Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Transport Speedlights In A Bag

Travel to remote shooting locations can endanger your photographic equipment.


Cameras produce photographic images by exposing light to a light sensor or light-sensitive medium. Therefore, if you don't have enough light, you can't produce an image. Portable flashes, like the Nikon Speedlight series of shoe-mounted flashes, provide an artificial light source available in any shooting scenario. Transporting your Speedlights can present all sorts of potential dangers to your flashes. Speedlights can take a lot of abuse, but a few basic precautions can save them from unnecessary damage during transport in a bag.








Instructions


1. Insert the Speedlight into its carrying case. Use a case that shuts firmly and completely closes the flash away from the elements.


2. Insert the Speedlight in its case into a pocket in the inner wall of a camera bag. Use a pocket with a zipper or hook-and-loop closure to secure the flash in place during transport.








3. Seal the pocket using its zipper or hook-and-loop closure. Repeat with all remaining Speedlights.

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