Looks great man! Good job and I pray for blessings for your family and daughter

Awesome pics, proud papa!

She is precious and you are blessed.

I thought about getting that backpack when it was on kickstarter, but decided I value my marriage more. 🤣 If another camera bag showed up at the house, I'd be sleeping on the couch.

I'm moody and excessive so the different setups I could take with me is just stupid. If I'm just plain 'ol vlogging, I'll take the action4/pocket 3. If I know I'm going to try to get wildlife shots it's the a7R V with the 70-200 f/2.8 GM ii with the 1.4X extender. Currently, my go to setup is the a6700 with the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 C lens. It covers vlogging and street pics for my usual day to day stuff.

Hi Adam. I totally get where you're coming from. I’m in a similar spot since I don't do pro work-I'm mostly filming my life and travels. I usually carry my a6700 with a couple of lenses, a GoPro, and the Pocket 3, just to be ready for whatever comes up. Since I'm often solo with my 10-year-old son, I try to keep things simple without worrying too much about settings and accessories. On my last Disney trip, I recorded the road trip with the Pocket 3, using Tilt-locked mode to keep the horizon stable in the car. Once we got to the park, I ditched the Pocket 3 and used my Pixel 8 Pro (often with Night Sight Video mode on) after realizing I left an ND filter on the Pocket 3 during a dark ride. I did shoot one scene from the balcony with the a6700, but overall, the versatility of the phone was key for capturing different lighting conditions and focal ranges at Disney. Plus, I was already loaded up with a backpack full of essentials, so keeping it light made sense. In the end, it turned out to be one of my best videos with minimal editing.

I'd rather bring a full frame camera with the smallest possible lenses while traveling. Modern mirrorless full frame are usually pretty small and they all have some very reasonably sized primes. I've traveled with the z7ii/50mm 1.8/24-70 f4 and r5/28mm/50mm. both setups are only fractionally larger and heavier than say a fuji x mount with 2 comparably fast lenses.

Appreciate the honest review! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. You’re doing great and have come a long way. I know you’re nearing your goal weight and if it is 2 lbs, then it slowly ticks away at the goal. It’s okay to be discouraged, but I want to remind you how far you’ve come. Take care and hope the snakes and mosquitos haven’t eaten you alive.

I'm hearing ya! Hard not to be disappointed when the scale barely moves! All we can do is stay on track, stay positive and trust in the process! In 12 months we'll be skinny! :)

Looking good! I bet you are feeling a whole lot better too. Not sure what type of weight training you are doing, but I'd recommend you go heavy if possible. The stronger you get (i.e. more muscles), the more calories your body needs to maintain it. It essentially turbocharges your metabolism. Keep it up!

I also im thinking about getting a smaller camera cube to fit more items at the top compartment. How much does that camera cube cost? Thanks again for a very helpful video.

Yeah product photography is difficult. I just use a 24x24 inch lightbox for that, most come with different colors inside that you can switch out and it just seems to work better and the one I have folds down so it is easily portable to put in a closet or whatever if your not going to use it for a while.

Hey this video was shot a year ago. I'm interested to know how you've gone with the backpack since I'm a professional landscape photographer in Australia and I absolutely hammer my bags. I want to be able to throw it on the ground. Abuse it almost I don't want to dainty street bag, I want to know that this will stand up to some pretty harsh conditions

Thanks for sharing! It's helpful for many

In a former life I sold high grade watches and jewelry and taking pics sucked! We ended up eventually getting a ridiculously expensive light box and even then it was tough. You live and you learn.

Very nice open and simple talk.

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Interesting! How does it compare to GoPro & is it waterproof? So much new tech, it's almost overwhelming! :)

I have a shelf of action cams and these days my go to cams are the DJI Pocket 3 and Action 4. And with those I’m done buying action cams!

I have my Canon rebel film some where... lol I'd definitely have to watch how to remove/change film. Stone ages.

How do you develop and scan films? Do you use online stores, local stores, or do by yourself?

I purchased an A7CR last year and the camera shop got a used A7RV a week later for the same price. They let me return it for the V even exchange, but I really do miss the small form factor of the A7CR. I love the V but, the CR is so good at that size.

It's good that you're paying attention to your body/mind and self-correcting. Just like with our photography . . . we can be our own worst critics.

Fantastic result! That week after week plateau can be brutal, but look at the smile on your face now! Can't wait for the rollercoaster video & congrats on needing new pants! :)

I do omad and I also do 3-4 day fast when I'm on tiz I also do 5 day egg fast. Sometimes you have to trick your body so those # to come down. Keep up the good job. I lost over 100lbs in 8 months so the meds work just stay focus.

