WHAT'S IN MY CAMERA BAG? Travel Photography / Filmmaking

[@weirdcan]

One of the most helpful equipment videos by far on KZbin. Thanks a lot for ideas like the Gaffa-pen or to backup JPEGs on the second memory card and leave it in the camera the whole trip.

[@loganmarquis7378]

This is my first time watching a video on your channel. I am in love with how you explain the reasons you have every item. A lot of times channels will say i have this in my bag and not explain what it is. This video is 20mins long which i love cause you went through every little detail and every little detail will help me out with my future in photography! Thank you so much!!

[@joeallam]

Thanks! I'm a details kinda guy, so I appreciate you appreciating that 👍

[@HarvIdds]

My favourite sort of videos. Yessssss

[@joeallam]

+harvidds Haha! I quite enjoy them too!

[@lifebylinda]

I always love seeing what other equipment is out there so this was super helpful. Love your channel.

[@paulherbig1653]

Really nice, the postcard idea is great! :)

[@joeallam]

Cheers, the postcards are always really well received when I hand them out!

[@alexmetcalfe4668]

Joe where do you get the postcards printed?

[@MrBerry67]

@@joeallam and please tell where they are printed?

[@teemumiikkatapiophotograph774]

Hi Joe! Thank you for the video. I share your frustration of finding the perfect camera bag. Especially if you are a traveller. Being that the backbag manufacturers have been able to build adjustable carrying systems that don´t paralyze the user I couldn´t for the life of me figure out how the camerabag maunfacturers just couldn´t learn from them. Went through a few bags myself before I found the F-Stop bags. Have you tried them? I find them really cool because of their ICU-system that lets you put more or less units in your bag depending on the amount of gear you need. So if are only on a daytrip, you just put one unit in and leave the rest of the units at hotel/motel/bnb. Also, when flying, you just take the unit out. But you only need one bag. I´m using the Tilopa model myself and I highly recommend it.

[@joeallam]

I've not seen or used the F-Stop bags in person, but I've been linked to them before. I see they're functionally looking pretty good, but I just really don't like the styling of the bag, so I'd refrain a bit from going for it if I'm honest. I've recently picked up the Lowepro ProTactic 450 which holds a huge amount of stuff and is really well formed, plus it looks pretty slick. Let's hope it works out well for me!

[@benyaeger1757]

Sometimes I do not skip the ad before the video, just to support joe Love u man

[@summerwll]

I loved your "business" card, looks like a art that you can frame it. And thanks for the tip about caring yout lens in your pocket :)

[@nicholaslinzenmeyer6508]

Absolutely LOVE the postcard idea! Genius...such a clever idea.

[@matthiaslouws9004]

Yesss! Finally this video! I love watching what's in my camera bag video's! I love your video's!

[@esgee3829]

With up to 4lbs on it, BeFree Carbon is amazing. I put an apron on it and put some of contents of camera bag on that to achieve greater stability when needed. Doing so in winds up to 20mph with 30mph gusts I've taken video and long-exposure photos without noticable shake. And man how amazing is that peak design capture pro!? It's all about being ready to capture the moment sometimes!! I've hiked 20+ miles on rough trails including scrambling on rockwith a 4 lb body + lens and been super happy w an extra backpack strap to hold down the long/heavy lens barrel on a long lens.

[@joeallam]

Yeah man, you can totally overcome any issues with some makeshift resources! In fact just today, I was filming a crazy upside-down film with a tote bag filled with cables counterbalancing the tripod!

[@jacobjones406]

If you're looking for a new camera bag check out the new peak design everyday backpack. I bought mine on the kickstarter and it sounds like it meets the needs of what you want as well.

[@venkatperla]

Your the first person I have seen who has said that Sony colours are amazing. Finally I'm happy about my a6300

[@YinChuRijnaard]

If you're reading this, I've just watched the video and also subscribed. I already love the way you make your videos and how passionate you are about photography! I love photography myself and I hope to travel around the world with my camera as you do right now! Such an inspiring video! Keep up the good work, you deserve it!

