What's in my Camera Bag (2020)? Less is More!

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    More is more, apart from when it's less, it's also more. Feat. ‪@TheLokCheung‬ (Throwing Crap Out shot in 2019)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 610

  • @benverweywiese4504
    @benverweywiese4504 4 роки тому +136

    Kai: “Gear doesn’t matter.”
    Also Kai: Pulls out LEICA

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 3 роки тому +1

      Ya know, I shoot on a an EOS 1-N nowadays because I am one of those stupid hipsters that wanted a point and shoot but also look like I mean what I do and I can use my EOS lenses with autofocus because I actually suck at photography.

  • @jimbeam4736
    @jimbeam4736 4 роки тому +782

    Does Kai age? He seems to look the same like in the olden Digitalrev days.

    • @Konavariante
      @Konavariante 4 роки тому +209

      He's asian. He will look young until he's 60, after that BOOM -> asian grandpa

    • @KaiManWong
      @KaiManWong  4 роки тому +356

      @@Konavariante Shit...I'm 59-years. Aww, man...hope you recognise me next year.

    • @evgeniyreutov9713
      @evgeniyreutov9713 4 роки тому +20

      He is 38

    • @Caracalaba
      @Caracalaba 4 роки тому +2

      @@evgeniyreutov9713 how do you know?

    • @pathway1
      @pathway1 4 роки тому +1

      @@Caracalaba must've been revealed in a DigitalRev video. Maybe they had a birthday party or something

  • @2010SLP
    @2010SLP 4 роки тому +116

    “Less is more, which is why I always carry around 4-5 different camera bodies wherever I go...”

  • @KaiManWong
    @KaiManWong  4 роки тому +17

    Hoping everyone and their family are safe & healthy..let's kick this f***ing Co-vid curve in the c**k together!

  • @spotMATic
    @spotMATic 4 роки тому +378

    "Sometimes 28mm is too wide" Next lens - 12mm

    • @KaiManWong
      @KaiManWong  4 роки тому +64

      LOL. It’s too wide for a versatile fixed lens camera. I can change lenses on the Leica!

    • @spotMATic
      @spotMATic 4 роки тому +5

      Kai W haha. Of course, just giving you the gears!

  • @JackZeroZ
    @JackZeroZ 4 роки тому +69

    Digital rev with you guys were like top gear for cameras. I hope you two bring the old formula back. Look at Fortnine, the production quality is insane.

  • @NL0Gwenster
    @NL0Gwenster 4 роки тому +50

    LOL that Marie kondo bit was brilliant " Canni Kon .. " hahaha

  • @michal2788
    @michal2788 4 роки тому +161

    I can't believe that I live down the road from you and haven't seen you in the wild lmao. Try and take it in the least creepy way possible.
    Love your work

    • @user-yv2cz8oj1k
      @user-yv2cz8oj1k 4 роки тому +16

      Good no, take it in the creepiest way possible, maybe move. 🤣

  • @CJDavies
    @CJDavies 4 роки тому +3

    Interesting to see the Sony 24-70 f4. I've seen a lot of hate for it on accounts of it just being 'okay' & not 'amazing', especially for its launch price of $1200+. But when I was trying to downsize my bag before my second trip to Tanzania earlier this year (2020) & wanted an 'okay' lens that would let me shoot both stills & videos on my A7 ii without having to carry extra weight & bother with swapping lenses, a used 24-70 in perfect condition for £459 turned out to be the perfect idea! I think a lot of people get caught up on chasing 'the best' & fail to appreciate that they honestly just need 'good enough'.

  • @FeiPaul
    @FeiPaul 4 роки тому +95

    That stack of lenses really made uncomfortable!

  • @DecentGatsby
    @DecentGatsby 4 роки тому +15

    “If Your Pictures Aren't Good Enough, You're Not Close Enough.” Kai, you’re gonna have to be literally inside of people’s faces with that 12mm LMFAO

  • @simtime7591
    @simtime7591 4 роки тому +56

    There is one thing I've learned in this lockdown, there is only so many times you can take photographs of your back garden..

    • @scrow9
      @scrow9 4 роки тому +1

      Then take pictures of some random person's "garden" haha

    • @Artyomthewalrus
      @Artyomthewalrus 4 роки тому +6

      Get a drone and take pictures of everybody's gardens, and their houses, and them, and them in their houses. Your neighbors will love you.

    • @smashexentertainment676
      @smashexentertainment676 4 роки тому +1

      Get a macro lens, limitless possibilities. Or do some light painting. Same story.

