and here is what they told me; cases were very light (they are), they are just as strong as the originals (they are), the wheels are very sturdy and do not break (they don't),My only concerns with this particular model is that there is not a grab handle on the top of the case which tends to be annoying when you grab it to put in the overhead bids (very minor). Overall, is you are a practical traveler and want to make a good investment that will last many years longer than regular luggage, then you are looking in the right direction. I am glad I spent the money and lots of people notice my luggage and think they look slick!

The Internal Dimensions listed are for the BARE case. The Padded Dividers take up a LOT of space, as does the foam in the lid. The padded dividers are attached to a "tub" of foam which is colored black on the top edge, so I did not notice it in the pictures. The sides of the tub are 7/8" thick, so the actual internal dimensions are 19 by 10. The internal padded dividers are 5/8" thick, so take away another 1.25" each direction when two dividers are installed each way as in the pictures. The depth of the case is much harder to describe, because it varies by location. For reference, the padded dividers are only 4.5" tall and can only be used for items of that height away from the corners as shown in the pictures. There are large protrusions into the case by the two wheel mounts and the space for the extendable handle on the end. All edges of the case are rounded for strength, but that also reduces usable depth along the inside edges. Suffice to say the only place in the case that is the claimed 7.2" deep is in the center of the case, with all foam and dividers removed. The uncompressed thickness of the foam in the lid is 2" but it should compress about 1/2". Therefore useable depth with all foam installed is only about 5" and then only away from the edges.I had planned to carry three telephoto lenses and a camera body in this case. I measured all my equipment before ordering the case. My largest lens is a 500mm f4 with a hood diameter of 6.25". I could not come close to closing the lid with that lens in it. The case is very high quality, so it is a shame to give it a low rating, but the internal dimensions are significantly less than advertised, and made it unusable for me.

The media could not be loaded. I use this pelican air case for my wedding photography days. I have used a backpack for so long and it really started to hurt my back. This is so easy with the wheels to wheel around. I love it for safety that I can lock it up if I need to travel and that I can organize all of my equipment so it’s easy to grab, and so functional!