Casey Neistat is Right!

Just a few months ago, before my family relocated to Kangaroo Island, I stuffed my my many camera bags with lots of bits and pieces needed for my camera equipment.

Today I finally went through it all – and found the multitude of seemingly important yet almost unnecessary cra.. stuff. Yet some of which has been missing for months.

I now understand why Casey Neistat keeps all his gear systematically organised and on display. It actually makes a lot of sense.

Among all the ‘missing’ gear I am glad to have located the following items:

SuperSlim USB Keyboard.
Promptly disposed of after testing a few times. Internal mechanisms no longer connect with keypads. Bought on eBay a long time ago, so no loss.
Canon Sunhood – EW83E.
I don’t have lens for this. Would like it, but would sell the sunhood for right price.
Two of my old film cameras – [Vivitar PS88] [Canon EOS500].
I know why I packed them, but they are going back to Adelaide now – to be donated to my friend Vicki Kramer’s new shop in Blackwood – FotoSwift. | tl;dr – Vicki asked for old cameras for shop-display.
One very old German AGFA ISOLETTE camera. [See photo series on instagram]
Not being donated.
Assorted oddities:
- Spud gun.
  Was received as a Kris Kringle one year at work. Useless unless someone else also has one, and prepared to fight till vegetables do we part!
- Hand cuffs.
  I can’t remember where and when, I have had them a very long time.
- A couple of Oscar statues. To be on display when I record vlogs at home.
- 4 Point USB Hub + cable.
  Trust me, this is useful. This and a mouse are must-have’s in my day bag!
- Lexar USB 3.0 Dual Slot Card Reader – Model LRW300U.
  Hopefully I still have the cable for it!
- Fold up metal pliers.
  The last pair I owned were thrown into a bin at Adelaide Airport Security. Lesson learned!
A camera-to-laptop cable.
It enables photographers to see their images on their laptop rather than the back of the camera, thus ensuring the art is focused or as required – thus limiting computer time later. Thanks Peter Coullson for suggesting this purchase during a seminar a few years back!
2 x 1TB hard-drives.
One now holds backup of all my vlogs to date since 2008! The other proved non-openable. Not happy.
Hahnel Giga T Pro Wireless Remote Control. It is what it suggests.
Horizontal thingmimob.
Basically, it enables both a flash-gun and camera-body to attach along it, sitting left/right of each other. Great for event photography where easy handling is required. But I am using it to lessen the weight load on my arm of my vlog-rig. I will show usage in an upcoming TOG-vlog! Photo of rig appears below.

**Plus the one thing I had actually been looking for the entire time:**

An Allan-key for the Micro ThumbsUP on my EOSM.
Yet, after inspection and much forehead smacking, I have now determined the ThumbsUp can stay attached now that I have the ‘Horizontal thingimob’.

With the RØDE N3594 microphone (also temporarily misplaced in the big to Kangaroo Island) firmly attached onto my Canon EOSM, I now have rig that keeps everything much more secure and easy to handle – and easy to edit with minimal to nil wind across the microphone.

Yes, this whole article was basically about the hell of dealing with wind-noise whilst vlogging – and how I remedied it!

Here is my amended updated vlog-rig!