    • @shodan2958
      @shodan2958 4 роки тому +1

      I recently got a 70-300mm lens just before the lock down, I find I'm going outside in the garden and trying to photograph the wildlife around me.

  • @nigellee7892
    @nigellee7892 4 роки тому +1

    Kai’s blend of humour and very perceptive insights into the minds of us photo dudes is brilliant! I can hardly bear to watch most other online reviews as they’re so dull and boring - yours Kai are bang on - don’t ever change!

  • @DanTheGirMan
    @DanTheGirMan 4 роки тому +2

    A friend and I used to have 'Prime days' where we'd only go out with a single prime lens to practice shooting just with that. Was a lot of fun.

  • @vikmanphotography7984
    @vikmanphotography7984 4 роки тому +79

    Kai: "I've just got too many 50mm lenses"
    Me: good thing I only have 7. 😂

    • @RubenvanKuik
      @RubenvanKuik 4 роки тому +1

      I've lost track, but it's definitely more than a dozen. It's my favourite focal length, so it's fine... right?

    • @5oulPower
      @5oulPower 4 роки тому +1

      @@RubenvanKuik the redundancy is palpable across this little space of the interwebs.

    • @heartmommyinpa
      @heartmommyinpa 4 роки тому

      Vikman Photography I have zero... Lol

  • @eliasb8924
    @eliasb8924 4 роки тому +46

    "Wongflix" lol

  • @charlesreyes4284
    @charlesreyes4284 4 роки тому +7

    The Canni Kon bit had me busting out laughing 😂. Love your content Kai and Lok!

  • @davidm5790
    @davidm5790 4 роки тому +2

    Photography is interesting because not a lot of photographers study the history of photography. It’s humbling to see what photos were taken with manual film cameras (some of the greatest of all time!!) and compare that to contemporary photographers, who - one might say - put too much weight on the newest and greatest specs, as opposed to the simplest things like composition, lighting, and subject.

  • @LE672AJ
    @LE672AJ 4 роки тому +16

    Haven’t laughed that hard in a while 😂 Especially with Lok in the skit, the “dead cat” in the cage, and the random goose flying overhead.

    • @sssurar3647
      @sssurar3647 Рік тому

      haha i’m pretty sure its a spoof of cleaning up with Marie Kondo

  • @bikecommuter24
    @bikecommuter24 4 роки тому +7

    I simplified my photo gear I sold it all. Whats in my bag ? dividers. 😆

  • @CJTheReal
    @CJTheReal 4 роки тому +29

    Well jeez, I'll take a camera off your hands. Literally any of them.

  • @alphakay
    @alphakay 4 роки тому

    I was wondering why Lok was acting weird, then it clicked... I was laughing in hysterics 😂😂😂. Lok does a great Marie Kondo impression, I couldn't believe you guys committed to that segment.

  • @spacecoasttrooper5368
    @spacecoasttrooper5368 4 роки тому +1

    I sold my Oly kit and a bag of primes for a X100V. Loving the simplicity of a tiny bag. So far the only thing I miss from the old kit is the MFT Laowa 7.5 rectilinear lens. I didn’t realize how often I used that ultra wide.

  • @patrickotvos7776
    @patrickotvos7776 4 роки тому

    You guys are too funny. Was that a Canadian goose flying by at the end there? Lol.

  • @garmit61
    @garmit61 4 роки тому +4

    Kai: What’s in my bag?
    Me: more gear than I own

  • @GameOfFava
    @GameOfFava 4 роки тому +27

    9:08 he's flexing on us with that toilet paper

    • @Graemehatz
      @Graemehatz 4 роки тому

      Where do you get that hand sanitizer and TP!? Thats the real question

    • @GallicGarlic
      @GallicGarlic 4 роки тому

      Sphinx-so-Soft ..

  • @OGtalks
    @OGtalks 4 роки тому +1

    I’m actually starting to loathe square space ads ! They pretty much ruin every post . I see people plugging their shit at least 2-3 a day . Over it ! I don’t want my own website ! I’m a nobody ! Why the hell would anyone look for my shit !!
    Love you Kai ! Sick post btw ! ✌🏼

  • @DoTAKAMIKADzE
    @DoTAKAMIKADzE 4 роки тому +1

    No comments regarding "25th" frame at 5:02 ? Now it makes me wonder how many viewers haven't noticed it.

  • @PeterBaerveldt
    @PeterBaerveldt 4 роки тому +1

    It's so nice to have someone with a great influence here on UA-cam to tell us the things we don't want to hear but we know to be true. I've got 8 different 50mm lenses so.. felt kinda bad after this video haha

  • @amazingaya
    @amazingaya 2 роки тому

    your videos give me this very particular type of joy that i can't explain....