[@joeallam]

Thank you! Glad you found my channel and enjoy my videos! Travel is a huge passion of mine and I've worked incredibly hard to get to where I am today (literally and geographically). If you want something hard enough... you can make it happen!

[@LeoTheStyler]

Nice one Joe, like this Video a lot! Been looking forward for a new "what's in my Bag". Keep up the good content

[@joeallam]

+LeoGTPA thanks! Glad it was worth the wait!

[@mattnsanderson]

Really interesting video Joe! I definitely need a few of the things you mention for my kit. Keep up the great videos!

[@joeallam]

+Matt Sanderson thanks! What items in particular caught your attention?

[@mattnsanderson]

+Joe Allam I just got the Capture Pro clip and Tinksky padlock. I think I might get the Triggertrap for my A7Rii, it seems better that the apps in camera.

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Love seeing your adventures!!!

[@dominichawkins6832]

A great bag (I don't have one but I've watched countless reviews and I'm a massive fan boy of it) is the Brevite Design bag. Although it doesn't have the side pocket like yours, it has two tripod holders in convenient spots, has the side quick slot and the upper area to put your sweater or food. Also looks great!

[@joeallam]

+Dominic Hawkins Thanks, I've checked out that bag and it seems okay, though not standing out as a perfect fit for me. It doesn't look like it can hold a pro camera with battery grip for example...

[@dominichawkins6832]

good point, i didn't think about that, i guess its more for a uni student studying photography maybe :)

[@joeallam]

+Dominic Hawkins yeah it would be perfect for them!

[@PjotriSweden]

thanks for the tip on the rubber band and the batteries it was a smart and simple

[@joeallam]

+PjotriSweden You're welcome! I'm always looking to simplify problems and daily tasks!

[@jacklydon]

Thanks for doing this video. I find it helpful to see what other photographers use and carry around.

[@MegaSilentWhispers]

I love your videos joe. Safe trips all around.

[@r.derrickthomas2909]

Good video. I'm starting out as a travel photographer myself and the recent airline restrictions on electronics has been quite troublesome. I head to Australia and New Zealand next Feb.

[@SpaceZombie]

Awesome video! enjoy the rest of your trip!

[@joeallam]

+SpaceZombieHD Thank you!

[@joesal2111]

great video mate, keep the good content and i would love to see your adventures in your trip, thank you for always being consistent even on vacation! cheers!!

[@joeallam]

+Joe Sal thanks! I'll be having vlogs from each of the destinations (Hong Long and Macau already released) along with some high quality pieces of film. So there's a lot on the way!

[@joesal2111]

Joe Allam excellent bro!

[@jarradng]

Putting lens in your pocket....excellent idea, I'll try it next time I travel.

[@SuperLumberjock]

Just stumbled onto your channel. I'm glad I did. I just ordered the dbrand Macbook Pro & Macbook Air skins. Awesome!

[@wckoh94]

Love your vids. Keep the uploads coming more frequent.

[@joeallam]

+Wei Chong thank you! I generally try to get them out weekly if I can!

[@wckoh94]

Thank you for that!

[@RedmansDevil19]

I enjoyed the videos that you did and in the middle of the part was very funny, keep up the good work of the filming Joe but not least the ending was funny aswell. i love the say you explained the whole different camera and how it works for the part of it :)

[@joeallam]

+田中成治 Thank you, glad you got entertainment and value from the video as well!

[@GibraltarToday]

wow, you are well prepared :) I only used a small Sony camera for all my travel videos :)

[@joeallam]

+Gibraltar Today Thanks! Sometimes I really enjoy travelling extremely light, but other times it's hard to not want to take all sorts of equipment!

[@1kcoin431]

Love it, enjoy how you shoot your stuff

[@SuryaFriends]

great video joe specially your opening videos are such amazing but miss your old claps in start of video. I'm really excited about your further travel videos

[@joeallam]

+Surya Pandey thanks! The clap is in there! Check around 0:39 😉

[@HavokNetwork]

I'm using the good ol' 60D and the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 and the joby gorillapod, and thats it, maybe the 70-200 F2.8 L, but not a lot, next week I'm going to Vietnam and its going to be a lot of fun!

