Matt Garland @ Portabrace Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 $180?!?!?! You must be joking. No joke but I don't come up with the prices, I will say this though thats the MSRP and the once they go up on our dealers websites and stores they will be cheaper. How much cheaper I'm unsure of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Nelligan Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Looking very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Tyler Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 $180?!?!?! You must be joking. Other items that cost about the same: One 4x4 filter One complete C-stand Harrison Film Changing Tent One 400' can of 16mm film Least expensive Anton Bauer battery Portabrace and other quality bags made for film professionals last for decades with regular use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted September 12, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted September 12, 2010 Other items that cost about the same: One 4x4 filter One complete C-stand Harrison Film Changing Tent One 400' can of 16mm film Least expensive Anton Bauer battery Portabrace and other quality bags made for film professionals last for decades with regular use. Some people seem to equate what they can buy a cheap Chinese backpack for at Walmart with what purpose built professional gear costs. I've got a Portabrace Nagra bag I first repurposed for a PD4 (worked surprisingly well) that now carries a piece of test equipment. You cannot wear out their gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Kubaszak Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Some people seem to equate what they can buy a cheap Chinese backpack for at Walmart with what purpose built professional gear costs. I've got a Portabrace Nagra bag I first repurposed for a PD4 (worked surprisingly well) that now carries a piece of test equipment. You cannot wear out their gear. Actually I was equating what is available at Filmtools.com. With Filmtools and Lindcraft AC pouches never getting over $40 and Arri's pouces never going over $50, $130-$140 more seems ridiculous. Even is my Lindcraft pouch gets destroyed every two years I could still get 4 of them for the price of 1 PortaBrace pouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted September 15, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted September 15, 2010 Actually I was equating what is available at Filmtools.com. With Filmtools and Lindcraft AC pouches never getting over $40 and Arri's pouces never going over $50, $130-$140 more seems ridiculous. Even is my Lindcraft pouch gets destroyed every two years I could still get 4 of them for the price of 1 PortaBrace pouch. Fair enough. Are those two as large and adaptable as the Portabrace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted September 16, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted September 16, 2010 Fair enough. Are those two as large and adaptable as the Portabrace? No and that's a good thing. Adaptability makes it heavier. I've never met an assistant who likes carrying all that crap on their belt anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted September 16, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted September 16, 2010 Josh at B&H was unaware of the new pouch but says they'll probably stock it. They sell Portabrace at about a 25% discount. I'm going to wait for them to have it in stock then buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Having something to hang a roll (or two) of camera tape from would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Corcega Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 This looks cool! I have two concerns... I feel that trying to get too much in a single pouch just gets too heavy and ends up slowing you down. That being said, I think the canned air holder should be deeper. I used to have a shallow one and it would fall off all the time!! >:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I dunno, when it comes to an AC pouch, for me, the smaller it is the better. That way I'm not overloading the pouch and putting all the weight in just one area on my belt. I prefer to have my tools distributed throughout my belt, so I have my tape measure, canned air, Leatherman and AC pouch evenly around my waist. I bend down and walk around too much to have an over the shoulder type pouch, so I need to have it secured to my waist. i love the idea of the light inside, and the zipper option if I need to close it up tightly. I have a Cinebags AC pouch, and even that's getting too poofy & big for my needs. I need something thin and minimal like the Lindcraft brand. Anything else I would rather just throw in a runbag instead of having to have it on my person all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar Mortensen Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Personally, I think it's much too large and probably too heavy. I like the light. I don't like the size, zipper, and the semi-rigid back. Personally, my perfect pouch would be a full grain leather copy of a lindcraft pouch with a strong magnet closure (and a magnet that you can hold the flap open, too). I can make you one but it would be kind of pricey. You would however never have to buy another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I can make you one but it would be kind of pricey. You would however never have to buy another one Gunnar, I would CERTAINLY be interested :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I second the "deeper canned air" pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salil Sundresh Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I dunno, when it comes to an AC pouch, for me, the smaller it is the better. That way I'm not overloading the pouch and putting all the weight in just one area on my belt. I prefer to have my tools distributed throughout my belt, so I have my tape measure, canned air, Leatherman and AC pouch evenly around my waist. I bend down and walk around too much to have an over the shoulder type pouch, so I need to have it secured to my waist. i love the idea of the light inside, and the zipper option if I need to close it up tightly. I have a Cinebags AC pouch, and even that's getting too poofy & big for my needs. I need something thin and minimal like the Lindcraft brand. Anything else I would rather just throw in a runbag instead of having to have it on my person all day. FYI: The Lindcraft Jumbo AC Pouch is basically the exact same thing as the cinebags pouch. Setwear has some decent stuff. For minimalist check out Modular 51's small ac pouch. Only downside is if you're not in canada you have to pay import duties and they don't know how much that will be so after ordering there will be an additional unknown charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Lavalley Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I've been waiting for someone to make an AC pouch out of some sort of non-water absorbing material. I work in the rain a lot, and over the course of a day my pouch can get soaked. Something like a drybag material, or the stuff that they make the North Face duffels out of would be good. It would offer more water resistancy, as well as be easier to dry out once it got wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Kubaszak Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 You could spray your pouch with Camp Dry or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Leb Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I've been waiting for someone to make an AC pouch out of some sort of non-water absorbing material. I work in the rain a lot, and over the course of a day my pouch can get soaked. Something like a drybag material, or the stuff that they make the North Face duffels out of would be good. It would offer more water resistancy, as well as be easier to dry out once it got wet. I used these on a shoot recently and they are amazing when working in the rain. You can easily add some dividers and pockets with velcro if needed. http://cascadedesigns.com/sealline/packs-and-duffles/seal-pak/product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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