Watch Those Removed Classic DRTV Videos With Us!
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Please read my pinned comment below for update.
Recently, DR removed every single video that we worked on from 2009 - 2016. There were hundreds of videos that could've still been watched and enjoyed by people passionate about photography; people wanting to know more about some old camera gear; people wanting to watch some photo-related light entertainment; perhaps a small number that would be curious about how to paint a camera pink and, well, who knows, maybe there are some people that are intrigued about photographing the trolley ladies of Hong Kong. Sadly, to our dismay, all of that content was made unavailable for the photo-loving community to watch over a month ago...
...Luckily, Lok's computer ended up acquiring all of said videos, and we can now watch some of that old content together, right here. So it is with great pleasure that we share some of the old content in the form of a reaction video - enjoy!
Shoutout to the following for uploading some of the vids to the Internet Archives:
Nekomichi: archive.org/details/digitalre...
Back40Canoe: archive.org/details/philip-bl...
00:00 - INTRO
02:13 - Nikon D90 vs Canon 550D Durability Test
11:25 - Panasonic GH4 Review
16:59 - Pro Tog, Cheap Cam Challenge: Benjamin Vong Wong
28:32 - How to Paint a Leica M9 Pinkenta
32:54 - Final Words
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UPDATE: Good News! Thank you to the Richard/Bloody Producer and DR for making all the videos available again (EDIT: most but not ALL videos) 😃 What also happened is that I ended up speaking to the Bloody Producer; he made the point - both publicly and privately - that he wished that we’d got in touch before publishing this video. But I want to clarify a few things first:
First thing I’d like to say is that primarily this was made as a reaction video; the purpose of it is to SHARE the old content that we had on our hard drives with the public because it wasn’t available anymore, and hadn’t been for more than one month. Simple as that. Although the mystery of why they were taken down in the first place has since been explained by Richard/BP, it wasn’t our core objective to find out. Nothing shifty. We wanted to make the videos available for all to watch via a fair use/reaction video sort of thing.
Another thing about Richard/Bloody Producer mentioning that he wished that I’d “reached out” makes it sound like we have been on good terms ever since and I simply didn’t want to mention it to him. The last communication we had was in 2016 when I didn’t sign the last contract and it was made quite clear how things were at that point and there’s been no communication up until now. Long story short: things haven't been cool between us for quite some time. We both have had chances to chuck out an olive branch at many opportunities, but ultimately didn't.
I felt that we were releasing this purely for the sake of sharing content with you - the people watching - not to do the dirty on DR or to stir up a controversy. People have written about this news over a month ago; blogs asked me for interviews about it; Tony Northrup made a video titled “DigitalRev DELETED!” On 2nd November 2023 with over 80k views. If either Lok or I wanted to jump on the Hot Controversial News bandwagon, we could’ve done it much, much earlier.
Alas, I have apologised to Richard/Bloody Producer directly for not attempting to contact him before hand. And the good thing is that, as Richard and I are both grown-ass men, we can talk again, bury the hatchet - let bygones be bygones - and just move on. And even more importantly: the videos are back online on the DRTV channel and, well, Richard/BP has encouraged us to make more reaction videos if we want, which is great because we really enjoyed watching those old videos together and I hope you have too!
Thanks for the support, everyone!
Love from Me
It does say a lot that it had to become a pain in the arse for them before they even addressed the issue.
But as it all seems to have been sorted out amicably in the end; yes, it's best to not go around accusing people.
Brilliant!
Great! Yeah I was wondering what was going on there - your video clearly wasn't trying to do them dirty. I see video disappearing from other channels like this as well for other reasons. Nice to see that things have been worked out.
Love to see grown ass men working things out civilly. 10 points for that.
I agree with you 100%, Kai....on all points. You didn't stir up the pot in the slightest. I also took this as simply going down memory lane with your fans. It was great and I enjoyed it tremendously.
Hey Kai & Lok,
Bloody producer here. First thing first the videos have bene restored (there’s a post on DRTV channel explaining what happened). Long story short, no one is monitoring the channel so things decay. I wish you’d reached out to me first, but I also understand why you do what you do.
I haven’t been back to our old channel for years, and this certainly brought back memories. I still remember the hundreds of weekly meetings we had together, exchanging banters and ridicule each other’s haircuts. I remember our shared love for Top Gear, and Lok our shared Apple fanboyship. Those were the most fun 7 years I had work-wise, and I still miss those days a lot. I’m sure you’ll agree that those were also our most creative years, daring to think big (nothing compared to today’s Mr Beast era but those were some big ideas on UA-cam back then!). I’m glad we got it going for so long. I’m also glad you guys continue carrying on making these videos.