  • @damiengrief
    @damiengrief 4 роки тому

    I got rid of a lot of old gear I had sitting around. My old Rebel T3i that I learned on went to a family member who needed a camera and couldn't afford one when their old SL died. Finally sold my old Sony A6000 that I never used. Was just sitting in a drawer collecting dust.
    For my personal work, I use my EOS R with a couple EF lenses (either my Sigma Art 35/50 or my EF 24-70). When I go out to shoot street or travel, I bring my Leica M240 with me with only 35mm and 50mm Summarit-M lenses and occasionally when traveling, the 90mm Elmarit-M. It's perfect for that. I have an EOS 80D that I keep for backup but never take out with me anymore. Keep it around for the rare instance I want to shoot sports or wildlife.
    Then I've got two film cameras - a Canon A-1 with the FD 50mm f/1.4 and a new-ish to me Leica IIIf with a 5cm Summarit f/1.5 lens. Never swap lenses on the film cameras. I love working with the 50mm focal length on film. Use the Canon when I need to shoot quickly and the Leica when shooting slower. I'm happy with only a couple cameras now and only having the lenses I need.

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto 4 роки тому +2

    That Leica MP costs almost half of my entire photo gear ownership, which includes two Canons. Maybe next lifetime.

  • @WiggyVideos13
    @WiggyVideos13 4 роки тому +2

    Kai has sussed it, while we're on lockdown, get Lok down....... You two keep us all smiling through this virus crap, keep safe the both of you :)

  • @antothemanto77
    @antothemanto77 4 роки тому +4

    How Kai isn’t in massive camera debt, I will never know

  • @KSCuberOfficial
    @KSCuberOfficial 4 роки тому

    I use my 1ds Mk III and Tamron 15-30mm 95% of the time over the last few years. Old school ftw!

  • @AndreaLanx
    @AndreaLanx 4 роки тому

    The Diane Kruger effect is spot on! Haha brilliant

  • @reshamthapamagar0034
    @reshamthapamagar0034 2 роки тому

    😂😂😅. awesome episode. Presence of Lok makes it even better👌

  • @jackiechow860
    @jackiechow860 4 роки тому +23

    “I’m just waiting for the subtitles” LOL

  • @JosephFutsum
    @JosephFutsum 3 роки тому

    Kai W, the best place to learn a ton of cameras and get cringes. hahaha jokes aside, I love your content. Keep it up!

  • @Neil-Hanson67
    @Neil-Hanson67 4 роки тому

    If by chance Kai,you decide to give any of your "crap" away i would be more than happy to take some off your hands lol as i am just starting out on my photography journey & would be very very appreciative of you.Keep the vids coming too Kai.

  • @Frisenette
    @Frisenette 4 роки тому

    YES more film!
    I care little about digital. But I still watch you, because you are just that damn good.
    Having more film would be icing on the cake.

  • @misterruggles9736
    @misterruggles9736 4 роки тому

    Kai is fun to watch, like Gene Nagata, aka Potato Jet.

  • @chcomes
    @chcomes 4 роки тому

    more like this one! like the banter and script and just fun

  • @davidc5885
    @davidc5885 4 роки тому

    You hit the nail right on the head Kai. Great gear does not improve so many other factors that come into great photography or creative work. So many people needed to hear these gems you're dropping in this video.

  • @simonbarnes7124
    @simonbarnes7124 4 роки тому +7

    Is Lok self isolating in your garage?

  • @LycanVisuals
    @LycanVisuals 4 роки тому +1

    Classic Kai humor.

  • @vladyoubetu
    @vladyoubetu 4 роки тому +1

    It's easy not to change/upgrade your gear when you have so much variety on hand.. I still struggle my really old d90, with bad sensor but a 35mm 1.8.. I used to take photographs with my not so smart smartphone which is now just a coaster on my coffee table.. I, for sure, need an upgrade..

  • @ninawapipestem5436
    @ninawapipestem5436 4 роки тому

    just talking like that sparks joy

  • @victorcarmelo8606
    @victorcarmelo8606 4 роки тому

    Hilarious thanks for cheering us up, both of you should be nominated for Oscars. Fun aside burglars are running out of jobs due to all of us being at home. Hope they don’t know where your garage is, get extra insurance!!!

  • @neilhaughey6869
    @neilhaughey6869 4 роки тому

    Hi Kai, you're partially responsible for why I switched back to film. I had a Leica M8, then bought a minty M6 to try and fell in love with it. Several years later I now shoot mostly with a pair of Hasselblads, the SWC and a 501 with the 100mm Planar. Lockdown is a good time to get into the darkroom.