[@pip6293]

i'm from Vietnam! :) beautiful place, have fun! also, jealous that you have a 70-200mm, been wanting that for a while now!

[@HavokNetwork]

ellie I very recently got it. its a crisp lens thats for sure

[@joeallam]

+Havok Have an awesome time in Vietnam! Travelling light is always a great challenge. I normally would be a lot lighter, but because I'm doing film AND photo, I need extra stuff, not to mention the huge variety of locations I'm hopping between!

[@pfinnvid]

Hi Joe...nice video...the photo postcard you mentioned...great idea...besides Nice Meeting You...what else is on the backside of the card? Thanks

[@joeallam]

+Patrick Finn Thank you! The card continues to say what things I work on as a creative (design, filmmaking, photography and blogging) then a link to joeallam.co.uk/social which has links to all my social profiles.

[@gaiapaparozzi1476]

This video is very well done. Good job!

[@lex.o1234]

Can you make a video about why the 24-70 f/2.8 is such a good lens

[@georgethomas4224]

Canon 18-55 ft0.9 lens is amazing 🐢

[@JL3aq]

Nice video! Thanks! I also love the peak design capture pro clip. One question though. I have an older version of this backpack, and the shoulder strap are heavily padded and super thick, which leaves little screw depth for the clip's two plates. I had quite a lot of trouble to keep the two plates securely screwed given the thick shoulder strap in between. Did you run into the same problem?

[@camrondixon2860]

I just went on an Everest Base Camp trek and the pro capture clip was my favourite photography accessory! I can't recommend it more, and it never fell out. I also have it high enough on my backpack that I can put my camera strap around my neck without it pulling on me, but if it does fall, my neck will just catch it! Great video mate, if you're ever in Brisbane and want to see some of the sites hit me up!

[@joeallam]

It's such a great accessory isn't it! I get such odd looks from people who've never seen it before as my camera just "floats" off my shoulder!

[@camrondixon2860]

Joe Allam I know the exact look you're talking about! Was hard trying to explain it to Nepals airport staff aswell 😂

[@tinatso7262]

Camron Dixon iii

[@mehdialhasani]

The montage is so cool ! great job Joe ! haha in the first few seconds I thought you forgot the unique clap 😂 but as every time your videos are so planned and thoughtful ! The amount of effort you put in your videos is not imaginable ! I recognize me repeating it every time I watch a video of you, a few weeks ago I just sat down and watched all of your videos again and with every new video it is unmissable how the video gets greater and greater ! keep up and have fun! greetings Mehdi :-)

[@joeallam]

Mehdi, your comments are always so thoughtful and encouraging, I can't thank you enough for your continued support across all my content. I take pride in always wanting to achieve the best I can and always wanting to better my last post, so I'm glad you take notice of it and appreciate the effort! Many thanks, indeed.

[@mehdialhasani]

+Joe Allam I am thankful for your work as a huge inspiration for my own. I am still in school, I am photographing and filming since one year now an it's my passion and your work and and your likable type of presenting your work have a big influence on my own work. Can't say that enough thanks for that !! :-) I am planning to do a bit more filming for KZbin (your videos encouraged me to do this and Casey Neistat, but his encouragement does not stand for discussion haha). An hour ago I asked myself what would be your opinien on a 'daily (or every two days something like this) vlog week(a week or longer)' while you are on your trip or maybe when you arrived at Australia.

[@joeallam]

Thanks, Mehdi! Good luck with the new filming, I hope it works out well for you! I actually considered trying out daily vlogging back in June, as a preparation to going travelling, but then I just had too much ambition for each video that I wouldn't be fast enough on my edits. I then considered starting daily vlogs from January onwards, but my trip to Florida taught me that I would most likely struggle with energy levels at the end of each day and wouldn't make as high a quality set of content that I would be able to make. I have the hugest respect for daily vloggers who can sustain themselves, but I do wonder what the longevity of work would be and how they would introduce new projects and ideas. Even now, I'm trying to get weekly videos out, but I'm also trying to better each and every video which keeps the editing time considerably long. I'm not sure how the future will plan out, but as you know I'm an advocate for always wanting to produce the best I can!

