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So we have two new bags from Manfrotto both in this new carry-on line this
one's called the Air 55 and this one is called the Tough 55 now we just actually
made a promotional video for Manfrotto about the Air 55 you can check that out
on Manfrotto zoo to bernal and I believe on our YouTube channel these are great
new bags from Manfrotto and I'm gonna talk a little bit about the features of
each bag so if you're interested in a bag that fits carry-on luggage size for
aircraft then these are ideally suited but they are obviously slightly
different they have different advantages and I would use each bag in different
situations let's start off with the Tough 55 we've got two very good solid
clamping locks at the front here or sorry clasps at the front while I talk
about locks we do have a metal reinforced locking feature to insert a
padlock through here and here and there's even additional holes where you
could put further padlocks or wires through as necessary case opens up solid
hardshell very similar to what you find on Pelican cases very tough durable sort
of case foam insert at the top which comes out if you want to take that out
and then inside we have dividable compartments that you can customize and
that all lifts out as one entire tray and there's a little pouch thingamajig
in there as well so you can reconfigure these pockets to suit your requirements
and as I said you can fit quite a lot of camera equipment in this case so it
really is quite a lot of space in there considering that it is carry-on size so
let's close this up and let's talk about some of the other features on it it has
a pressure function here so this is when you're traveling on aircraft because it
is a waterproof case with a seal all the way around it will pressurize or
so it won't pressurize and then it the case can squash so as an automatic
pressurization valve on the front there also the main carry handle is on the
front there nicely balanced in position and then you can see the wheels on the
side here and then you have an extendable handle so you have to pull
that out pull that out across here and then extend the handle up and then you
have a very smooth running action on the wheels very easy to maneuver and a nice
rigid carry handle if you're patrolling through airports or through a city and
then you simply release the clasp slide the handle down into the locking
position a couple of little feet markers on here just to keep the base of the
case off of the ground and you can see that the handle is integrated flush with
the bottom of the case on some of my Pelle cases the handle compartment just
saw the handle mechanism just sticks out slightly so this is quite interesting
with it fitted flush obviously that means that it's taking up a tiny bit of
space on the inside but it doesn't really seem to affect the overall volume
too much so that's the hard case called the tough 55 in fact also the Manfrotto
hard case the tough 55 has an attachment strap that you can link onto here and
here so you've got no problem walking around cities or through airports with
the tripod attached and then you can detach it to check in separately
the other case which we made the video the promotional video for Manfrotto is
the air 55 and I really really like this case and I'm not just saying that
because we made the video I really enjoy using this case as a matter of fact
we've got three of these cases one I use for photography and two of the other
cases the video guys use them as well for their video work we have an
extendable handle what I also like about this case is that it looks very much
like luggage so it doesn't really shout out loads of expensive camera gear just
looks like a normal luggage bag very good comfortable grip on the top and on
the side and then on the outside we have a pouch here which is suitable for a
laptop I can get my 15 inch macbook pro in there you can get an iPad in there or
an iPad pro at the same time as well as the laptop and then internally within
there there are other little pocket sleeves as well then on the outside we
have what they call like a documents pocket which is a nice little feature
then on the side we have a further little pocket that opens up if you need
to get access to something just on the outside quickly there as well now
interestingly with all of these pockets on the outside I was concerned about the
safety of this and locking things away but you can actually flip that little
loop through here and then that locks into the TSA locking
mechanism which has got a PIN number code that you put in here and then with
the main zips for the main thing you can loop everything through and then you can
lock that into the TSA locking mechanism to keep all of the main pockets from
being capable of being open so that's a really great little feature if we take a
look inside the main bag we've got a really good zip mechanism that goes all
the way around to the bottom so you don't get that horrible hinging that you
sometimes get this one's great because this lid
opens really really smoothly with no problem to the zip whatsoever
you also have the attachments here to attach the lid so you can keep the lid
sitting open if you want I prefer it to open completely flat and luckily you can
detach those as well if we take a look inside again lots and lots of padding
features as a matter of fact I haven't got them all in here because I've taken
some out because I put my Hasselblad and you'll see in the promotional video we
made how much equipment that I can actually get in this bag I'm talking
about medium format cameras medium format lenses laptop all those sort of
things I can get a whole lot of stuff in here on the inside lid we've got a
number of pockets as well here and a number of small mesh pockets which I
like because you can see things like memory cards in there as well and then
that obviously all closes up nice and securely and we've got good wheels with
the extendable handle but we've also got this useful tripod attachment feature
here and I was able to easily get the Oh 55 Manfrotto tripod on the side there no
problem at all and the balance is really good
now the purpose of the two bags this is a sort of bag that I want to take on the
aircraft with me and as I said it fits luggage carry-on luggage size and that's
great this bag to be honest I would prefer
this bag although this is carry-on size the reason I use these type of hard
cases is if I'm actually checking the luggage in so if I've got a lot of
luggage and I've got too much luggage equipment I can't carry on then I would
put some equipment in this type of hard case with padlocks secured in place and
then just check that into the hold knowing that everything is safe and
sound in there now currently this has got the divider pockets that I showed
you but I do think they're also going to do the foam inserts so if you really
want your gear nice and solidly packed in foam for checked in luggage then that
should also be possible so these are also water resistant and waterproof
let's take a look at that
if you haven't seen the promotional video we made for the Air 55 go check
that out because it's really cool it's unmanned photos channel you can see me
using this bag and a little bit more about hope that gives you some insight
on two great new bags from Manfrotto thanks very much for watching
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