Digital Camera Bag Review: My New Kata DR 476 Bag

On my last trip, I wanted to take advantage of all the many shooting opportunities that were going to present themselves to us. That meant I needed to be prepared for different shooting environments and I wanted to have all my necessary gear. I also needed to bring my laptop because some of my time on the trip had to be spent writing for our upcoming book, Shoot To Sell: Make Money Producing Special Interest Videos. What to do?

In this short video, I show you the digital camera bag solution I found.

You’ll see…

• all its cool compartments
• what I could pack in there
• and how it solved my laptop transportation problem

(If you can’t view the video here, go to our YouTube channel to view.)

My Recommendations:

Kata KT DR-467I-BB Digital Rucksack with tripod – Available at B&H

Kata KT DR-467I-BB Digital Rucksack with National Geographic monopod – Available at Amazon

External Microphone: Audio Cables I Recommend

Kim posted a video on why we’ve been using handheld mics lately to get good audio in noisy situations. We’ve been doing a lot of on-the-run interviews and they’re perfect for that kind of situation, plus I like the “reporter on the go” look. When you want to do a quick interview, like at NAB where we’ll be next month, it’s the solution.

I don’t have a wireless transmitter for my handheld mics, so I still use a cable to connect my mic to my camera. One advantage of that is that I don’t have to worry about electrical interference like with a radio mic. I get a good, clean signal. The disadvantage is the cable can be a bit cumbersome and people, myself included, can trip over it. I’ve found a cable I really like and I’ll tell you why in today’s video.

So take a minute and watch and if you’re looking for a cable such as this, you’ll see why I recommend it.

Recommendations:

XLR Male to XLR Female Yellow Microphone Cables - These are the ones I show in my video. Retails for under $18 at Amazon.com.

 

External Microphone Tip: One More Reason To Go Handheld

Choosing a handheld external microphone definitely has its advantages when you’re shooting in a really loud environment and you don’t want to fiddle with a lavalier mic. But there is another benefit we found to using these types of microphones, especially when shooting in a public area.

You want to know what that advantage is? Check out this really short video tip. (If you can’t see it on this page, go to YouTube to view.)

Then share with us in the comment section below, if you use a handheld microphone and why.

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