  • @jewors831
    @jewors831 4 роки тому

    Can’t wait for storage locker to be auction. Hahahaha.

  • @KNURKonesur
    @KNURKonesur 4 роки тому

    The David Burnett combo camera is still the best thing I ever had in my camera bag! Now I just need something that will do a similar job but is a bit smaller :D

  • @richardyeung6562
    @richardyeung6562 4 роки тому +1

    Kai and Lok, such a perfect team. Well done 👍

  • @viewfinderthis
    @viewfinderthis 4 роки тому

    In 2019 the only lens I shot with was the Nikon 50mm F/1.8 on a Nikon D7100. I only do street photography at the moment but I highly recommend forcing yourself to shoot with only ones lens. It doesn't have to be a whole year but maybe a month or two. I believe you gain a whole new perspective doing so. Great content as always Kai !

  • @cr8momentsldn51
    @cr8momentsldn51 4 роки тому

    I genuinely chuckled at the Wongflix skit🤣. Gold

  • @TheRichMaxwellChannel
    @TheRichMaxwellChannel 4 роки тому +3

    Great video, love the humor you add into your videos! Hope you are doing well with the quarantine and lockdown situation,

  • @RSpudieD
    @RSpudieD 4 роки тому

    Very cool! I find myself on the side of "I carry a few lenses because I don't want to miss anything" but I would certainly love to switch to a lightweight 1-lens workflow. I typically don't mind the extra weight and with a sling bag I just swing around, it's not too hard to swap lenses quick.

  • @cooperativ
    @cooperativ 4 роки тому

    1:50 could not agree more! That's why it's a real surprise Kai has a camera in his bag, since he literally can't shoot.

  • @buddyjesus87
    @buddyjesus87 4 роки тому

    next up after Canni Kon, the one and only... Lok Down!

  • @zackbulatao
    @zackbulatao 4 роки тому

    Ive been using a 50mm 2.0 Meike on a Lumix GX7 for 2 years now. A little over 85% of my shots were taken with this combo. :) I enjoy the tight fov and its range, enough to really distance myself from the subject and compact enough to not be noticed much. This is what i bring all day everyday whenever i leave the house. Less is more because its all i could afford at the moment... Lol

  • @caroluskwok9789
    @caroluskwok9789 4 роки тому

    I want to see Bokeh Brothers using ZOOOOMMMMM!

  • @rogerhyland8283
    @rogerhyland8283 2 роки тому

    Always a joy

  • @JohnMHazlewood
    @JohnMHazlewood 4 роки тому

    Love the Geese flying over

  • @datadinkusmc001
    @datadinkusmc001 4 роки тому +2

    Love that mirror up 20mm on the Nikon F !

    • @KaiManWong
      @KaiManWong  4 роки тому +2

      Well spotted!

    • @datadinkusmc001
      @datadinkusmc001 4 роки тому

      @@KaiManWong I would love to see a review of that lens, or samples, kinda hard to find any videos on it not in Japanese

    • @datadinkusmc001
      @datadinkusmc001 4 роки тому

      @@KaiManWong throw it on a z6 and see what happens??

  • @andrewwarren3501
    @andrewwarren3501 4 роки тому

    Kai if you wanna get rid of stuff you should just give it all to me 😂

  • @Faded.Visuals
    @Faded.Visuals 4 роки тому +6

    All my photographer friends are all out and about shooting, while I’m being mandated for overtime in my hospital’s ER smh Stay safe and stay home everyone!

  • @IanDarley
    @IanDarley 4 роки тому

    I posted a comment asking where, how and what about the bog roll, then had to delete it when you covered it. No other youtube reviewers are as thorough as Kai.

  • @mrcsanselmo
    @mrcsanselmo 3 роки тому

    “And its full frame”!

  • @waregreg
    @waregreg 4 роки тому

    I'm so glad I was inebriated watching this! ...WOW, that ending was funny or maybe I'm just high.

  • @FilmPhotographyChannel
    @FilmPhotographyChannel 4 роки тому

    Lok is hilarious

  • @john_murch
    @john_murch 4 роки тому

    Kai, starting with lenses, ask to remove all lenses from its set area and make a pile. Then, go through each lens and ask yourself if there is value in keeping it (does it bring you joy?). If you choose to discard it, thank the lens for serving its purpose and move on. Do the same for cameras. Cannie Kon...:):)

  • @waregreg
    @waregreg 3 роки тому

    This was hilarious. @Translator. Thanks for that laugh.

