This $20 Camera Bag Is AWESOME! HONX Shoulder Bag Review

[@robinwong]

No shutter therapy due to recent lockdown in Malaysia, so I had to resort to retail therapy. Check out Honx's official IG here: instagram.com/honx_store

[@dougcooper4917]

Robin, Thank you! Great Video! Please give me the list of professional camera bags that you are currently using? Thank you!

[@robinwong]

@@dougcooper4917 that will be another video, for another time.

[@aroundomaha]

Very nice bags. Thank you for sharing both this, and all of your blog posts over the years.

[@robinwong]

No worries, I do what I can!

[@danc2700]

Where can I buy this bag in europe?

[@pictureeyecandy]

You can use a candle to repel water on that bag, just rube candle wax onto the material of the bag. Next, use a heat gun or hair dryer to melt the wax to get down into the fibers. Sometimes you need to repeat more than once to get a good amount of wax into the fibers of the bag. Now they have sprays to protect fabric, long time ago I had some suede shoes and bought the spray that they had for shoes. It worked great even in heavy pour downs they never got wet.

[@augustuscolumbano]

This is so old school and I believe it will definitely work. Candle wax will really help

[@bakermantube]

The bag looks really good, especially the colorway you have chosen. It would fit perfectly to my Pen-F. But I still have 2 bags. But your bag looks so good. I am thinking... Thanks for your video, stay safe and healthy Robin!

[@robinwong]

Thanks, I do love the color combo!

[@BobK58]

I use a small messenger bag for my Olympus camera. No FF here.

[@robinwong]

Great!

[@liutony4872]

I have more bags than I need. Currently I am using the Sony LCS-SL10 as a camera insert to throw into a 20Litre backpack with the tripod, the backpack still has room for water bottle or may be a rain jacket or thin down jacket or umbrella, etc. The SL10 has room for 2~3 m43 lens, just take the whole thing out and start shooting. I also bought the Sony LCS-SL20 which is bigger and has four dividers, and the top section I can fit a water bottle inside the bag, whenever I don’t want to carry a tripod. The are dirt cheap and very well made, the padding is thick enough: the top flap is half an inch too thick, the nylon construction seems dense enough for occasional showers.

[@robinwong]

There is no such thing as more bags than needed. The more the merrier

[@mfreider]

Nice bag indeed! It protects gear and doesn’t scream “I am CAMERA BAG” , attracting undesirable attention. Weather protection - yes, it is important in Malaysia. Rain. Drizzling. Humidity. But for simple walking bag - looks fine to me. You can get weather proofing spray designed to repel water (some hiking store may have it) and just spay it gently over bag. It will not make it waterproof ;) but it will help bag to protect your gear in case of rain.

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'd get a raincoat. That's more practical.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

That’s a handsome bag!!

[@robinwong]

Indeed it is.

[@michaelshoup2703]

Check out an aerosol spray can of water repellent.. I've had great success using those on fabric and leather.. Backpacking, snow skiing, etc.. Lots to choose from these days..

[@robinwong]

Thanks for the suggestion but I don't think I want to apply anything on the bag. I'd prefer a raincoat of course. Will find one to fit the bag

[@garybrown9719]

Thats the bes looking bag and i keep my camera in hand I like how secure it is Will the em1x fit

[@clivescott984]

What are the measurements? I want to make one in leather. Thanks for all the good info you share.

[@christophernation4793]

Any bag made of material like canvas or other fabrics can be weatherproofed by spraying with a water-repellant spray. This is very commonly done on tents, fabric hoods on convertibles [cars], suede and leather shoes ... There are many waterproof sprays out there. One of the best known is 3m's 'Scotchguard'. In fact, furniture shops often offer an additional service for new sofas and armchairs in fabric and suedes - a complete over-all spray by Scotchguard to protect against that dreaded spill of red wine or worse - Ribena. A very cheap and important addition to bags like this that manufacturers should instal by default is a set of'buttons/pegs/feet on the bottom of the bag, to keep it clear of wet surfaces. These are cheap to buy and easy to fit - remove the padding from the inside of the bottom of the bag, fit a piece of thick card or thin, rigid plastic [cut the side out of a plastic bin or 5 litre flagon] and screw the feet onto bottom of the bag up into the new base. Use small bolts and nuts rather than screws. You don't want sharp screw points sticking up inside the bag. Replace the bottom padding.