[@thegreatgreenmachine9676]

Joe Allam cool

[@sashafast3966]

Hey ! I follow you since france and i really enjoy your videos, keep on the good work !

[@joeallam]

+Sasha equestrian Many thanks! My Paris video was the first one uploaded to this channel back in the summer of 2014! Thanks for sticking around ☺️

[@thatonespecialsnowflake5486]

What watch is that? It looks really nice

[@mjfalcon007]

Great Chanel just subscribed! Very informative video and a pleasure to watch. I had to laugh when you mentioned the rubber band idea because it was only this morning I came up with the same idea for myself with my Fuji Batteries. How ironic lol!

[@joeallam]

+Michael Falkous Haha brilliant! It's frustrating not having a battery cover to use, but at least the rubber bands work alright!

[@mjfalcon007]

+Joe Allam it sure is frustrating. The only alternative I can think of using is the Think Tank battery holders. As for the rubber bands they work a treat, I have even started using them on rechargeable AA batteries for my Hot Shoe Flashes.

[@joeallam]

+Michael Falkous yeah I've been looking into the Thinktank cases, but I'm sure I can find something that would be almost identical for about 1/10th the price and possibly even slimmer. If I see one in a shop I'll probably cave and just buy one haha

[@fusseyvlogs8983]

Happy to see your channel has grown somewhat in very few moths Joe! Keep up the good work -Ben Fussey:)(Techworld)

[@joeallam]

+FusseyVlogs Many thanks! I'm extremely pleased with the growth it's seen and have a lot of thanks to give to the little community surrounding each of my videos!

[@fusseyvlogs8983]

+Joe Allam You're very welcome! I'd like to meet you someday as you seem like such a cool, guy! I will come down to London soon when I pass my driving test!

[@mdent6233]

Love the postcard idea!

[@isaacmijangos]

would love a color grading video your stuff is really soft and nice!

[@hunnidheem4532]

you became one of my favorite youtubers

[@johnkraemer5505]

Very nice overview! I enjoyed it! Thanks! Keep up the great work!

[@matt01price]

Joe, just a quick question if you've got a mo', please - the Gorillapod Focus, I'm very fond of the robust design and the concept but have you 'got your money's worth out of it' or have you found that lack of conveniently placed 'mounting objects' has limited your shooting options? I'm thinking of purchasing the Focus but am a little concerned that availability of 'mounting objects' will mean I'll wish I'd purchased a little travel tripod e.g. Manfrotto Befree, Befree One or one of the myriad of other travel tripods available. Crackin' work with these videos by the way - the camera bag info is proving to be particularly useful!! Thanks very much!!

[@KamilInHarmony]

super clean and informative video! the g7x mark ii is coming out in a couple weeks! will you be getting your hands on that or just sticking with the one you have?

[@awesomeskiller7204]

Have a look a the brand tenba they have nice camera bags.

[@thenarrowdoor7]

is the joby gorillapod ok on a flight ? or should be checked in ? loved your video

[@ridoois6698]

Hey hey, great video. With all that weight, do airlines give you any trouble taking that as carry on luggage?

[@paulhopkins8391]

Awsome gear, :) I use a Nikon D7200 with a D7000 as back up. I have the Sigma 55-200 f/4.5, Tamron 10-20 F/3.5, Nikon 70, Nikon 18-105 f/3.5 and Nikon 50 f/1.8. Also Filters (Hoya 10Stop ND, Cokin ND grades).

[@samuelfowler8351]

Great video i have been waiting on this for some time thank you for making it :)

[@joeallam]

+samuel fowler Cheers! It's been almost exactly a year since my last camera bag video, and I too have wanted to make a new one for quite some time!

[@samuelfowler8351]

+Joe Allam Will you do more unboxing videos i know your travelling so must be hard too ??

