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[Fireman/Photographer
for NY State Fire Administrator's Office,
and owner of 911
Pictures,
East Hampton, New
York]
On
location with Michael
Heller. 13
April 2000 (unsolicited e-mail) Dear
Sir, I
did eventually order some gear from you: a
B-108 Large Back Belt, an E-512 Multi-Lens
Pouch, an E-280 Large Lens Pouch, and a
C-500 Medium Zoom Case to hold my
camera. I
wanted to write to let you know how
pleased I've been with your product.
Shortly after I received your product, I
took a trip in December to Detroit to
spend a week with the Detroit Fire
Department. During
that time, I was photographing in what
were probably the most hostile photography
conditions I'll ever encounter: from
freezing cold and ice into hot, steamy
humid post-fire building interiors
saturated with soot; spray from
firefighter's hoses, grit, grime - you
name it. I wanted you to know that for me
and my applications, this was a shakedown
test for your system if there ever was
one, and it came through with flying
colors. I'm still using it on a daily
basis and continue to be very happy with
how it's worked out for me. I've
attached four photos so that you can see
how I'm using your system with my fire
gear. I welcome your thoughts and
ideas. Thanks
again - Mike
Heller 911
Pictures E-mail
sent to me on 9/27/01: You
might be interested to know that I spent
16 hours at Ground Zero [World Trade
Center disaster] on Tuesday night (the
11th) through Wednesday afternoon,
photographing for the NY State Fire
Administrator's Office - and wearing my
Kineses gear, which came through with
flying colors. Thanks again! Shown
above is a back view of Michael with the
C500, E280 and the E512 pouches attached
to a Kinesis Black Belt. All
photos copyright 2000 Michael
Heller. Above
shots of Michael shooting at Ground Zero
on September 11th, 2001 for 16 hours (see
his e-mail quote to the left). Shown in
the bottom photo is Michael wearing a
Kinesis belt system. Photos
copyright 2001 Michael Heller.
[Photographer
for National Geographic for the past 30
years | Yarmouth,
ME]
Bill
using a Kinesis Black belt with the K350
padded harness, A200 Med. Accessory Pouch
and A291/A292 Film Stuff Sacks. Above
photo copyright Heather
Perry. Although
Bill frequently has an assistant with him,
the belt system allows him to work more
freely and provides him with instant
access to a few essentials. Bill e-mailed
me with the comment "The Kinesis Belt
System allows me to carry almost all the
35mm equipment I need for the kind of
field photography I do,
saving
my shoulders in the process. I don't go
anywhere without it." [Free-lance
Photographer | Frisco
Colorado]
Above
photo shot by Todd Powell at Copper
Mountain. Todd
is one of these lucky guys who gets to
work where most people PAY to PLAY! Last
year, as he was preparing for a shoot, he
told me "I'm going to Sun Valley for a
shoot, I'll be back in about two to three
weeks. See ya." He is a full-time shooter
who specializes in ski action, cycling and
other outdoor sports. He lives in Frisco,
right in the shadow of Breckenridge,
A-Basin and other great Colorado ski
resorts. I
have featured Todd here because he was
instrumental in developing some of our new
products last year (1998). I sent him
various prototypes of our new C series
cases to try in the field under "real
world" conditions, not with "committee in
a board room" conditions! Todd shoots in
harsh conditions and often tries to get by
with minimal weight as he is either
skiing, hiking or cycling with his
equipment. I
finally settled on a design as you can see
by our C500, C570 (Todd's favorite size)
and the C640. Todd
with some Kinesis gear in the field. He is
wearing a C series case (C570 prototype)
with a chest harness. Around his waist is
a Kinesis Black Belt with a E510 (prior
version of E512), E280 and other accessory
pouches.
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