[@robinwong]

I'd rather not spray anything on the bag. A raincoat is a lot more practical as well.

[@rodmehta5356]

Thanks for sharing, very nice! I didn't want to spend A$130 at Harvey Norman for a camera courier bag, so I went and spent ten bucks on a cooler bag instead - perfect to carry and protect cameras from the rain whilst photographing fungi. Probably also more weather proof, and enough space for the Thermos, too ☕🥐🌦

[@robinwong]

Very wise and practical indeed.

[@carmenfissenden2530]

Loved the bag - the lack of weather protection is a pity as England gets very wet ha ha . For now, I will retain my Billingham digital bag for walk about. When they come out with an all weather bag then will reconsider this in my next purchase .

[@johnsmith-gs4qf]

While not fully "water proof", I noticed it said "Nylon material with excess water resistance" on the website. I think it should be ok in a light rain, but I wouldn't trust it in a downpour!

[@robinwong]

Yeah, I also feel that weather-resistance is quite necessary

[@johnsmith-gs4qf]

Very nice looking bag at a good price. I would consider getting one of those really small and cheap rain "ponchos" and keep it inside the bag at all times in case it rains (or if you're a real Cheap Charlie can just use a free cheap plastic grocery bag).

[@robinwong]

I am definitely going to look for those raincoats

[@christophernation4793]

The trick with bags that have a fold-over flap is, when you are 'in action', to fold the flap back to lie down the back face of the bag. Then you only have to open the zip - or keep that open for instant access. Hnx do a bag with end pockets - the bigger Hnx Camera Bag... 020 Navy model

[@robinwong]

The problem is, we don't know when the action will happen.

[@15det08f1040]

The inner pad compartment can be adjust or fix?

[@Samlim0187]

Hi Robin, may I know can it fit Olympus Em1 Mark 2 together with 12-100 F4 lens?

[@senyum0]

You look so happy. 😁👍

[@danielg9323]

@Robin Wong, maybe you could do something to get honx to offer shipping to Europe?

[@WhoIsSerafin]

Awe man! I don’t need another camera bag!😂

[@robinwong]

YOU ALWAYS NEED MORE BAGS! Said all the women I know

[@AndrewSowerby]

@@robinwong 😂

[@louismanna5147]

Greetings from southern Indiana, USA! So far, one of my favorite shoulder camera bags has been a Domke. I think he was a press photographer for a newspaper (perhaps in Philadelphia, but I'm not sure on that) who also became part of the group of photographers in the White House Press Photographers group. I may be mistaken on this, but I think they are not hired by the White House but allowed to be at the White House (and trips involving the President) to take photos for their papers. Still prestigious. Anyway, years ago Domke designed a shoulder camera bag, made of canvas, that I purchased while I was still shooting film. I remember that it held plenty! When I went to digital I also wanted a computer with me, which doesn't work well with the Domke. Just not big enough when I fly. I don't want my computer in check-in luggage, or other things like chargers, extra batteries, etc. -- especially if my luggage takes a more scenic trip than I do. (That hasn't happened yet, but in the future?) So I tend towards a ThinkTank shoulder bag. Certain things I can leave at the hotel and have room for water bottles, guide books, etc. However, around here, and car travel, I still use the Domke. I've gotten familiar with it. It's comfortable. I'm used to where things are. And it still holds plenty! I don't have all the film boxes, I seldom take more than 4 lenses and Olympus lenses are smaller than most digital lenses. But I do like the looks of that Honx. Will I get one in the future? Definite MAYBE. I'm trying to get over GAS!

