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Pelican case impact test,for Witte I threw mine off my house
Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 12:47 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Yesterday I wrote about driving over my Pelican 1514 case with a Chevy 1500 series pickup truck. Well some people were not satisfied that a pick up driving over my case twice was really an 'impact test.' So this morning I loaded up the case and threw it off of the second floor deck of my house...roughly double the height baggage would fall if it fell from the cargo door of a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.
So how can a Pelican 1514 protect the contents flying through the air, bouncing and rolling? Lets find out...
Slide show and results here: http://1514Toss.notlong.com |
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George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 12:53 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> Now if you will just sing "I Dreamed a Dream" while shoving it off the balcony you'll really amass the Internet hits. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 1:00 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Geo,
You really don't want me singing. That alone could have cracked up my gear. |
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Matthias Krause, Photographer
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Brooklyn | NY | USA | Posted: 1:05 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> You must be flying from a lot of small air fields since all the Airports I´m using have asphalt on the tarmac, not grass... |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 1:11 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Matthias,
I decided against laying asphalt in the front yard for the the impact test. Aside from cost, the time involved and getting proper zoning was just to much of a headache. So I decided to just throw it onto the ground below, whichis quite solid, since it is also my driveway (I have no paved driveway) |
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Jeff Brehm, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 1:28 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Let's see ... what other variables can we dream up to invalidate the test? Wind gusts? Zoysia vs. bluegrass on the lawn? Possible settling of the house on its foundation that might have reduced the altitude by an inch or so? Maybe the lift potential of an airborne case?
I say stamp "ACME" on the side of it, create a round hole on the lawn with black paint, then drop it and see if it falls through to China. |
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JC Ridley, Photographer
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Coral Springs | FL | US | Posted: 1:48 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> If you had put a couple of Mark III's in the case, they might be sharp now... |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 1:54 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> JC,
Interesting concept for knocking the MkIII into alignment. Unfortunately I packed the case well and the gear sustained no damage...while the MkIII would not some damage to make the focus properly. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 2:03 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> Steven I see your CPS membership dues going WAY up in the future :) |
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Brian Tietz, Photographer
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Fort Myers | FL | USA | Posted: 2:05 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Well, at least I'm not the only one having a slow month.
Hope you get some extra traffic to your blog out of this and who knows maybe even a Pelican Case sponsorship! |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 2:09 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> Fish, you need more work. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 2:14 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Alan,
Who doesn't? |
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Jesse Beals, Photographer
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Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 2:25 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> Since your trying to break gear, I am willing to just take it off your hands no charge before you actually break it. Send me an e-mail and I will send you my address. I am always looking for new gear. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 2:27 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Jesse,
What you want is an 85f1.8...it might have been in the case (and it is in perfect working condition attached to a 20D sitting on my desk) |
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Thomas E. Witte, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Cincinnati | OH | USA | Posted: 3:02 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> You didn't throw it on to concrete. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 3:12 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Witte,
I couldn't get the permit to pave the lawn and my wife wouldn't let me chain the house to the back of my car and drag it 10 ft closer to the street.
But since the drop is nearly double that of a fall from the cargo area of a 737 or A320 I figure that makes up for a lower drop onto pavement. The ground out front is pretty damn solid. |
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Louis Lopez, Photographer
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Fontana | CA | USA | Posted: 3:24 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> I think the fellas are not gonna be satisfied until we get some concrete with this test! |
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Nick Morris, Photographer
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San Marcos | CA | United States | Posted: 3:46 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> If you really want to see how tough it is give it to a 10 year old kid for an hour... you'll be surprised what you get back. I know I was. |
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Daniel Celvi, Student/Intern
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Carbondale | IL | | Posted: 3:46 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> I think the reliability of the test has been comprised, in large part from the empirical evidence presented as pictures. Pictures without the song "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" being played, when bodies are in fact hitting the floor (ground). How am I to believe this test when such a massive flaw exists in the testing phase of the research?
Other music that will increase the validity of this test: any song ever used in an 80's montage... |
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Bastian Ehl, Photographer
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Michael Proebsting, Photographer
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Barrington | IL | USA | Posted: 4:31 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> This is valuable information. Two threads dedicated to this does not do it justice. I think three or four more are needed. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 4:32 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Bastian,
Why park the truck when you can completely drive over it? Did they have anything in that case? (and I didn't have access to a Ford Excursion).
...and now I am NOT going to take Pelican case loaded with my gear and shoot it with a shot gun! That is pretty much where I draw the line. |
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Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 6:48 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> It has to be dropped from the top of the Empire State Building or it didn't happen. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 7:03 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Patrick,
I can't cover that liability insurance umbrella coverage...sorry |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 8:08 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> The shotgun was hokey. #6 or #8 shot is a wimpy test at the apparent distance.
Let's get real - us a 44 mag, or even a .22 at that distance. It will penetrate. A scatter gun just, well - scatters. If they had it full of gear, it wouldn't have even tipped over.
So, in relation to that test by the manufacture, I think Fish's test is far more convincing. I still cringe at him dumping several thousand $$ worth of perfectly good Canon gear our his 2nd story window.
Fish, I hope you find more work soon. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 8:33 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> Alan it could have been worse. Could have been Nikon gear :) |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 8:38 PM on 04.17.09 |
->> Eric,
I could have used my F3hp w/MD-4, FA w/MD-15, 18f3.5 Ai-S, 35f1.4 Ai-S, 50f1.4 AI 85f2 AI and 180f2.8 AI...but really how much of a test would that be? I'm pretty sure all that gear could survive without being in a Pelican case. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 10:01 PM on 04.17.09 |
| ->> Steven throw that off the 2nd floor and the only thing you're going to hurt is the lawn or a passing bug. |
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