- All right, today is gonna be a day of firsts.
It's gonna be a fun day, I think,
but before we get into it,
gotta head to the office and pack up some stuff,
'cause we're traveling.
(upbeat electronic music)
So, I've been thinking about
what gear to bring along on this trip,
and I'm kind of at a loss.
I don't really know what camera to take along.
I'll show you guys so far what I have decided on.
So, here's kind of my stuff.
What I have decided so far is that
I'm gonna be taking the Mavic Pro 2,
not the Mavic Air.
Let's get rid of that guy.
Next, stabilizer-wise, I'm gonna be bringing along
the DJ Ronin S.
Yes, the GlideCam XR 2000 has finally been retired.
I'm switching over to this gimbal.
And I've got my packs of accessories,
I have the 24 mm F1.4 Sigma, great lens.
Sigma 35 mm F1.4.
And then I know I'm gonna bring the 16 to 35.
That's my favorite lens, my go-to lens.
But the thing I haven't fully decided on
up until this point is which camera to take along.
Should I take the Sony a7,
should I take the Sony a7 III,
should I take the 1DX Mark II,
or should I take the ESR that I'm filming on right now
and I've been kind of using for vlogging?
I think the ESR is the best vlogging camera
and it's a great stills camera.
Cinematics-wise, not the best.
The Sony is really great for cinematics.
It's a tiny size, there's a lot of benefits to it,
but then the auto-focus and the color science
aren't as good as, for example, the Canon.
And then we got the 1DX II,
which 4K doesn't really work that well,
120p, the best 120 frames per second
out of all these guys,
but then we don't have things like C log in the 1DX.
So, I don't know what camera I should take along.
Okay, I think I've made my decision.
After this clip, everything is gonna be filmed on
that one camera.
I'm not gonna reveal it yet.
If you think you know which camera it is,
comment down below.
I'm really curious if you guys can guess.
Okay, switching to that camera
that I'm gonna be bringing along on this trip now.
Bye, Matt.
- I'll see ya!
- [Matti] See you in a week.
- Have fun in (censored).
- [Matti] Don't, I had to bleep that out.
They don't know yet.
- Have fun in wherever you're going.
(laughing)
- All right, see ya, man.
All right, just gotta head home, say bye to the family,
and then we're off.
This next part right here, it's by far
the hardest part of traveling, by far.
What do you think?
Is this the camera to use?
You gonna say see ya later, buddy?
See ya later!
I'm gonna miss you.
Yeah?
Can I get a hug?
Oh, thanks buddy!
Daddy's gonna miss you.
Okay, see ya later buddy, see ya later.
Man, love that guy so much.
Ugh, he's so cute!
But sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
Does not make it any easier though.
It just gets harder and harder.
He's getting older, he understands what's going on.
Yeah, it's tough.
(lively electronic music)
Wait a second, what're you doing here?
- Oh, I just came to Toronto to see you for a few minutes.
- But I'm leaving Toronto.
- He's a jerk, he doesn't even wanna
spend time with his own brother.
- We're literally high-fiving at the airport.
He's coming to Canada and I'm leaving,
and I won't see him other than this.
All right, onward.
The key to traveling is to pack light,
only take a carry-on, and that way,
you don't have to check your bags.
Save time.
To be fair, it was really hard fitting everything.
Sometimes I wish I could just travel
without any cameras.
That'd be a dream.
Got through security.
That's the stressful part.
And now you might be thinking, poor Matti,
he's traveling by himself.
That's not true, I'm traveling with somebody,
a good buddy of mine.
You might now him, I don't know.
Peter!
- Oh, hey, I almost dropped this two seconds ago.
- [Matti] Don't do it!
- Straight up almost, hey, how's it going?
- [Matti] You read for this?
- I'm super hungry, but yeah, I'm ready, let's go.
- [Matti] I haven't even told them where I'm going yet.
- I've told 'em where we're going three vlogs ago,
so I think they might already know.
I'm sorry I ruined it for you.
- Surprise, everyone.
All right, let's continue.
So, I've been in airport lounges before,
but not like this.
This is definitely a first.
- Yeah, this is an airport lounge.
This is a lounge.
(laughing)
I just find it funny.
I'm very confused.
(quirky music)
This is a lounge.
- Okay, so I mentioned in the beginning
that this was a day of firsts.
Well, first of all, I don't really know
what camera to travel with,
so if you haven't guessed
what camera I'm filming on now,
pause the video, comment down below.
I'm curious to see if you can guess.
Second first is that this is the first time
I'm flying first class.
I've never done it.
I feel a little out of place,
I feel like I don't belong.
I guess that's like two firsts in one,
'cause it's the first time flying first class,
so that's gonna be interesting.
And then it's my first time in Dubai.
Well, that's not completely true,
but I'll tell you the story later.