[@joeallam]

+samuel fowler if I buy something substantial that I'm very excited to open, then I probably will do unboxings. Though it's not really on my agenda of videos to make

[@joeallam]

+samuel fowler if I buy something substantial that I'm very excited to open, then I probably will do unboxings. Though it's not really on my agenda of videos to make

[@harry_quigley_8629]

I love your videos they are so inspiring

[@zainulabdeen6876]

Hey Joe awesome video! Unfortunately i am watching this video in 2018 and triggertrap is out of business do you know any other reliable and good product for same purpose?

[@CJWareLRPS]

Oh awesome gear maybe i should do one with what i carry around in my billngham hadley pro

[@joeallam]

Thanks - nice bag too!

[@CJWareLRPS]

oh it certainly is it can carry my A7ii and some gear around with ease i can even get my 15"macbook pro in it too

[@Mr.ReanuKeeves]

Bro, your eyebrows are always on fleek haha cheers.

[@MoritzHolzinger]

little tip: you can use your peakdesign tripod plate (this red one) with your gorillapod too :D it holds even better than the original one

[@joeallam]

+Moritz Holzinger yup! One of the other bonuses that made me buy this. I just need to get the O-ring adapter to use it with my BlackRapid at the same time.

[@akbphotography6015]

if you have a free time.. in asia they are have 1 country with many island and the country is indonesia.. you can go to there and enjoy your free time and take some picture in there

[@joeallam]

YES! I'm hoping to go to Indonesia some time in the next couple of years. I'm not sure when, but it's on the list!

[@akbphotography6015]

okk.. you can go to there..in indonesian tourism destinations of urban cool even to far-flung.. and many place are so amazing from the mountains,ocean,land,food,etc.. so you can take landscape or urban photography or human interest hmm maybe you can take some street hunting photography

[@wanderingmindsindia]

So well organised! Thanks again. :)

[@tijovanmunstervanheu]

Where is your watch from? I love it!!

[@AlisonEGrasso]

Happy to see you like the Gorillapod too!! :)

[@AlisonEGrasso]

Stupid comment for rude people. No offense.

[@dseednorwayn47]

great video mate. I just started using more Iphone 6s with røde videomicme for lightweight traveling videos and photos. You been thinking about any other grips like the beast grip or iographer as well?

[@joeallam]

+dseed norway awesome stuff! I'm not really into many of the grips for iPhone photography if I'm honest. I like my phone to be pretty much a full time phone. If I was going to the effort of bringing out a grip with it, I'd consider just bringing my camera instead. At most, I'd only really invest in attachable lens systems.

[@jairpinto6267]

I met with thru this video, 2024 and still a fan!

[@sebfinchhatton2943]

Awesome video joe!

[@OrionVX]

Keep up the good work man! I requested this video sometime ago :)

[@joeallam]

+Hasan Türkoğlu Many thanks! I've had it requested a number of times and have been waiting until I reached a prime location along my travels to make it! By the way, this video is already out of date, haha. I now use a Sony Zeiss 35 2.8 as my main lens on my Sony.

[@Rahulsmanral]

Have you tried the Fstop mountain series bags? I guess the new 32Lt Lotus would fit your needs better!

[@joeallam]

I've not tried/heard of them before. But a quick look and I don't think it would actually be big enough to hold the 70-200 with my other gear as well.

[@Rahulsmanral]

+Joe Allam you could check out the 40lt Ajna perhaps. these bags do work very well I believe

[@jean-pierredupreez4413]

Really enjoyed this video. What is the track playing in the background?

[@lindan914]

Your videos are super helpful! The camera body that I have is a Canon 7D, and unfortunately the only lens that I have is a 50mm 1.4. My husband and I travel quite a lot and will be out for most of this next year. Do you have any tips for using a portrait lens like the 50mm to capture landscapes/streets?

[@joeallam]

Ah, the nifty fifty! That used to be one of my favourite lenses before I got some L class glass. You'll definitely find it a bit trickier with your typical wide landscape shots, though I personally prefer to crop in tight to an image than go fully wide. You should maybe try and target towards the details of a scene, rather than trying to fit everything in. Use lack of distortion to your advantage and try to find framing that matches similar to what the human eye can see! As for street photography, you'll definitely feel comfortable using it as it gets you 'into' a scene, without being too obvious!

