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A carrying case for camera equipment comprising a base portion having a hard outer surface, the outer surface having a convex contour, and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing material, and a cavity defined within the base portion, terminating in an opening, for rec

A carrying case for camera equipment comprising a base portion having a hard outer surface, the outer surface having a convex contour, and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing material, and a cavity defined within the base portion, terminating in an opening, for receiving a camera and at least one camera lens; a lid portion having a hard outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing material, the lid portion hingedly attached to the base portion; and a sealing member framing the opening to form a seal when the lid portion and the base portion are mated.

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1. A carrying case for camera equipment comprising: a base portion having a hard outer surface having a forward convex contour with a front reign protruding from a wider convex contour with a top reign, mated to a bottom, and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing mat

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A carrying case for camera equipment comprising: a base portion having a hard outer surface having a forward convex contour with a front reign protruding from a wider convex contour with a top reign, mated to a bottom, and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing material, and an equipment storage cavity defined within the base portion, terminating in an opening, for receiving a camera and at least one camera lens, wherein the back of the camera when received in the equipment storage cavity is positioned closest to the opening,the equipment storage cavity further comprising a recessed edge, the recessed edge forming a gutter in which liquid can flow away from the opening of the base portion, wherein the recessed edge comprises an extended lip;a lid portion having a hard outer surface with a generally ellipsoidal rear reign and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing material, the lid portion hingedly attached to the base portion; anda sealing member held within the recessed edge framing the opening to form a seal when the lid portion and the base portion are mated, the lid portion sealable with the base portion along a meeting edge curve along the recessed edge, the meeting edge curve and recessed edge being curved, wherein the carrying case comprises two positions, where in the two positions comprise a first vertical position and a second horizontal position, and the meeting edge curve and recessed edge being curved and shaped such that when the carrying case is in the first vertical position with the lid portion positioned upward, the recessed edge drains liquid away from the opening toward the top reign and the front reign, and when the carrying case is positioned to rest on the bottom in the second horizontal position, the recessed edge drains liquid on the carrying case toward the bottom and the liquid is released at the extended lip. 2. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the hard outer surface is a polymer. 3. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the hard outer surface comprises a carbon fiber composite. 4. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the hard outer surface comprises a bio-composite. 5. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the shock-absorbing material is a protective foam. 6. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the shock-absorbing material is a flexible bladder. 7. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the base portion further comprises at least one attachment member. 8. The carrying case of claim 6 further comprising at least one transporting member attachable to the at least one attachment member. 9. The carrying case of claim 8, wherein the at least one transporting member is selected from the group consisting of a removable shoulder strap, a removable chest mounting harness, a removable waist mount strap, a strapping device or a clip. 10. The carrying case of claim 8, wherein the transporting member is a canister comprising a hard outer surface and an inner surface lined with a shock-absorbing material. 11. The carrying case of claim 8, wherein the transporting member is a cargo net. 12. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the hard outer surface of the lid portion has a convex contour. 13. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the sealing member is a gasket. 14. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the sealing member is affixed to the lid portion. 15. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the sealing member is affixed to the base portion. 16. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the base portion further comprises a suspension system for securing the camera within the cavity. 17. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the lid portion is hingedly attached to the base portion at the top of the base portion. 18. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the lid portion is hingedly attached to the base portion by a pivot bracket secured to opposite sides of the base portion. 19. A carrying case for camera equipment comprising: a base portion having a hard outer surface having a forward convex contour with a front reign protruding from a wider convex contour with a top reign, mated to a bottom, the bottom comprising first and third hard material layers with a second shock absorbing padding layer therebetween, and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing material, and an equipment storage cavity defined within the base portion, terminating in an opening, for receiving a camera and at least one camera lens, wherein the back of the camera when received in the equipment storage cavity is positioned closest to the opening,the equipment storage cavity further comprising a recessed edge, the recessed edge forming a gutter in which liquid can flow away from the opening of the base portion, wherein the recessed edge comprises an extended lip;a lid portion having a hard outer surface with a generally ellipsoidal rear reign and an inner surface, the inner surface being lined with a shock-absorbing material, the lid portion hingedly attached to the base portion; anda sealing member held within the recessed edge framing the opening to form a seal when the lid portion and the base portion are mated, the lid portion sealable with the base portion along a meeting edge curve along the recessed edge, the meeting edge curve and recessed edge being curved, wherein the carrying case comprises two positions, where in the two positions comprise a first vertical position and a second horizontal position, and the meeting edge curve and recessed edge being curved and shaped such that when the carrying case is in the first vertical position with the lid portion positioned upward, the recessed edge drains liquid away from the opening toward the top reign and the front reign, and when the carrying case is positioned to rest on the bottom in the second horizontal position, the recessed edge drains liquid on the carrying case toward the bottom and the liquid is released at the extended lip.