I share your sentiment in regards to the Incase bag! I purchased an Incase laptop bag 9+ years ago and I still use it to this day. It is the best quality built bag that lasts forever!
Thank you! If you think this is professional, you really can't be watching too many of these ha! I watch loads of tech review channels and those guys are killing it with crispy visuals. Look up MKBHD or TLD for example...
Your channel is up there in my top three favourites to watch, always professional and exceptional quality.. only downside is you just made me spend £142 on that back pack haha! Love the tech hauls, keep em comin' :-)
Thanks Emma! ☺️ I hope you enjoy the bag as much as I do! You're lucky its now available in the UK. I finally justified the price to myself in panic that I'd never see it again! Out of interest, who are the other two RU-vidrs in your top 3? 😉
Only just seen you replied.. I have been loving the backpack; it's everything I hoped it would be!..I kind of watch a broad range of channels but for photography I love your channel, andrewtkearns channel, and also love Ted Forbes - is there any channels you would recommend? I'd actually love to see a video on where/who you get your inspiration from! :-)
Another awesome video and solid new items. I bellive this video format is very good, you can consider doing more gear videos in the future. Travel ones are also great maybe you can add more short vlog kind of videos. Congrats on 15.000 subs!
Thanks! I think I will try and do these types of videos every few months or so, to show the items used to make the other videos that I post. I'll keep it fairly loose as far as a schedule goes, because I don't want to make them for the sake of making them! Did any item stand out for you in this video?
+Joe Allam " I don't want to make them for the sake of making them! " I believe that's why even your travel vlogs has professional quality! I am an incase fan but it's really hard to find their new products in my country.. Also I like to keep my tech items organized so those pouches are very nice!
Love your videos! So happy I came across your channel one day. I've been trying to catch up on all of your videos from the past. They are all so well done. I do video reviews of gear myself and I need to get much better at video production/editing. Keep up the good work and I look forward to watching your videos to come!
Stumbled across this great channel. Really really love your work :) I'm from the UK too and off to Japan next month, AND I know just what to add on my shopping list :D Thanks Joe, looking forward to seeing more from you mate (y)
I'm really sorry but I can't find them online anywhere. The inside label says "Browny" if that's any help? I actually went back into the store I got them from to get more, but they weren't there anymore.
Great video! I really like the clean presentation of everything and all your pointers are really informative! One question though, what watch strap are you wearing in the video? It looks awesome!
Haha! I have to practice it in my head before I say it out loud, but I actually looked it up when I first heard about the brand a couple of years back when they started getting big on the smartphone scene.
In Japan, they like boxes within boxes. Pouches within pouches. It is a reflection of a compartmentalised and siloed culture. e.g. my colleagues from work are kind of allergic to introduce me to friends, family. All compartmentalized. Maybe after knowing a guy for 5 years he might think about introducing you to his family (maybe). This does happen though in other countries but it is kind of extreme here.
Absolutely - For years I've been laughing at how sweets are packaged individually in separate pouches within multibags! For packing bags and designing/building physical things, modular workflows are great!
Just came across your work. Very professional yet still a nice friendly approach. One of the best I've seen. I'm a newbie armed with a GoPro 6 and iPhone x looking to find best gimbal and drone for myself. Currently thinking mavic air due to portability. (Could use footage from GoPro and air together somewhow in editing ..yes?) and zhiyun smooth 4. Honest thoughts pls and others I should consider? I'm going to learn a lot here as well as getting insights into equipment. That bag is spot on for a 2/3 day city break and carry on plane size yes? Thx so much...I'm feeling inspired.
Konnichiwa from Canada :) (edit: answered my question 4 minutes into the video :P) Did you go to Yodobashi or BIC camera? :) I bought my first DSLR at Fujiya Camera, a small camera store in Tokyo (near Nakano station) that had a great selection of new and grey market items. Yesterday, (8 months after my trip to Japan) I upgraded to a D7100, which is one of the best bodies I've ever seen (while researching :P) and I am DYING to go back to Japan to buy all sorts of stuff for it. What I do know is that if I ever go back, I will never come back home. And that the staff at any one of those camera stores will want to kick me out for loitering and drooling, but will be too polite and professional to actually follow through with it. Great video :)
Hey, I bought this and used it like you. I travel and do photography. But one of my straps broke, it doesn't seem to handle weight very well. Especially when it's fully loaded with a laptop, camera gear and three days worth of clothes.
Oh no! That's not good at all! So far my bag is doing really well and I carry it with my Mac every single day. My old Incase bag is still pretty much as good as new too. I've not tried this new one with loads of clothes yet though. To be honest, I'd never be putting much camera gear in here anyway; it would only really be my Sony and a microphone if ever.