I have reached out personally and hopefully you got my messages. Would be happy to catch up whenever you guys are back in Hong Kong.
Please do more of these reaction videos. I’d be the first one to watch! And thanks for bringing back my memories, and renewing the interest in our old channel and content.
Cheers,
Richard (Bloody Producer)
Bloody producer
The explanation, from @DigitalRevTV:
"We are now aware of the “disappearance” of videos from this channel. There is no longer a team for DRTV therefore this channel and its associated email inbox are not monitored. An updated agreement sent to the channel’s email address was not signed passing the deadline this July. Upon contacting UA-cam support, we were instructed to remove the channel from its MCN network and an error must have been made somewhere causing the disappearance of videos. We are working on having them restored.
No one at DigitalRev including the Bloody Producer has ever been contacted by Kai or Lok about this issue. We regret that a small issue that could easily be fixed with one message had to be made into a controversy for video views."
Yeah...
@KaiManWong This comment ought to be pinned
This was heartwarming to read!
Used to watch these videos as a kid/ young teen, before buying my very first Nikon camera.
Now I'm a professional photographer and videographer, watching these back makes me super emotional. Thanks for doing all that you do.
I’m now a professional photographer because of him
ya same here, i watched these guys i my early teens when I just discovered photography, now I'm in my early twenties and studeing photojernelisem, and I is in the process of "joining the bang bang club" so to say! (i want to become a conflict photographer, for anyone unaware of the reference)
I'm no pro, but these videos helped me get into photography, and convinced me to invest into some proper camera systems (even with all the Sony bashing 😂). Even though I can't do it for a living, I'm super thankful I got into photography - such a good outlet, even if my photos are kinda shit
I remember coming across these guys when watching FroKnowsPhotos on the Cnaon 80d back in 2016. And seeing these videos again nearly 7 years later is like a time capsule. But considering DRTV doesn't work with these guys anymore, it makes sense as to why they deleted them. But they don't realize just how much of lost media would have occurred on UA-cam, had it not been for someone in Kai's network to archive them all.
Got me into photography in college now I do film 😊
I work in a Camera department in a retail store, and I religiously recommended new photographers to watch your 'Pro Photog, Cheap Camera' series. I can't believe that pillar of photography education is truly gone.
This! I also recommend all my beginner friends!
@@cyberfloater9293where?!
Thank you for the lovely comments so far, it really did make us sad to see them gone. Hopefully, we can spark some of that ol' joy by watching some of those old videos with you photo-loving peeps here - any suggestions on next vid to watch?
Oh no! There was one about a pink Canon from way back in the day… I can’t remember what it was.
How about the one where you, Lok, and Alamby switch jobs for the day?
Maybe pro photographer quotes? That was funny af
The street photographer things not to do!
Loved the pro photon, cheap camera series
The Cheap camera / Pro photographer series taught me more about photography than like 90% of the youtube content about photography on the internet.
Damn that's a real shame - there was some great stuff that I'd rewatch even to this day 😢
Don't worry, it's all there in the internet archive.
Also big props for including all the removed credits at the end!
I wouldn’t be a pro now if it wasn’t for Kai and Loc’s Digital Rev series. Hugely important.
you can go and check DRTV channel, looks like they made videos back online!
DRTV Shaped my interest in photography from the age of 15 until the very end of the original group. Sad they made that decision, even worse I wont be able to look back on my favourites anymore.
This was so much fun to watch.
This is so sad. Even till today I went back and watched all those videos with Kai, Lok, and Alamby! Excited to watch along!
Alamby, the brains matching the bollocks.
Oh right, Alamby... Yeah they were a trio back then
@@Lofote They believe it or not were a trio before they split sometime in 2017/2018, which is probably why I followed Kai W considering he was my favorite out of the trio. And while I don't him that much anymore, he still has a fun unique, but strange way to review new camera and video equipment. But considering I haven't bought SLRs in a very long time, I stopped watching Kai's channel as a result of it. But when it comes to something like Lost Media from youtube videos back in the early 2010s, then that's a video that I come back to time and time again.
@@SuperFlashDriver Haha, but why should I not believe it, I myself said, they were a trio ;) ;)...
@@Lofote Ahhh, I mentioned it because I thought you forgot about someone in the group. Oh well.
Digital Rev have just posted on their community tab & say they are trying to restore the video ... happy days
I just noticed that too!
DigitalRev and Kai were the main reason I got into photography all the way back in 2011 when I was just a teen. I watched every single upload, even after Kai and Lok left. Sad to see all the videos gone, but do appreciate this one quite a bit. Loved seeing both of your reactions.
why did tehey remove them
looks like they made videos back online!
The cheap camera challenges were priceless, those videos would have been timeless no matter what. But also all of that glorious footage of Hong Kong during that era....
It feels like a piece of my childhood has been obliterated. What got me into photography just wiped out
To me the video that stood out the most back in the day was the "Cheap body expensive glass vs Probody and cheap lens". Thank you for the decade of reviews, I've gone through countless equipment since then however I still remember tips and random tidbits of info that you guys had from video to video all these years later.
Who knows maybe I'll turn into a trolly photographer someday 😂
Same. That was always my favorite, and clearly I wasn’t alone, as it had millions of views before it was deleted. A close second was the “First DSLR: Expectations vs Reality”.
Please tell me someone still has the 5 reasons you should have a 50mm lens, it's the video that really got me into photography. I now work as a professional photographer for 5 years already, you guys definitely influenced that as well! Thanks for all your work over these years lads!
I bought my first DSLR (Cannon 60D) based on your recommendations on DRTV. It was the best I could afford at the time and I absolutly loved it. Sold it to fund the next DSLR (Cannon 80D) and I learned how to film with that one. You guys have helped shape my passion. Thank You.
Aluminium Cha Siu
Excactly the same, except I still have my 60D. Probably time for an upgrade soon tho, but it still holds up all these years later.
Does anyone actually watch DRTV since you guys left?
TRUE ^
nope
I did, for classic old camera reviews
I would rewatch the old videos and the film photography videos
Glenn!
Since DRTV is not allowed to post comments here, I'll use my personal account.
Hey Kai & Lok,
Bloody producer here. First thing first the videos have bene restored (there’s a post on DRTV channel explaining what happened). Long story short, no one is monitoring the channel so things decay. I wish you’d reached out to me first, but I also understand why you do what you do.
I haven’t been back to our old channel for years, and this certainly brought back memories. I still remember the hundreds of weekly meetings we had together, exchanging banters and ridicule each other’s haircuts. I remember our shared love for Top Gear, and Lok our shared Apple fanboyship. Those were the most fun 7 years I had work-wise, and I still misses those days a lot. I’m sure you’ll agree that those were also our most creative years, daring to think big (nothing compared to today’s Mr Beast era but those were some big ideas on UA-cam back then!). I’m glad we got it going for so long. I’m also glad you guys continue carrying on making these videos.
I have reached out personally and hopefully you got my messages. Would be happy to catch up whenever you guys are back in Hong Kong.
Please do more of these reaction videos. I’d be the first one to watch! And thanks for bringing back my memories, and renewing the interest in our old channel and content.
Cheers,
Richard (Bloody Producer)
well actually the drtv comment is allow and among the top comments
Giving proper credit really warmed my heart. Hope the whole team finds success and happiness. I've been watching for years. This was a great trip down memory lane.
Couldn't believe it when I read they'd been deleted, DRTV was my entry into the world of photography and videography and how I learnt the basics before buying my first camera. Now as well as a wedding videographer, I also work in the camera industry for a manufacturer and to think it all started with watching DRTV all those years ago.
Would be great to see you both watch back some other episodes
Damn that sucks, have fond memories of that content. Feels like the old Top Gear photography wise! Hope data hoarders get on the case and bring these videos back to life
I grew up watching both of you and you all inspired me to take photography in middle and high school. 800GB's worth of photos and videos later I still enjoy it so much!
The OG videos are what got me into photography. It's a crime these have been deleted because they inspired me to do street photography. Keep up the good work Kai and Lok
Remember how happy I was to see every new video! You two did not make DigitalRev only, you are one of the base stones on the whole UA-cam! Now I'm happy to see both of you together making even better and more exciting videos today! 🎉
I got memories from watching all videos when you in DRTV..i buy my first DSLR after watching a lot DRTV videos
There goes my memory of Kai throwing the Canon 50mm instead of the Yongnuo one XD
You guys made me hooked into photography, and taught me the basics.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@theartworkhub
Such a blow to see those videos taken down! I watched DRTV all the time back in the day and still watched them up until they were taken down. You guys started camera youtube and have my upmost respect. So happy to watch these with you. You guys should make another video with Alamby sometime. Cheers.
