Zoom PCF-6

I bought my Zoom F6 mostly for drop rigs, and normally don't use it for bag work (I use other recorders for that, with pro bags). I still bought this bag since it was very cheap and I believe it is nice to have a bag for the F6 should the need ever arise to use it that way. I also thought that I could at least use it to protect the bag.

However, I find this bag is just barely adequate enough for the occasional bag work, and if you want to use this recorder in a bag, I would not recommend it.

The bag itself is decently enough made. If I work in a bag, the Zoom F6 is powered by a large NP-F battery. The PCF-6 bag accomodates the F6 + NP-F battery snuggly, but all the connectors are quite open to the elements. But it holds the Zoom F6 with tension alone, which doesn't feel very secure (if you attach cables, the recorder can't slip out, but XLR connections should not be used as this kind of fallback. The bag only provides minimal padding to 2 sides of the recorder, not enough to my taste for bag work.

The additional pouch will fit a wide range of wireless recievers and even smaller USB batteries you could use to power the recorder, but the design is a bit convoluted and again, doesn't feel that secure.

If I use the bag, I usually do so as a hip bag. The belt is suprisingly comfortable. though shoulder work is also possble (but the additional pouch then does not stay properly positioned).

So in the end, I'm happy I have it lying around should I ever need it, but I would not buy it again. I don't even use it for protection purposes anymore since the F6 is mostly kept in an EVA case during its drop rig adventures.

So as a backup, or for occasional use, it could do, but for more serious work, I would look at other bags. (I once used the K-Tek Stingray from a friend and that was a much nicer experience).

Ich habe mich für den originalen Zoom Bag aus 2 Gründen entschieden. Erstens war/ist es der günstigste, 2. wird der "offizielle" ja wohl gut sein.
Naja, leider ist er nicht ganz so toll wie erwartet. Die Straps, die den Recorder an den Seiten und unten fixieren sind flexibel und erwecken zumindest bei mir das Gefühl, der Recorder könne mit einer falschen Bewegung unten aus dem Bad rutschen. Sobald natürlich an den Siege Kabel eingesteckt sind, minimiert sich das Risiko, aber mir bleibt irgendwie das mulmige Gefühl, dass etwas passieren könnte, somit wird er leider wieder zurück gehen.
Schade eigentlich, denn die Verarbeitung an sich und der sehr kleine Formfaktor machen den Bag eigentlich super interessant. Ich werde nun zu einem K-Tek KSF6 greifen - kostet das Doppelte, aber da kann ich zumindest 100% sicher sein, dass mein Recorder wirklich sicher ist.

Sangle un peu trop longue et pas évidente à régler en tour de taille
Les sangles au fond de la housse ne tiennent pas trop le boitier sauf si on a connecté un micro.
Bonne ergonomie : tous les connecteurs du Zoom F6 sont facilement accessibles. La housse d'accessoires n'est utile que pour brasser le câble micro.
Sinon housse légère de construction solide et facile à porter car assez étroite : à peine plus grande que le Zoom F6. Peut facilement se rajouter en dessous d'un sac à dos ! Beaucoup moins lourde que les autres modèles pouvant contenir plus de matériel.