For Photographers: Pelican 1510 Review

For Photographers

August 29, 2013

One of the most important wedding day essentials (for me at least) is the bag that I carry everything in! I use a Kelly Moore bag to carry some shooting essentials, but it’s not big enough to carry everything I need to bring to each wedding. The solution to that? The Pelican 1510!

I looked at a few bags before deciding on a Pelican case…it seemed to fit my needs best out of all that I looked at. My biggest concerns were portability (it had to be a rolling bag), durability, size (I wanted something that could be carried on in case of air travel), and affordability. The Pelican 1510 is the largest Pelican case that can be carried onto a plane. It’s definitely not a light bag, but that gives me confidence none of things would become damaged if, for example, I had to gate check my bag or something like that. The bag also seems to fit all of my gear, which is great. I opted to purchase dividers for the case so that I could reorganize things if necessary. Without the dividers you have to cut out sections in the foam that comes with it, which is actually kind of annoying. Especially if you’re continuing to grow your equipment!

I also really appreciate the cost of the Pelican case! It’s not the most inexpensive thing I’ve ever owned, and I actually got mine as a Christmas gift, but compared to a lot of the camera bags in the market, the Pelican 1510 is really reasonably priced. Especially considering the bag itself is almost like an insurance policy…when your gear is tucked inside of it, you know it’s safe and sound! If I dropped my Pelican case onto the asphalt while I was trying to get it out of my car trunk, I would still rest easy knowing my expensive equipment was safe!

I’ve had this bag about nine months now and so far I’m really happy with it! If you’re I’m the market for a rolling camera bag, I would definitely suggest checking these out!

Wedding Photographer Pelican 1510 Review

Leave a Comment

  1. Beth says:

    I have this case too! Check out the mesh dividers that you can get for the lid! I love this addition to the 1510. http://www.amazon.com/Pelican-1519-Organizer-1510-1514/dp/B0014D2WGW

    • Katie Nesbitt says:

      I have the lid organizer too! Haha it’s just not in the pictures because I took them a really long time ago!

  2. Brea says:

    I love Pelican cases! We use them all the time in the video industry. There’s nothing better!

  3. Emilia Jane says:

    That looks crazy sturdy!

  4. Jennifer says:

    Pelican’s are awesome bags! Does their warranty still cover everything except shark attack and children under 5?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *