Real World Workflow

One of the things I’ve been seriously diggin’ on lately are the Cable Management series of organizer bags from Think Tank Photo. The construction is awesome, with fused zippers that can take a beating and I love how there is a pocket for your business card in case the bag is lost or misplaced. The smaller bags like the Cable 10 are perfect for stowing pocket wizards (remember to turn them off or get a nasty surprise next time you’re on location-see prior post!), and the Cable 30 is awesome for pocket HD’s, cables and basically all that stuff that goes everywhere and is never where you need it. My Cable 30 is set up to be the perfect location backup kit with HD, cables, Sprint Overdrive hotspot, chargers and the Color Checker Passport goes in the back zippered pocket. One case that I can grab and go and have most of my essentials in one bag. Think Tank makes all sizes from the Cable 10 to the Cable 50 and I’m well on my way to having the whole set and more than a few 10’s.

Check them out here:

Think Tank Cable Management

Think Tank also has a new version of their Pixel Shade out, which is awesome in many ways and I’ll try to post more on that in another entry, and if you haven’t had a chance, Erik Hillard over at Running Pixels blog, Talking Pixels has a review here of TT’s Logistic Manager rolling cargo case that is way cool. I think you could make an awesome location rig with the Location Manager as the foundation.

So yeah, I’m pretty jazzed about Think Tank. It’s pretty rare that something comes along that exactly meets or surpasses my Tech/Photo expectations, and these guys/gals seem to do it again and again.