I'm a little bit nervous.
I don't know why, but I'm nervous.
Apparently this is where I live for the next 14 hours.
You know that feeling when you kinda
don't feel like you belong and then
you're just waiting for somebody to come to you
and be like, sorry sir, your seat's over there.
That's kinda what I'm feeling right now.
I don't feel like I belong.
- Hey, I'm right in front of him.
- What is this?
- It's a big, big comfy seatbelt.
See you later.
- Good to go.
No, we're not being attacked by aliens.
Those are just de-icers.
It's cold here in Canada, gotta de-ice the wings.
I think I slept six hours.
Man, that went fast.
I'm super thirsty, though.
- I slept for like five hours.
- [Matti] Yeah, me too.
- That's a long time.
That's like a normal, straight up normal sleep,
- [Matti] But it feels weird 'cause it's evening still.
- Yeah, super weird.
- I'm really confused.
It's like it's morning, but it's actually evening.
Yeah, thank you.
(gentle electronic music)
This place is pretty fancy.
I always feel a little uncomfortable at fancy hotels.
Again, I don't really feel like I fit in, but.
Look at that, it says my name on the TV.
Some Epidemic goodies.
If I haven't told you, we're here with Epidemic Sound.
Great people.
Bathroom.
Oh, and I didn't tell you guys
what camera I ended up going with,
so a mirror here, why don't we reveal what camera was it.
But before I reveal, pause the video.
If you haven't commented down below,
guess which camera this was.
I wanna know if you guys can tell.
(quirky music)
All right, you guys ready?
Canon 1DX Mark II.
I ended up going with the 1DX.
I just, I really like this 120p for cinematic visuals,
and I feel like when you're in place like Dubai,
you need some cinematic, really epic stuff,
so yeah, went with the 1DX II.
Plus, it's good for photos.
Also, it's kinda weird to be in Dubai
for a couple reasons.
One, it's 'cause it's raining outside,
and we were talking to the hotel lady
who showed us our room and she was saying
this is the first time she's been in rain in Dubai,
so that's kinda weird.
I didn't expect rain in Dubai.
And then, number two, I said this is
my first time in Dubai, but that's half true,
that's not fully true.
And this is going way back,
when I was just a wee young lad.
I think I was like 21, 22,
and me and my friend were flying from Helsinki, Finland
to Indonesia, Jakarta, and we flew through Abu Dhabi,
but then our flight from Abu Dhabi
to Jakarta got canceled.
This was like one of my first big trips
kinda by myself or with a friend.
We were totally lost, we had no idea
what was going on.
And they ended up driving us from Abu Dhabi to Dubai
in a taxi at 4:00am in the morning.
I honestly thought at times we might get kidnapped.
I didn't know what was going on.
I was young, I didn't know anything.
And I just remember, I don't know if
this is just a memory, but I just remember
kinda waking up, we're going down this highway,
and all of a sudden there's just these skyscrapers
along this highway.
Maybe this is just a dream I had.
That's all I remember from Dubai,
and then we just got to the airport
and we flew to Jakarta, Indonesia.
So, I've kind of been in Dubai
for a couple minutes, that's it.
All right, so that was, checking for sweat stains,
that was day one of our Dubai trip.
I think I'm gonna go shower now.
It feels really weird,
but I guess I'm supposed to sleep again now.
I feel like I just slept,
so I don't know how this is gonna work out,
but yeah, it's time to relax.
Also, if you're wondering why I didn't choose
the Sony or the ESR, well,
the ESR because it doesn't have 120,
and then I didn't choose the Sony A73 because
not very good auto-focus.
Plus, Peter's here and he's on the 1DX II,
so it makes it easier if we're both on the 1DX II.
Speaking of, Peter.
- Welcome to Dubai.
- [Matti] The peephole is so low that I just saw your chest.
- I was just thinking that, that's so funny.
It's especially for me, I feel like
they may as well just put it down here.
- [Matti] I had no idea who it was.
- [Peter] These rooms are amazing!
- [Matti] Crazy, right?
I don't really know how I feel about
really fancy rooms.
I always feel like--
- I'll tell you what, I want to take this home.
- [Matti] Your style, eh?
- I want these doors at the office, our office.
Welcome to dope squad.
Incredible!
- [Matti] You would, you would.
- No, it's great.
- [Matti] All right, what do we do now?
- Uh, food, super hungry.
- [Matti] Okay, can I go shower first?
- We're all going down right now, so.
- [Matti] Ah, dammit!
- Yeah, that's not gonna happen.
- [Matti] Ah, man.
- Saddle up, let's go.
- I thought I was going to get to relax.
Nope.
It feels like a never-ending day.
All right, now it's time to actually
get some rest and sleep.
See you guys tomorrow.
(upbeat electronic music)