[@andyphipps01]

Hi mate - how do you go with carry on luggage carrying all that gear? Most airlines have a 7kg carry on limit in AU and I have been worried about travelling with my gear, and having to leave it in checked.

[@ntsystem]

What's in mine. Sony a3000 + Neewer 35mm f1.7 + 18-55mm f3.5. Can't wait till I get the a7 though

[@JT-yv3fo]

Try the polar pro trek master drone bag. You don't need a drone it's customisable!!

[@Stuartjarvis]

yer true well keep us in mind if you do somthing in Sydney

[@trentonmagedanz7524]

You seem to have a lot of lenses so I would recommend the capture lens made by Peak Design. I have it and it has helped so much.

[@joeallam]

Yeah I've looked into that, but I don't think I would actually really use it. I'm pretty good at changing lenses anyway, so don't really need an attachment for it.

[@PuR3GT]

Will you be stopping in Queensland?

[@indiatraveladventure9282]

Hey Joe! Nice video. I didn't quite catch last bit on travel gear on the plane? How are you traveling with your other gear, ie. clothes, etc.? I generally travel with a 45/55L backpack for clothes etc. ( 5 + mo). and similar camera equipment as you in a similar bag as the manfrotto- and I am still trying to find a better set up for when I am traveling/ carrying both bags, ie, on a local buses/ trains, etc. Primarily India so always mindful, How are you carrying stuff when in-country? One on front/ one on the back?

[@joeallam]

Thanks! I personally have my backpack for camera gear and then a rolling suitcase for clothing, chargers and other items. If I'm travelling in countries with less than adequate terrain, I switch to a hiking backpack and then wear the camera bag on the front. But in the past year, I've only opted for that once in the Philippines and it wasn't worth it haha

[@ikikatabudoacademy-okinawa1688]

Joe very informative Thanks

[@kuldeepsinghnizer]

great work, love you videos and pictures keep it up

[@Dabitxu77]

Hi Joe. Don't you like using ultrawide angle lens. Do you think is it worthy, carry this ultrawide lens for going to Thailand?

[@sssTV]

Your lil key lock is impressive to protect .If someone steals all of your stuffs ,He won't care about that lil lock taking everything

[@JakobSFilms]

Great Video Joe! Some pretty sweet gear. ;)

[@joeallam]

+Jakob S. Films thank you! It's a collection of gear that's been growing over the years and works well for me!

[@CWitnessesD]

This song reminds me of the menu music of Gran Turismo

[@aspaces8014]

Cool vid, you make my day. Carry on creating vids, need more like you.

[@carlevansphotography7914]

Joe... I'm traveling New Zealand throughout May in a camper van before heading to Australia for a year :) may bump into you!

[@joeallam]

+Carl Evans Photography Haha Snap! Maybe we'll catch each other at a campsite somewhere!

[@carlevansphotography7914]

+Joe Allam I arrive in Auckland on May 2nd. leave from Christchurch 4 weeks later. I look forward to seeing your videos from there. I'll be vlogging the whole trip :)

[@DronieUp]

Hey Great video! Just wondering why your not using the compact flash card as your primary and your SD card as your back up? I've got the same camera and have found it takes longer for images to write to the SD compared to the CF card.

[@joeallam]

+gsh0ck3d There are two very simple answers for this: I currently have larger SD cards that were used in my old 70D and my A7R II and the built-in SD card reader on my Mac makes it fast and easy to import photos on the go.

[@DronieUp]

+Joe Allam Thanks! It's always nice to hear how people go about their work flow.

[@StefanoMascolo]

Hello Joe, what belt case are you using for the G7X? Thanks.

[@auvyx]

Would you check in the camera bag as well as you 7kg carry on? I'm still confused if I need to do both.

[@E-bk9vk]

The canon battery cap blew my mind! Never noticed ahah

[@adham8502]

Dude when I saw the video I thought you where a very big youtuber but I was shocked when I saw your subscribers. M an you gotta get that youtube money.

[@BealeIam]

Great video. Regarding your strap, does it not annoy you having to keep swapping between this and your Manfrotto tri-pod plate??? I tried buying a strap using the original eyelets but they get in the way. I wished Manfrotto made a strap that fixes to the tripod plate some how. Again thanks for the tips.

[@joeallam]

+wannafila To be honest, I rarely use my tripod so it's not a problem to take it off when I do need it. BlackRapid do make an attachment that would replace the screw fixing on the Manfrotto plate if you'd like the best of both worlds (amzn.to/1NRaF6N). The Capture Pro plate on my Sony fits into my Manfrotto tripod by the way, if that's any help?

[@Napoleon-Blownapart]

Surprised you're not using the a7rii as your main stills camera given it's phenomenal sensor. Could I ask what case you had for your power bank charger thingy? Looking for one for mine. Cheers.

[@joeallam]

+Keith O'Keeffe Although the A7R II is a great stills camera and yes the sensor is phenomenal, I still can't switch to it being my full-time camera. It's simply not fast enough for me for a number of reasons. The write speed to even the fastest of memory cards is too slow with quite a small buffer due to the size of each individual photo (about 85mb 😧). Even after taking a single shot, I can't review it in playback until after about 1.5 seconds after which is really frustrating. It's simply not a camera geared towards fast paced shooting. The controls and size of the camera-not to mention the horrendous menu layouts-also make this a tricky camera to use fast. I find myself able to do pretty much every task faster and more naturally on my Canon than my Sony for photography, which is why I still use it. I feel like I've just completely slated the Sony here, but I really do love it. It's an incredible camera and does well if I'm taking things calmly for photography. It's also pretty much unbeatable (apart from the A7S...) in this form factor for video which is why it's my main video camera. The case on my battery pack actually came with the battery itself which is handy. It's the Techlink ReCharge (allam.co/2lis5)

[@brianokello6723]

Love it, great video From Kenya

[@joeallam]

Many thanks! Did you have a favourite product that was shown?

[@brianokello6723]

Of course I loved the bag itself and all your equipments. Anyway between the Canon G7X that your using and the Sony RX100 3 ,which one would u recommend for vloging. Need your honest opinion ? Thanks and continue your great work...From Nairobi.

[@joeallam]

I chose the G7 X over the Sony at the time because I felt the Canon was built much more solidly and had a better flip-up screen. The Sony's screen doesn't lie flat when flipped up which really bothers me. There is now a G7 X mark II which I have not used yet, and a potential Sony RX100 Mark V coming in the next few weeks.

[@dhayuwlee2472]

Thanks, nice video.

[@OneWildKirby]

Check out the WANDRD PRVKE pack...hands down best camera/ travel bag ever!

[@joeallam]

Thanks! I'd never heard of that before now and I'm quite intrigued by it. I'll see if I can get a look at one somewhere.

[@OneWildKirby]

It's probably the coolest bag ever!

[@OneWildKirby]

Did you ever get a chance to check them out? They just released their new smaller bag on kickstarter.

[@joeallam]

Thanks for the heads up! I've still not seen one in person, though I am pretty happy with my current bag setup now. I've got an Incase EO Travel for my day/travel needs and then the Lowepro Protactic 450 for camera days...

[@ErikThureson]

Well done! Good stuf!

[@the9-5dirtbag]

loved this video.

[@zoete0722]

AWESOME video !!!

[@adrianacosta8847]

Joe you forgot the clap!!! Us regulars in your channel like the clap, is unique! Lol

[@joeallam]

+Adrian Acosta It's in there! Check 0:39 😉

[@adrianacosta8847]

+Joe Allam lol, typical of me... Got waaayyy ahead of me! Lol

[@thelambsauce9365]

I’m thinking of buying the DSLR Canon EOS 4000D & lense EF-S 18-135mm Should I? It’s going to be my first camera.

[@kurtisgrant7836]

I picked up a Canon T6i as my first camera. Canon tends to be a light weight camera great for walking around all day. I believe the 4000D would be a great first camera to find out if you would like to continue in photography without going broke. I have since moved on to the Canon 7D, a great camera.