I watched a lot of DRTV when I was getting into photography. It's sad that the videos aren't available to the public but I'm glad they still exist. Cool seeing the two of you talk about some of the videos.
I watched all your DRTV videos and even bought from the DRTV online store. The videos were always fun, entertaining and showed how the hobby is accessible and inclusive to all. I even rewatched many of them again earlier this year. Shame they have gone, be proud of your work Kai and Lok and also those who worked with you too you all created something special.
I do have to give my props to the store, I ordered a sigma 70-200 after the review and was blown away when it got there 23 hours after I ordered it, from HK to the US with standard shipping in 23 freakin' hours
I watched the video deletion process online. I had made a playlist of videos about Canon lenses reviews, and just when I switched between the two, one of them was no longer available, then the rest. I managed to watch a lot a few evenings before, I was very nostalgic.
I know this may not be entirely appropriate to write here, but I think a big part of the success of your DRTV videos was your interaction with the city, the variety of backgrounds and activities. It was much more fun than todays equipment reviews in some deadly boring British forests. Please come back to the live environment!
What??? I don't even own a Camera but have been watching you guys for YEARS. It's not the equipment, it's the people that kept me coming back. Sorry for you loss. With you approaching 1 Million they probably got a little jealous :)
This was how I found out they were deleted! I still quote so many of the DR videos in my head. Unfortunate they're gone but happy you could get the files. Thanks for all the great times and info you gave to the photography community back in the day
I really enjoyed the "old" stuff and i REALLY Hope the "Pro Photographer - cheap Gear" Series will come back in one way or another. Also the Series where the pinkish Nikon where burned or camera backs are towed behind cars/Trucks and thrown away pretty hard are REALLY awesome! Its very refreshing not to have that boring "Hi, here is that new thing ... its like the new thing last week and the new thing the week before, but its new. You must have it. Its great..." Influencer Style Videos. THATS why I like your refreshing style! PLEASE bringe those style back. Thanks.
Well guys, as far as i'm concerned, those days were all yours to keep, (all 3 of you, Lok, Kai & Alamby). DG was just one of your tools, YOU 3 made it happen .... and thanks to you guys, wideo & photo shoot, HK street photo, you tubing ...... upgraded and updated, photography was not a boring thing anymore .... made our old HK a must go for visitors .... and those who were just entertained .......thank you, thank you, thank you ...... keep loving what you do
I can proudly say, "I grew up watching DRTV, taught me a lot about photography and awesome gear not to mention how entertaining it was. It is a similar feeling of when I am growing up watching Dragon Ball Z or other memorable shows if you will. They will forever be in the corner of my heart rent free". Thank you DRTV team, Kai & Lok. It was an awesome era for me as a rebellious teenager dreaming of getting a DSLR.
I was a lost hobbyist, then I discovered reviewing and a much deeper understanding of hardware thanks to your DRTV videos. The ProTog series was amazing, especially Philip Bloom's.
That is some serious nostalgia right there! You guys with Alamby were such a great team. Hopefully we'll get to see a reunion video of the old gang one day,
Good to see that the videos are back on the drtv channel. I started digital photography by watching Kai, Lok and Alamby goofing around Hong Kong. For me they are a cherished part of my photography journey. Keep well my friends :)
Such a strange coincidence... 2 Hours ago I was listening to the old DRTV intro music while editing some street photography I'd taken around London today thinking about the good ol' days. Those videos going is kind of like the burning of the library at Alexandria.
Luckily there is a UA-cam channel rehosting most of the videos, and I now have a 120GB archive of DRTV :)
I used to watch them all the time, looked forward to it, it wasn't just the technical content it was the entertainment value, I started watching when I was taking photography classes around 2007-2011 , LOL my midlife crisis event I was tired of being mechanic and wanted to to do something creative and did photography, videos and writing after I got done with college, I stopped doing photography in 2019 right before the pandemic when I had to become my Mother's caretaker.
I retired a couple of years ago and I might get back into media but the whole scene has changed.
BTW I went from Nikon to Canon to Sony, SLR to DSLR to Mirrorless, I still have my Sony a6600 I bought a couple of years ago.
