Hello and welcome to AdoramaTV - my name is Marcin Lewandowski and you might
know me from a series of product overviews I did for AdoramaTV channel over
the last while. Today we'll talk a little about my apartment choices and answer a
seemingly simple question, what's is my bag?
Firstly I need to choose the bag to talk about as depending on my needs,
I pack differently. My first choice for understanding is Lowepro Flipside 300.
It has accompanied me for around five years and is definitely the best small back
pack I own. It's deceptively spacious and with a bit of imagination, it takes a lot more than
it specifies. In the most basic setup, it fits an FX body, a 50mm, a wide zoom
and a 70-200 plus a bunch of stuff, but if you really need it, it will
take two FX bodies, two lenses, two speed lights, plus a tripod and a whole lot
of bits and bobs, I love it.
The flipside series opens only from the back,
adding to the equipment safety during City travels as no one can only try and upzip it in
crowded places. Every now and then I will take for a ride my good old Lowepro
Nova 200 aw shoulder bag for quick access to a different body etc
My largest companion is the mighty pro trekker 400 aw, which fulfills all my
needs in terms of space, and when used alongside other bags it fits all
the equipment I ever need for taking photographs.. plus some clean underwear!
When I travel if I could get away with it, I would do all my work with one camera
and one lens and fortunately I do get assignments where this is a possibility.
My lens of choice is 50mm and most of my of my personal work to date was shot
with this most elegant of full focal length. When it comes to camera bodies, I
use a range of smaller Nikon effects cameras. I find them easier to carry than flagship
models and naturally much less expensive as at this moment I can't really
justify bodies I truly desire... yet! I always use natural light when I can but
one more control is needed or even required to create a certain feel, I pack
3 speed-lights, I add radio controllers ifI know the shoot is taking place
outside, otherwise I found Nikon IR system sufficient for most simple
interior based set-ups. Recently I also added to my set up a Ring-flash, and so far
it is proving a pretty cool tool for some shoots.
For photographic curiosities, I often carry an instant camera, Fuji or Polaroid.
when I have more time to play around I might sometimes take a 35mm
film camera. I also keep a hand a lensbaby, macro lens,
teleconverter, remote releases, and a few filters. Bag or no bag, I always carry a
pocket camera, and we recently it's the mighty Sony rx100 iv, I'm much
prefer this to any smartphone option. Last me let me mention lots of photographic pieces
that live in my master bag. Gaffer tape to make marks on the floor or fix anything and a
pocket multi-tool, because it comes in really hand, in most unexpected
situations. That's all from this time, I hope you found something of interest for
yourself in this video. When we meet next time I'll talk about how I prepare for a
shoot, what things I consider and what I take along to make sure I won't miss the shot. If
you have any questions.. fire away. I will try to answer the best way I can.
This is Marcin Lewandowski for AdoramaTV. Hope to see you again soon.
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