[@robinwong]

I don't think you can find Domke here. Never seen it in any camera shops, won't pop up in online shopping platforms also. I have heard of its good reputation, but you just can't get it here.

[@louismanna5147]

@@robinwong Domke is now made by Tiffin, the filter people. I used to see some Domke products (other bags, neck straps for cameras, inserts for camera bags) but I don't anymore. Only on the Tiffin web site.

[@err7273]

love your enthusiasm haha, nice video, i want this bag now

[@gavinpotter8741]

You look just like an innocent child introducing your toys to people and sharing how much you like em in every single one of your vids

[@robinwong]

Whoever said I am not an innocent child?

[@carmenfissenden2530]

Thanks Robin for this video

[@robinwong]

No worries

[@diasdiasreal1006]

😍😍 look casual & professional

[@joanantonim.p.2400]

Thank you very much... 🙌👍👍👌🙏

[@robinwong]

My pleasure to share

[@auliaintanns8353]

It's product from Yogyakarta City, Indonesia Country.

[@RandyGlissmann]

Unfortunately the bag from Shopee is only available in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Brazil.

[@robinwong]

They go to Brazil? Wow!

[@danielbarbosa234]

It is a good news, I just looking for a bag. It is good to know they send to here.

[@hayooyoutubecreator8930]

Wow. That is a great price. Looks like decent quality, too.

[@robinwong]

It is good quality!

[@debbiebryce7750]

ROBIN PLEASE HELP if you can. I recently purchased E-M 10 MK IV (I've owned Olympus cameras since 1975) and I was hoping to be able to use my old OM prime lenses and my 4/3 zoom lenses with this camera. I realize that I will not be able to auto focus, but I cannot the lenses to focus clearly using the manual focus setting. Is there a setting on the E-M 10 MK IV that I am not using correctly, is this just a specific issue with the E-M 10 MK IV or is there another answer. I would well come any advise or suggestions that you might be able to offer. Thank you, Dale

[@robinwong]

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[@debbiebryce7750]

@@robinwong Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I had viewed this video before (I have learned a lot from watching your videos) and had used most of the settings that I could find on my camera. However, I had forgotten about Tip# 5, setting the focal length info. I input the correct focal length and the focusing worked perfectly. Thank you so much! Question: What focal length setting would I use for a zoom lenses. Thanks again. I really enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work. Dale

[@jussmall]

I will be purchasing this!!

[@robinwong]

buy buy buy

[@melvinch]

Would be nice if it has pouches at both ends as well.

[@danielbarbosa234]

Thanks again for this tip!

[@andrewreid6831]

Be good if you did a follow up say in about a year to see how it holds up.

[@kenblair2538]

Glad your doing well. Great review , ill have to check out shipping to US. KB

[@robinwong]

I don't think I am doing well at all, far from it. But I do what I can.

[@kenblair2538]

@@robinwong well, stay positive, your young, this will all pass. KB

[@RamonLinares]

I thought you were going to explain how you bought it in Petaling street 🤣 I hope things get better soon in Malaysia, I cannot wait this thing to be over...

[@robinwong]

You do know that the locals here don't shop at Petaling Street right? It is a tourist trap!

[@RamonLinares]

@@robinwong true, but I still like to go there and do some bargaining for fun 😁

[@JohnOpie]

Not cheap, inexpensive...shame that it isn't available where I live. Nice!

[@robdelaat1]

I'ts a pitty they dont diliver outside Malaysia. Rob

[@Gunni-og3hz]

Maybe a strap around the hip. The rest ist quiet good and it looks handsome!

[@robinwong]

Yeah it is the stylish look that hooks me

[@adhi_atma]

Still have one :v with khaki color. Really love the fabric , material, overall better than similar product within this price range . But by the time, i bought a new bag cause i need more space.

[@arpitkumargahlot]

You've become slim!