Hopefully somebody downloaded them all beforehand for posterity. Kai, Lok and Alamby were the Clarkson, Hammond and May of the photography world back in the day!
My very first camera was a Canon Rebel T3i and I purchased because of your DRTV video. Man that takes me back..
At a time when photography videos on UA-cam were becoming too focused on the specs and scientific tests, DRTV was a breath of fresh air.
DRTV and Kai were the main reasons I got into street photography, and partly the reason why I gravitated towards gear suited for the genre. I go back to the original X100 and X-Pan videos from time to time, especially when I'm in some sort of a photography rut (since I love Kai's shots on those videos). It's a shame that both of those are now gone :(
Your old videos like "Cheap camera + Expensive lense VS Expensive camera + Cheap lens" and the series with pros shooting with toy cameras were the first ones I ever saw regarding DSLRs. It got me hooked up and I've been shooting for a decade now.
Thank you so much for all your work & entertainment.
You guys were the first photography channel I subbed to back around 2013. I came for the reviews but stayed for that Top Gear style you guys brought to your content. I always looked forward to your collab videos with protogs and of course the numerous phallic jokes Kai would make.
Always came back to watch the vids, can't be bothered to watch these new tiktok generation peeps. You two out and about in HK were the best you could find on youtube.
I can still remember those days that I'm so excited for my rest day.. I dedicated my morning and my afternoon to binge watch you guys.. haha. I was so convinced that I can really buy a camera back then.. sadly, 2023 saying goodbye now and I still don't have a camera on my own.. haha. Anyway, this brings back fun memories. LOVE IT so much!
Thanks for bringing some amazing memories back Lok and Kai! I remember watching all these wonderful videos (or wideos) back in those days, when watching videos on UA-cam wasn't as common as today. I very often just go to the DRTV channel and refresh and hoping for a new episode to arrive!
As you can imagine that's why I was so excited when I finally got to meet you guys in person and shamelessly asked for some selfies with you guys :D
My first photojournalistic work was the 2019 Hong Kong protests. I spent half a year covering them, right up until the lockdown. And the reason why I agreed at all, although at that time I was working in my own country and in a different genre, was precisely your videos. I thought, okay, people look friendly in those old videos, I can handle it.
I think you not only showed well the photographic equipment, but also the people and the city in general, so in that sense it is a big loss for society, that those videos has gone.
I miss the vibe of DigitalRev videos a lot, just something about walking around Hong Kong combined with the background music always made it feel like I was there even though I've never been to Hong Kong. Hopefully all of the videos show up again on the channel eventually as there's still many missing right now.
Your videos are back online on DRTV. Good job on making them care. :) It's for the better for all of us. Take care guys!
Maybe it is time for Kai and Lok to do some follow up to some of the series, like cheap camera pro photographer, resistance test, new tutorials. I said this, I said nothing, just keep the genuine joy you transmitted to a generation of video/photographers… 😊
how to ruin your company's image in a very sustainable way^^
you guys are definitely absolute legends and the DRTV Videos you guys did carried me through my studies as well.... The very rough and "eh, f*ck it" attitude the videos and "tests" had... exquisite!
But not just the _bullshittery_ there were some genuinely teachable videos there... the entire cheap camera pro tog series... All those videos that were entertaining but had buttloads of knowledge teaching you... ugh shame...
I guess all that I can do now is hope that by some unforeseen coincident the entire video catalog makes its way to the archive... Not saying lok or Kai should upload them as that would probably warrant a copyright law suit but, you know.... some higher power...
My favorite videos are the travel videos, like the one to Taiwan and Amsterdam. These videos showed photography is more than gear and - and that travel photography is one of the best ways to fall in love with your hobby.
You should do more of these, the old DRTV videos helped me a lot when I was getting into photography and it's fun to go down memory lane with them.
Also there is a youtube channel that archived the videos.
It is umbeliveble how selfish and drive be EGO some ppl are...
I watch you Kai, even before this project, when you've been with Redwolf Airsoft, in 2006 or 2007, to 2009, and was so happy see you geting into the photography back than, and learned a lot from all 3 of you.
Seeing this news again, makes me sick. 😖
It is so unbelievable that DRTV deleted all your videos. Back then, you guys created that unique, innovative and entertaining way to review camera gear ... it was a huge inspiration for me and maybe also many others! It also was the golden days of DSLR cameras and the dawn of the mirrorless age back then.
