Hey everyone!
It's Lachlan from Lachlan Likes A Thing.
I'm still testing out the waters as far as what is possible in terms of video shooting
in this room, so today I thought I'd show you a quick video review of this thing, this
camera bag - the Crumpler Haven.
Now Crumpler is an Australian company so it's nice to actually be able to review an Australian
product for once on this channel for once.
Basically I got this camera pouch because recently I was diagnosed with scoliosis, which
means that I have a slight curvature of the spine.
And I used to use a camera sling bag that would just hang off one shoulder.
But after that diagnosis I thought, maybe it'd be a better idea to start using a backpack.
And I don't always carry around my camera with me so I thought it would be nice to get
a pouch that I could actually store the camera in, in the bag.
Now the whole point of the Haven as it was described to me is that this camera pouch
is actually designed really to be used inside another bag.
So unlike other little camera bags there's no straps or anything hanging off the sides,
it's all just a pouch.
And the other ideal thing about this as a bag that goes inside another bag is that it
opens from the top with this really quick drawstring mechanism.
So basically it's intended that you slip this inside a bag, you can kind of really quickly
open it out and grab your camera out, and in practice I've found that it works really
well that way.
You don't need to take the pouch out of the bag to get your camera.
Now this entire bag is not cheap, it costs $49.95, I got it for $45 with a 10% student
discount.
But it's made of really lightweight, really high quality materials, and everything is
water resistant, there's padding on basically every side of this bag, so even if the bag
you put it in isn't particularly protective of your camera, this thing is really solidly
protective.
Inside it's padded with these dividers, these inserts that can be rearranged just by the
usual velcro arrangement.
Now I got the small size of the Haven because I have a mirrorless camera.
But I've found that you can actually fit quite a lot into this bag.
So I can fit my Alpha 6000 with the SELP18105G lens which is a monster of a lens, I can also
fit in an extra lens and also a microphone.
So basically I can store an entire kit in this little pouch, and on the back we actually
have these netted kind of inserts here where we can store extra things like memory cards,
batteries, everything like that.
So everything about this bag I think is really well designed, and it's very well suited for
its purpose.
It's again, not particularly cheap for a camera pouch.
That said, Crumpler offers these things with a lifetime warranty and it's a limited lifetime
warranty so if you wreck it yourself I don't think they're going to cover it, but they
cover anything as far as material defects, such as the stitching going off, if any of
the buckles fail, or anything like that, you can waltz into a Crumpler store - I'm not
sure these are common internationally but there are a few in Australia - you can waltz
into the store and they'll basically handle replacement for you in the store.
So that's, you know, really nice.
Anyway I really quite like this bag, I've been using it a lot inside other bags, it's
been of great utility.
So I would recommend this kind of thing if you are specifically after a pouch that you
could fit into another bag.
Anyway thanks for watching this video, thanks again to all my regular subscribers, as always
I'm looking forward to your comments.
You can talk to me on Facebook at facebook.com/lachlanlikesathing or on Twitter @lachlikesathing.
Again I'm still sorting out this room, so once I get all my normal equipment, I'm going
to have the, you know, I've got the iMac all set up and all the normal videos, but until
then, let me know how in the comments how this video worked out as well.
Thanks again for all your comments and enjoy the rest of your week!