  • @ANLOGVlogs
    @ANLOGVlogs 4 роки тому

    Cant wait for another wongflix

  • @megaredemption8051
    @megaredemption8051 4 роки тому

    Just started watching you again. You do not disappoint, Kai!

  • @landencrespin6550
    @landencrespin6550 4 роки тому

    The Kondo parody was on point. gg

  • @mrstraiban
    @mrstraiban 4 роки тому +3

    Wait, why was I reading the subtitles instead of listening to what Lok was saying?

  • @czi1003
    @czi1003 4 роки тому +1

    Cannot wait to see Wongflix 😂

  • @RA-bw2wp
    @RA-bw2wp 4 роки тому

    Great opening comments and entertaining content for those of us sheltered at home. Thank you!

  • @benmtz
    @benmtz 3 роки тому

    3m56s Amazing Lok’s impression on 6PO

  • @Wanderer074
    @Wanderer074 4 роки тому

    2:46 using curtain as deflector is big brain move ngl

  • @CornishMotorcycleDiaries
    @CornishMotorcycleDiaries 4 роки тому

    A 'Wongflix production...' priceless.

  • @zeissiez
    @zeissiez 4 роки тому

    The best Kai video

  • @Astryx
    @Astryx 4 роки тому +2

    Hey Kai, I dont know if youve done it before but, are you able to make a video on budget camera bags that you would use?

    • @user-yv2cz8oj1k
      @user-yv2cz8oj1k 4 роки тому

      Budget and camera bags? This guy hasn't a clue about those, but he will point you towards a Billingham. 🤣

  • @glennsak
    @glennsak 4 роки тому

    Nasty, nutty surprises.

  • @robertbreish8182
    @robertbreish8182 4 роки тому

    Well done Kai. I’ve been watching your stuff for years and while you’ve always been helpful this is the first video of yours I genuinely laughed at. Please take that as a compliment 😉

  • @johnkosterimages
    @johnkosterimages 4 роки тому

    Water bottle placement with camera bag: OG perv move!

  • @jdawg206A
    @jdawg206A 4 роки тому

    3:55 Lok being like Marie Kondo 🤣

  • @Vencado
    @Vencado 4 роки тому

    Always a joy to watch Kai’s stuff.

  • @gayusschwulius8490
    @gayusschwulius8490 3 роки тому +1

    I quite literally only use one lens nowadays, the excellent (albeit pretty boring) tamron 17 to 70 2.8 on my alpha 6300. Really declutters your life.

  • @YoshiKillerz
    @YoshiKillerz 4 роки тому

    We all luv gear here 😉

  • @petern3363
    @petern3363 4 роки тому

    Best bog roll add ever!

  • @John-hp7tz
    @John-hp7tz 4 роки тому

    Kai W, the funniest guy in photo business.

  • @gcnphilly
    @gcnphilly 4 роки тому +1

    I'm with @babystenerud Hand sanitizer or antiseptic wipes and a mask are a must. Kai, looks like you had 5 cameras in that bag and that's before any extra lenses. That seems overwhelming to me.

  • @MeAMuse
    @MeAMuse 4 роки тому

    I have 3 cameras in 2020. Sony A7R2, Sony A5100, and a Nikon FA film camera from 1983 (for when I feel the urge). Might up/downgrade the A7R2 to a A7IV when it comes out depending on the spec. I would definitely upgrade the A5100 if Sony ever made something that small in their APS-C line again (fits in a jacket pocket when skiing). I am yearning for a Leica Q2.... maybe in a few years....

  • @stephenreed7769
    @stephenreed7769 4 роки тому

    Funny and fun for sure but always helpful to us lesser mortals 👍 Definitely thinking GR1 now for film photography. Thanks Kai (and your spiritual guru Lok 🙏) ✨

  • @obsidian00
    @obsidian00 4 роки тому

    I mean...my favorite 50mm lens is the Tamron 45mm f/1.8...because 50mm is just too constricting...there I said it...plus the 28mm focal length is freaking SWEET!!!

  • @jscott8661
    @jscott8661 4 роки тому

    Happy to see you with a haircut. Nice video. 😊Thx.

  • @michaelbruchas6663
    @michaelbruchas6663 4 роки тому

    I used to park stuff in drawers. I moved about 4 times and all gets mis-sorted.
    In the last 3 years - have bought about 12 more film and digital cameras...🤓

  • @themagicallandscape
    @themagicallandscape 4 роки тому

    1 lens challenge would be fun, but damn...there's just too much cool gear out there. Not sure how long I would last, Lol

  • @Shipwrckdntweetin
    @Shipwrckdntweetin 4 роки тому

    You are HILARIOUS
    Thx for the humor and sharing the mean skills!