I'm happy that all your videos have survived "somehow" ... if I knew it earlier, I'd surely have downloaded some of them in full when it was still possible!
And one thing is for sure: I will never ever forget that great Leica M9 video with the Moonlight Sonata in it!
Some of those videos were among the best resources I had for learning the ropes with my first DSLR. Others were just so much fun that their rewatch value goes on and on.
I went looking for your torture test video recently and was so sad to see all the episodes deleted. Many happy hours spent watching what you created at DRTV. This pro with a cheap camera had it easy! Watch the one with the Barbie Camera!
It's very sad that there is so little appreciation for photography as an art. Thanks for the video
It's the same thing with other media/mediums, including works on the internet from decades ago up until now. Thank goodness archival sites like The Internet Archive still exist. But whether or not they can last for the next 40 years is up to speculation. Thank goodness people are out there just collecting and preserving stuff, when others cannot due to storage limitations.
@@x14550x That makes sense.
Who said there is little appreciation for photography as an art? I don't think that's the case.
I mean, there is _in the world_, but not so much on youtube, where 'content creators' are incentivised by the algorithm to just do gear reviews and churn and histrionic things like 'Why I will never use a telephoto lens again and why you shouldn't either' and other attention-seeking stuff. But you can still buy a photobook and have a quite moment over a coffee with it.
the good old days
Well, looks like they returned videos back online!
I wholeheartedly agree with the Bloody producer, that having you reactions to your old videos would be awesome. Also considering you give some background infos and funny story about how it was back then! Also Reaction videos are a trend now anyway!
Digital Rev TV helped me a lot when I started photography as a profession, it was right when the channel was rising in popularity. Also helped me improve my English a lot. I can only thank you guys for being so funny and bring nice ideas
When I learned the old videos were deleted, it felt like a part of me died. Watching Kai and Lok on DRTV was formative for me.
The channel’s content was erroneously removed as we forgot to sign UA-cam’s latest creator T&C in July, and now has to remove the channel from its MCN before signing the agreement. Sadly no one here noticed it as we no longer have a team for DRTV.
You guys could have just sent us a message (you have bloody producer’s phone number don’t you Lok?), instead of making so many assumptions. But I guess a nice message doesn’t get you view 😏
U wot m8
The only remaining question is whether you're going to work together to fix it now, or make drama about who did something wrong.
Please fix it and bring back the content!
You know what might help, making an NFT of this comment
Yikes
The Cheap Camera Pro Photographer series is still my favorite photography-related UA-cam videos out there. Taught me that photography is much more than the gear and even the techniques itself.
I watch those videos since i was a secondary school student (in HK) whenever there is a new one out. You guys just gave me so much knowledge and fun memorries (and my english communication skills). Thank you for all of you guys and we are always here to support you and lok.
I'm planning a trip to HK next year, hoping to visit some of the iconic DRTV spots and take loads of photos! The channel that you guys built has fueled my and millions of other peoples' love for the hobby, I'm sure. If anyone reading this knows some of the places the team frequented, I'd appreciate a quick reply - would really help my research. Thank you!
I teach photography at a highschool and use at least one of your drtv videos each week.
Your camera tossing video is a go to when having a slow week :)
These were the videos that really got me into photography. Loved watching all you guys screw around and still learning something. Sucks they're gone but glad you guys are still doing videos.
I grew up on the DRTV videos :D They were hilarious. Too bad they got deleted! Sure had fun watching you commenting on these! Greetz from Belgium!
The first time I watched DRTV was the BMW car review video. I was like "is the presentor a HK version of Top Gear?" this is brilliant!
Your DRTV videos were my photography education and helped me pick my first digital camera! It was a Canon Rebel T3i! Best mix of entertainment and information from any photography channel I’ve watched since, none compare!
Thank you for doing this. Absolutely loved watching these along with you two. Bloody brilliant. 😁
When I read the title of this video I was so scared that all that compendium of knowledge was lost forever. Then I read the comments and was relieved. I guess I'll have to download those videos now? I don't want this to ever happen. Some of those DR videos are pure educational gold and I don't want them to disapear.
This was amazing to watch again! Can’t believe they’ve been deleted! I loved watching your reactions to them!! Would love to see more!!
pro tog, cheap camera videos were such a legend, love those videos, really got me excited for photography, despite not having top gear
No one heard of DRTV before or after you guys. Legends in the space, nostalgic watching this
Oh the nostalgia....so many hours I watched this...sad they were deleted
Love you guys! Loooong time follower! Your old stuff is the best! Thanks for saving and sharing them again!
