Hi. In this video, we look at the best camera bag I have ever owned.
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Okay, let's get into this.
I’ve mentioned a few times in the comments recently, I’m really not very happy with
my current camera bag.
This is it.
It does the job but, since I've been doing a lot more vlogs and getting out and about
into the mountains, it’s just not doing the trick.
So I’m sick of that and I wanted something that was going to be a bit better in those
rugged conditions, more comfortable and suitable for hiking up a mountain with.
So this is the answer.
It is the F-stop gear Sukha mountain range bag.
It’s big, as you can see, but really is a high quality bag.
F-stop are known for creating bags for photographers that want to get out and about in the elements.
Most hiking bags are not designed for photographers because accessing gear at the bottom of the
bag becomes very annoying and very difficult to do especially if you're in some challenging
conditions.
The F-stop bag deals with that problem with a very innovative design and it comes in the
form of this back panel here which unzips and then it opens up to this internal camera
unit or ICU where can store all of your gear.
As you can see, it's got lots of different compartments for your camera.
It is huge.
It will hold a lot of things.
This is the bigger one.
They do make smaller ones but then it does fold down into what F-stop call workstation
mode because it’s made of very waterproof material so you can quite happily lay it down
in wet conditions and then have it open like this if it's not raining too much and then
access all your gear from this nice stable base.
For me, that’s important especially when I'm out filming at the same time as doing
photography.
Now I have everything I need right there.
What's clever about this design is that this ICU or internal camera unit will, actually,
lift out and then you can use different sizes of these.
Then, actually, you can just have a normal hiking bag which you can use as just that.
This internal camera unit also closes up like a protective box like that.
F-stop will do this in different sizes and then it all fits into this bag.
That includes one that will even fit a very long telescopic lens.
This is the large pro version of the ICU.
You just for the lid back and then slide it into the bag like that.
Then it fits back into position like this.
You can clip it in with some Velcro that is provided.
Thankfully, I don’t need to do that all the time.
Hopefully, just once to show you on this video.
This is a big bag and there are lots of pockets all the way around the bag that you can store
plenty of other things in including a travel tripod like this which will nicely fit in
to this side pocket here and then you don’t to carry it externally.
There is plenty of room to carry things and strap things to the outside of the bag like
camera gear or a bigger tripod.
This is just going to be perfect the system for when I get out of vlogging.
As well, even when you’ve got the ICU in, you’ve got this pocket here which will fit
a laptop into it or it will double up as a nice little pocket for your hydration system.
That just sticks in there and there’s space or Velcro lining for the drink piece to come
out of.
A nice feature and they seem to have thought of everythingI haven’t used this back in
anger yet but I will be doing so very soon.
It is really comfortable to wear and I am looking forward to using it the next time
I go out into the wild to shoot a vlog.
Clearly, the bag isn't for everybody.
It is particularly for those who are going out and about and it is good people shooting
landscape photography and, especially, if you are intending to go on long day hikes
or short overnight stays.
F-stop do make smaller versions as well which may be more suited to you and the big downside
of this bag and, there is for me so far really only one, and that is the cost.
At over £300 or $300 in the US it is a very expensive bag.
There’s no doubt about it.
However, the quality is so high, it's got that really waterproof lining, it’s snag
proof as well so I think this bag will last for a long, long time.
The zips are waterproof as well.
They are very, very high quality and I’m confident it will stand the test of time.
So, when I go out on my next vlog, I’ll give you an update on how the bag is performing
and, probably talk about it a little bit and, hopefully, make my life much, much easier.
I’ve put links down below for you to to check it out and please leave a comment and
let me know what is important to you in a good camera bag.
Is it cost, size, convenience, style even?
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