I'd like to know, if there is a bag like this, which at the same time gives quick access to a DSLR and it's lenses AND is big enough to hold clothes for several days like for small journeys. This bags looks perfect it size and accessories, but it lags it's functionality as a camera bag (as you told in a comment). I wished, there would be a better one. There are a lot of bags, but no one is stylish, BIG and offers quick access to DSLR. ;( But thanks anyway for your great vid. I like this b
Hi Joe. Awesome video! I was just wondering what size did you buy of the Hakuba soft box insert to fit nicely in the incase eo travel backpack? thank you for your time.
I'm not 100% sure unfortunately. I know it wasn't the smallest one and not the largest, but not sure how many medium sized they have. I physically took my bag into Yodabashi with me to get the right fit.
The trouble is, the prices are always changing. I did it in the past and had people complain about them being out of date as they were on offer at the time of making the video. Everything is linked in the description below, so it's only a click away!
Hey Joe, great video again :) Could you link us some of your pouches for the camera accessories? I am not able to finde them, neither for what to look. In a previous Video you had a Lowepro one as well, right? Would be nice to hear from you :) Keep up the good content. Regards
Unfortunately, I can't find the pouches online anywhere. The inside label says "Browny" and I actually returned to the store I got them from so that I could buy more, but they had sold out. The LowePro pouches are somewhat an urban legend as well. I can't find them ANYWHERE since posting that video. So many people ask me about them as well...
Ha cheers! I actually have no idea about those particular slippers! There are SO many in the house, it's a pretty Japanese thing to do. You could try visiting MUJI if you have one near you, they do some great Japanese slippers.
Idk what it is but I've been through so many 3rd party cables even off market brands from eBay and amazon, this Apple lightning cables just never last a good 6months. Someone help please 😭😭
Face values are generally cheap, but it depends on what you are after and your own circumstances. I suggest thinking of: - warranty. Unless the item is sold as overseas/tourist models, different manufacturers offer warranty in different ways. "lenses come with worldwide warranty, but bodies", "Japanese warranty only", etc. - the camera display language. On Canon, Nikon, I believe English is available but I doubt other languages. Japanese Sony A7 series only has Japanese, no choice. Buttttt, in several major retailers, check over "Sony Overseas/Tourist Model catalogue" featuring some models with several other display languages and overseas warranty as well. I hope you a happy shopping and a great stay.
Hello Joe. I found your video while looking for info/reviews of the Incase EO Travel Backpack. I live in Tokyo and that would really help if you could tell me where you bought it. Do you remember? Oh, and great video by the way, your review of the bag, even though a bit quick, is nice!
Ah amazing! I'm jealous you get to experience Tokyo every day! I bought the bag at Loft in Ikebukuro. I specifically remember only seeing it in that particular Loft, but you may be able to get it in other stores as well.
Thanks for your answer! I'll go have a look in Shibuya first, then Ikebukuro if I can't find it. I hope they still sell it, I want to try it before buying!
I don't speak Japanese, though I can understand a lot of conversations through tone of voice and body language. Elly speaks Japanese and of course her whole family is from Japan so I have quite an extensive amount of experience within The Japanese culture.
I'd suggest looking more carefully at your lighting situation next time, could be a one off but in this video its much too hard to see the details on whatever items your're holding, also it seems like during editing the contrast was pushed too high. Just an opinion to help you in future videos :)
Yeah it is a one-off in this one as it's the only time I've filmed in this room. I hear you on the contrast issues, I thought it myself. The reason is simple: I had no portable lighting with me (as I'm travelling) and I somehow managed to film this video in a photo related picture profile, rather than S-Log2. So I had limited control with the colour and exposure. That contrasty look is actually native to the Sony in heavily compressed video - yuck! Given the mistake of filming the entire sequence in a slightly wrong setting, I thought I'd been able to control it enough for the video to still play on without being too distracting. So far, it seems as though only you and I have anything to say about it! Thanks for the thoughts though...
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It depends on what you're buying to be honest. I think the pouches and small bags will be a higher quality in Japan and probably cheaper, but the technology may be a gamble between the two. I struggled to find the Zeiss lenses I was after at a good price in HK, which is why I waited til I got to Japan to get it. It's also easier to make sure you're getting genuine products in Japan than Hong Kong, so be weary of where you buy things.
I worked an absolute shit load in the year prior to travelling to build up loads of savings. I'm now in Australia and working again to save up for the next load of travel...
A small question - has anyone tried this method unzipping/folding-out the laptop compartment and putting it through the security conveyor belt? I get the inkling they may still want me to take the laptop out completely...but if not, I'll be doing this from here on forth in my travels!
Yep I've done this on every flights since leaving Japan (3 so far) No problems at all! You do have to use two trays though, but I usually have a train of about 5 with all my accessories like coats, pocket items, belt, shoes and bags etc.
