Hi, Carl here for ProAV TV, and today i’m going to introduce you to some new bags from
E-Image.
The M10 and M20 transformer bags.
These are affordable but sturdy bags which, crucially can be taken on a plane as hand
luggage.
Both bags fit within most airlines hand luggage restrictions, i've checked British Airways,
Ryanair and Easyjet here in the UK and they fit within their guild lines, so that's a
good sign that they should work with most major airlines.
If you are travelling with kit, its so important that you have a built for purpose bag like
this to keep you gear safe.
Sometimes, checking your baggage in is obviously unavoidable, but if you have a choice, you
will obviously want to avoid letting any expensive kit out of your sight.
Thats why most people prefer to pack their gear as hand luggage, and a bag like this
can help you fit the as much kit in as possible while keeping it protected.
So lets have a look at the actual bags themselves.
Theres the M10 and larger M20.
The only difference is the vertical height, which gives you some extra room inside for
storage.
They are airport roller style bags, with a pull out handle, wheels and durable handles
on the sides.
Theres a coded lock which locks the zips into place for a little extra security which is
a nice addition.
and on the front theres two pockets, the bottom one has pockets inside for pens, paperwork,
headphones, a kindle or your passport.
Anything small which you want quick and easy access to.
Then the top pocket is a deep flat one, ideal for laptops or ipads.
On the back is a convenient rain cover pocket.
And on the side is some straps to hold your tripod or some small lighting stands.
Inside, its mainly one large compartment with plenty of dividers provided to manage that
space and protect your gear.
I love that they give you so many dividers.
Half of them will inevitably be left at home of course, but it means you have the freedom
to set the space up exactly the way you want it with a specific divided space for each
piece of equipment.
Then on the lid theres several small pockets for your media, and some flat ones for cables.
So now we come to their unique feature.
You might be wondering why they are called the 'Transformer' bags.
Well these are actually two bags in one.
The top zips on the side here open the bag up as normal, but the bottom ones allow you
to actually take out the whole inside compartment along with the front of the bag, essentially
turning your airport roller style bag into a backpack.
This means that once you get to your shoot destination you can choose which kind of bag
will be most convinient for you, a strong bag with wheels and a handle to pull behind
you, or a soft backpack to sling over your shoulder and walk with.
Plus if you do want to use the main compartment as a backpack, you can still use the airport
roller as extra storage if you want to as E-Image have included a lightweight replacement
lid.
I must confess, at first I was a little confused by this, but after trying them out I think
it will actually be very useful.
It means once you get to your destination you can use the backpack as your day bag with
a smaller selection of kit in it, while leaving any extra kit which might not be needed that
day in the roller bag in the hotel room, or your car.
Then when you are ready to go back home you simply pu the two bags back together, and
pack your kit back into the main compartment like before and your ready to get back on
the plane.
So thats the E-Image M10 and M20, more information on the bags is on our site and make sure to
let me know what you think of them in the comments section below.
Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.