- [Jonathan] Hey guys, Jonathan here.
It's been a while since I've done a What's in My Tech Bag.
And being on the road right now,
I figured it'd be the perfect time for an update.
Also, quick shout out, if you're not
following me on Instagram,
got a chance to win a really sick pair of kicks from Puma.
And details on that are down below.
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So, first up the bag, the back pack.
The most important part of a What's in My Bag.
This is the Air Tech pack,
which might be the craziest tech backpack I've ever seen.
The amount of stuff you can jam inside this is insane.
By no means am I maximizing the potential with this,
there are compartments and ports and slots for days.
It's small but I love the fact that this has
a dedicated slot for a water bottle,
shout out to Bobby Boucher.
And on the flip side, you have this convenient zippered
pouch you can use for smaller things like
earbuds, SD cards, things you want quick access to
but don't want to worry about losing.
Now this is by no means a normal thing,
but for this trip, I have two MacBook Pros,
a 13 inch and then a 15 inch
and this is more so to do with the fact
that I'm trying to get as much testing as possible,
so those looking for a 13 inch MacBook Pro,
that is dropping very soon.
They're equipped with beautiful Dbrand skins
and to be 100% transparent, I am partnered with Dbrand
so if you want to support the channel
and pick up some sick skins,
make sure you check out the links below.
Next from there, got a little bag section going on.
This actually isn't from Air, but rather Incipio.
Its minimal, simple, not really branded at all,
so it blends in perfectly.
This is what I use to keep some of the smaller things
grouped together, yes there are slots
and compartments within the backpack,
but for things like hard drives and SD cards,
this is what I prefer.
Now as far as what's inside this pouch,
I gotta couple external SSDs,
one is a two terabyte T5 SSD from Samsung.
I've used this forever and it works fantastic.
I have zero complaints, and then recently,
I just picked up this on from G Drive,
which looks awesome, it's tiny, it's compact.
I'm sure it performs great, but I definitely
want to see how it stacks up side by side against the T5.
Now these are a pretty inexpensive pair of
in-ear monitoring headphones,
and the main purpose of these is to edit on the go,
especially on a plane because they do a much better
job of isolating the sound
and as a bonus, because they are so small,
it allows me to bring a bigger pair of
wireless headphones like these.
So the wireless Sony h.ear on line is one of
my absolute favorites and this is no different.
I freaking love love love this color.
It's super smooth, the noise cancellation is great,
the sound quality is amazing,
and the smaller things like touch controls
on the sides of the ear cups, kinda really bring
the entire experience together.
I know a lot of people out there really have Bose
close to their heart, but if you travel a lot,
definitely check these out from Sony.
Next from there, got an external battery bank from Anker.
This is actually the officially licensed
Nintendo Switch version, so if you own a switch,
this is probably the best battery bank you can buy.
My dude Kevin Kenson actually did an entire video on this
and how it works with the Switch,
if you want to check that out, I'll drop a link down below.
For me though, it's built well,
it's compact, but pack a ton of charge,
and more importantly has USB-C.
Now I use a Hootoo USB-C adapter forever,
it's worked great, zero complaints,
but this time I kinda wanted to mix it up a bit,
so this from OWC.
It's built well and more importantly comes in Space Gray,
which I picked up here.
It does come in a couple other colors,
it gives you dual USB-A ports,
an extra USB-C port, SD, and finally an HDMI port,
which Apple refuses to bring back to the MacBook Pro.
Next in there is the JBL Clip 3, which is this tiny,
compact really cool little bluetooth speaker.
The main reason I picked this up is because
the color kinda jumped at me.
I really really liked it, so I scooped this up
at Best Buy.
Like the name implies, you can clip or hang this guy
pretty much anywhere and that combined
with the fact that it sounds really good for its size,
makes it a great option to take on the go.
Now something in my bag that you're not seeing right now
because it's being used to record this video,
is the Sony A73 which is amazing.
Honestly, for the money, it is the best camera
you can buy right now, if you can find it.
I'm using it with a Zeiss Batis 25mm lens.
And this on a full frame camera, like the A73,
is ridiculous.
Now paired with that is Sony's 85mm G Master lens
which is, like, unfair good.
It is probably my favorite lens to use with this camera.
That focal length, again, with a full frame camera
and that kind of depth is beautiful.
This lens with a 120 FPS slow motion on the A73,
gets you some ridiculous shots,
like I can't even tell you how good it is,
of course, if you do photography,
it's going to be equally as awesome there.
Essentially whether you're looking to upgrade your camera
for photos or for video don't sleep on the Sony A73,
I cannot recommend this enough.
Now as far as what I'm using to light everything,
I have Aperature 120D Light Dome soft box.
This gonna become the go to YouTuber light,
essentially the equivalent of the Sigma 18 to 35.
I'm definitely unable to fit this in my backpack,
but it does actually break down nice,
down to where I can put it in a suitcase and then check it
and that gives me the ultimate little recording rig
on the road.
Also, if this space looks great,
huge shout out to Coop aka Morgan Cooper
for letting me shoot here in Kansas City this week.
He actually just dropped his Patreon
where he goes over really really in depth,
kinda personal tips, techniques on lighting,
cinematography, honestly, he is one of the most
talented dudes I've met
and someone I've learned more than anything from.
That link of course, is down below.
It is well well worth checking out.
I'll also include everything I've featured in this video
down below as well.
Thank you guys very much for watching.
Hopefully you enjoyed the video,
if you did, and you are feeling like being awesome,
make sure you guys go waterboy on that like button.
This is Jonathan and I will catch you guys later.
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