I gotta say, those videos you made are invaluable. I learned lots of things from them and they ultimately kick-started my passion for photography. Those videos had a great place in my childhood, and will be missed forever. Keep up the good work, and new similar videos would be really appreciated!
You were the reason why I went Fuji, and now I'm using a GFX100. It's sad to see all the glorious content go that helped me fall inlove with the medium.
I started photography as a kid, when I got into my 20s the passion faded. I still would take pictures here and there but my excitement for photography came back after I discovered you on DRTV such creative videos. Wished they had kept doing them or at the least not delete them.
Having watched your videos in the DR era and into 'Wongavision' (cheeky Marvel ref) I'd missed the insane stuff and just seen actual helpful reviews and comparisons - beats me how you didn't end up in a padded room watching some of those mad destructive clips - thankfully you evolved into a great reviewer.
really loved all those vids, they played a huge part in me deciding to turn photography into a proper hobby. my life would be so different without those old DRTV videos featuring you and Lok!
I stumbled on yalls videos on DRTV when my interest in photography first started to blossom years ago. They gave myself and so many others endless entertainment and knowledge. The nostalgia from the intro alone lol Im so glad you guys have continued to make videos independently all these years later after DRTV. You and Lok are an iconic duo. Keep it up. Much love ❤
I stopped watching DRTV when Kai and Lok stopped making videos for them. Watching Kai wandering around HK instilled in me a strong desire to go there myself one day, as its the kind of place that one could shoot all day, every day and keep on finding worthwhile locations and situations to photograph. It inspired me to get more interested in photography and the art behind making a good photograph.
You both need to go back and start the series up again!
And its funny that the first video featured is a 550D, because it was a DRTV review that made me purchase that very model, which I still use and love.
I just saw this and I'm so glad to hear the videos are back up again. I LOVE the old drtv videos!!! They were my inspiration for doing anything at all on youtube. They got my excited about photography. May they stay up forever for future generations!
jesus christ i remember each and every one of those videos, guys thank yo for being a huge part of my photographic begginigs!!!
What a great idea. I loved all of your films. It was always a highlight to see the latest. Your enthusiasm and good information brought me back to photography. Everything good for you.
Every video was a must-watch from you guys. Sad they took them down but so happy to relive some of the memories with your commentary.
Damn i just took the time to notice how old we all have grown together!!! you guys are still the same ppl... love it and always will... thanks for brining these videos to us
on a side note... i don't think we ever thought u guys were shytting on DRTV.... nope... it's just that after u guys came out of DRTV we all moved off from it too... Byeeeeeeeeeeee
When I was early on in learning about photography I started out watching you two plus Alamby and I always really enjoyed your videos. After you all left, DRTV just sort of went to shit. I hung on for a while but unsubscribed after a few months because I wasn’t getting anything out of it any more. Thanks for the memories and the photo lessons!
I got to know you guys with those videos when I started doing photos back in 2014, Im happy to see you keeping the work on the videos, thank you guys for all the free content through the years!
Man I miss y'all's DRTV days. I always looked forward to y'all's next video. And the Cheap Camera Pro Photog challenges were the best and absolutely inspirational. The Chase Jarvis episode was my favorite... but they were all so good. I don't think there's been another channel like this after y'all left. But I'm glad you two continue to make videos and I will always be a fan. Thank you for all the photo info, tutorials, endurance tests and laughs you give us.
I love this reaction video (regardless of the circumstances that got us here). What I also love is somehow you found people to outweird you through in your collaborations. Awesome times. Guess I have a marathon of rewatches to do over the holidays.
I got into watching your Digital Rev videos back around 2014-2016 which is what initially got me into photography!
I used to watch y’all on digital rev every single day when I was about 12 until the end of y’all’s days on there, I’m 24 now and still super into photography mainly because of y’all.I’ve told so many people I’ve the past decade about y’all, Thank you so much honestly!
I was actually thinking about your old work earlier this week and was also surprised to find that they were all gone. You and Lok and the others contributed to a big part of my photography journey back then. I'm sad that these vids will only stay in my memory.
Loved those old vids! The gear review, pro photog-cheap camera (and cheap photog pro camera the one time you did it), and the tutorial ones! Though the travel ones were definitely my fav, Amsterdam, Taiwan, London. Thanks for all the brilliant content!