After posting daily for over 2 years and having over 800 videos, i realized that I have zero desire to do brand deal videos. For awhile I got asked daily to review gear/software and I've only done one review video and it was one too many. Doing that video completely took the fun out of it. As I've said hundreds of times, I'm just documenting my life and if people want to watch my idiocy then great . . . if not, then also great.

Haha, went fishing yesterday in my tiny kayak, shot the intro & never saw or caught a damn thing! The whole views thing is confounding - a one take, zero effort offering gets 10,000 hits and a video I put hours of work into gets 72!! I'm 69, I would love to see you do tutorial videos on very basic YT topics - how to put music on, put peoples comments on the screen, best basic editor and how to use, how to make shorts from regular content etc - lots of retirees out there struggling with the very basics! Finally, build a community, be a friend - watch and comment on other tiny channels - engage, encourage and advise, because I think happiness and fulfillment ultimately comes from serving others... just my 2c worth! :)

If you want to grow your channel, it requires the same focus and attention as growing any business - strategy, budget, time, etc. Gear/product launch videos are getting stale and I think most people would agree. However, the long term 6-month use videos are VERY popular and actually useful because most people don't run out to buy the new shiny thing on release day. My most successful videos are the ones that I have been most passionate about - happy, sad, angry - you name it! The other videos doing really well are any type of tutorial. If you are struggling with something, chances are someone else it to - which would make a GREAT video topic! Lastly, thumbnails and titles make a HUGE difference on YT. I don't spend nearly as much time on that stuff as I should. At the end of the day, it's not about growing your channel if it's just for fun. As long as you can look back on prior videos and laugh, it's all good!

Wow, 80lbs is amazing - I'm down 44 & can really feel the difference! Don't give up on golf! Your back problems are probably caused or exacerbated by an exercise you're doing at the gym plus carrying all that weight. For me, the fix was riding an electric skateboard - the constant twisting and carving side to side strengthened my back, legs and core & it's great fun! Another potential solution is rebounding - very gentle and almost effortless but huge benefits - NASA used these to regrow muscle and bone in returning astronauts! I've just bought one & in one 20 min session of the gentlest bouncing, my knee injury dramatically improved! :)

I subscribed to your channel. I tend to watch the flashy channels with tens of thousand viewers and subs. Who cares. Your niche is who you are. You're a middle of the road guy that has a simple message expressed through the filter called you. I love it. Stay the way you are. I'm sorry you are so fixated on growth but yea, I get the monetary thing. What ever you do I'll watch because of your refreshing simplicity.

Some people try to get more interaction, they ask a question during the video, and say type 1 if you agree with XYZ, in hopes people say more? ( Example economic ninja channel). A lot of these other successful KZbinrs are on the spectrum- autistic/OCD types, so That's how they have all this hyper energy.

Catchy thumbnail, maybe a fakish catchy title, "I almost died!! weight loss journey". Which is true.. then do before/after video.. you might have died without losing weight

Well done review. Thanks for sharing

We're our own worst critics! I don't think the pics looked nearly as bad as you think they looked but I certainly understand what you're saying.

Yeah, ink is different and not backlit. I printed up some photos at cvs years ago and saw it too. Maybe print out some 4x6s for cheap. Colors are definitely muted and not a vibrant.

Also I was using two different monitors to edit the photos, which in hindsight was the dumbest thing I could have done.

You wouldn't feel so guilty if you could swap another battery into your phone. At least that's my guilt excuse.

The crossbars can be removed. It’s the roof rails that are permanent. If she doesn’t plan to use the rack, I’d just take them off. Very productive day indeed!

Helluva productive day!

Yeah saw a news article today about people having troubles getting it.

The toughest workouts I’ve ever had were when I was a boxer!

You can retrieve the leader from inside the canister. There is a tool commercially available as well as informal techniques.

You are an inspiration to many! I appreciate the true struggles. I hope all your consistency with diet pays off as a permanent habit! So happy to hear your fitness at the gym is becoming a habit!

I appreciate that you are not an expert! I was searching for real people giving real experiences and all i could find were doctors and journalists. The first and now this video are exactly what i was hoping to find. I am actually pretty excited to go back and learn some photography after looking through your channel. Bonus! I have struggled with heartburn for years, so when I eat out now, I avoid anything fried, which hurts a little, but I get to eat a lot less calories as a bonus! Saying that, you're still doing an amazing job with losing 2 lb in a week!

This video was so relatable and helpful to me! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. Congratulations on the achievements you've had so far and I wish you continued success. I would love to see an update!

OM-1 is one of most beautiful cameras. But that info in finder is sparse, and that ASA-roll is just humor.

I have a Nikon FM2. The thing is that nowadays film rolls and film development/scanning are just too expensive.

Peach ice cream is the best!