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Capture

Cameras30

  • Sony A7S III

    $3,699.99cited in 24 videosfirst cited June 2019mixed views on it

    “…so at the end of the day while I've only had a week with this loner camera I am thrilled with the a7s3 I can't wait for my pre-ordered model to arrive and we'll definitely be doing more videos here on the channel”
    View source at 9:55from September 2020+ 23 more sources
  • Panasonic S1

    $2,499.99cited in 13 videosfirst cited April 2019mixed views on it

    “…and next up we have a camera that's quickly becoming one of my favorites and that is the Panasonic S1 it's essentially a gh5 on steroids full frame sensor amazing image stabilization still bad auto focus”
    View source at 10:25from October 2019+ 12 more sources
  • Sony FX3

    $4,049.95cited in 13 videosfirst cited December 2022speaks highly of it

    “…for the camera I've gone with the Sony fx3 but of course you could go with really anything here as we'll see later but this camera is obviously fantastic and that XLR top handle is super handy for Run and Gun situations”
    View source at 3:06from February 2025+ 12 more sources
  • Sony A6400

    $1,099.99cited in 12 videosfirst cited March 2019speaks highly of it

    “One last thing I want to leave you with if I could only take one of these cameras off of this table and the rest just disappeared and I wasn't worried about how much each day these costs I would go with the A6400 for me personally this camera has been the easiest to make content with”
    View source at 13:47from October 2019+ 11 more sources

Lenses25

  • Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8

    $699.00cited in 6 videosfirst cited March 2019speaks highly of it

    “All right so the first of two lenses I use all of the time is a standard range zoom lens in my case the Tamron 28 to 75 f 2.8”
    View source at 0:48from August 2022+ 5 more sources
  • Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM

    $879.00cited in 4 videosfirst cited July 2019speaks highly of it

    “…for this setup I am using the Canon R7 with an ef2 RF adapter in the legendary Sigma 18 to 35 this is an incredible setup it is going to eat up a huge portion of our budget though but this lens and Camera combination is really really solid”
    View source at 1:01from October 2022+ 3 more sources
  • Helios 44-2

    $112.97cited in 3 videosfirst cited April 2025mixed views on it

    “Next up, we have the Helios 442. I'm kind of bummed up keeping this because it's just so boring, but it is so good and it's hard to beat this lens when it comes to swirl.”
    View source at 6:24from April 2025+ 2 more sources
  • Yashica 50mm F1.7

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited April 2025speaks highly of it

    “And one of them is going to be the Yashinon 50mm F1.7. This thing is just beautiful. fully metal, really nice heavy duty lens and just a stunning, stunning image.”
    View source at 9:38from April 2025+ 1 more source

Camera equipment130

  • Tilta Nucleus

    $299.00cited in 10 videosfirst cited May 2019speaks highly of it

    “The first thing you're going to need is a wireless follow focus system I'm going to be recommending the incredible Tilta Nucleus nano so here's the actual hand controller and then on the camera I already have mounted the little baby motor”
    View source at 0:32from December 2019+ 9 more sources
  • E-Image GH06 Tripod Head

    $649.99cited in 6 videosspeaks highly of it

    “Now this is a new Tripod for me or at least about a month two months I've been using it and it is the e Image GH06 I think for around 500 bucks it is by far the best set of sticks and fluid Head I have worked with I am absolutely blown away with the quality of this thing”
    View source at 1:41from January 2019+ 5 more sources
  • Sound Devices MixPre-3

    cited in 5 videosfirst cited July 2019

    “…and here is the main module we've got a mix pr3 with a battery plate on top an arm with a road Wireless go transmitter and here it is stripped down just to the mix pr3 and the battery plate on top so I've got the original mix P3 there's obviously updated versions”
    View source at 2:42from December 2024+ 4 more sources
  • Rosette Adapter

    cited in 5 videosfirst cited June 2021positive about it

    “…the next thing you're going to need is a way to get a rosette on the side of the camera so for this I went with one of these guys here which is a NATO to rosette adapter”
    View source at 3:14from April 2023+ 4 more sources

Sound

Microphones19

  • Rode Wireless GO

    $165.90cited in 17 videosfirst cited April 2019speaks highly of it

    “These little suckers have been amazing the Wireless GO from Rode it's just one of those products that just works and I've had almost no issues with my set in fact I love them so much that I went out and bought a second set so that we can you know mix and match how we're using these amazing little tools”
    View source at 0:43from February 2020+ 16 more sources
  • Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Microphone

    $1,049.00cited in 7 videosfirst cited November 2020speaks highly of it

    “We're going to start with the source or the Microphone and it is the mkh416 from Sennheiser fantastic Microphone it's around a thousand dollars and I get that it's very expensive but if you just want to buy a Microphone and just be done for life this is a great one to go with”
    View source at 9:05from June 2022+ 6 more sources
  • Rode VideoMicro

    $98.99cited in 6 videosfirst cited March 2019speaks highly of it

    “…so what I've done here is I've used a shotgun microphone in my case the Rode VideoMicro which is much better for this style of filming you can see it's just up here out of the frame so you can't see it in the shot and it's able to directionally pick up my audio”
    View source at 2:43from November 2020+ 5 more sources
  • Rode VideoMic NTG

    $259.00cited in 5 videosfirst cited February 2020speaks highly of it

    “This allows modern microphones to work with this camera and I was able to use my Rode VideoMic NTG and even my Rode Wireless Go kit.”
    View source at 6:24from July 2020+ 4 more sources

Headphones4

  • Sony MDR 7506

    $113.00cited in 4 videosfirst cited August 2019

    “…but this is the Sony mdr7506 and on the other side you'll see I have super glute a cold true receiver and I also have done my own kind of DIY mod with a female quarter 20 thread built-in”
    View source at 6:08from December 2024+ 3 more sources
  • Avantree HT4189 Wireless Headphones Kit

    $99.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2019mixed views on it

    “…and then the other option which was also very low latency was this Kit that included the transmitter and the Headphones great great low latency option unfortunately you have to supply power to this unit so it's going to be a little bulky for on-camera stuff but for an audio bag this could be a really nice solution”
    View source at 11:17from July 2019+ 1 more source
  • Meze Audio 99 Neo Headphones

    $199.00cited in 2 videospositive about it

    “To show off each of these surfaces we're going to be using this pair of Headphones which the kind people over at me's sent me they're pretty nice 99 neos they look like this just really really solid nice Headphones”
    View source at 1:21from January 2019+ 1 more source
  • AirPods

    $119.95first cited October 2022

    “8:13 Monitoring with AirPods”
    View sourcefrom October 2022

Light

Lighting54

  • Aputure 120D Mark II

    $1,849.00cited in 11 videosfirst cited March 2019positive about it

    “For lighting I'm using the aperture 120d which can be powered via batteries and a 32 inch softbox which is lightweight and perfectly fits through doors installed on the 120d”
    View source at 1:39from June 2021+ 10 more sources
  • Aputure 300D II

    $470.00cited in 7 videosfirst cited February 2020positive about it

    “…so I am going to use an aputure 300D Mark II because it's what I have and what I've been using but you can definitely go with something more affordable”
    View source at 1:59from February 2023+ 6 more sources
  • Aputure MC LED Light

    $90.00cited in 5 videosfirst cited February 2020speaks highly of it

    “…while there are a lot of lights that I used and enjoyed this year the number one is the Aputure MC I have been using the snot out of these little things I've purchased several more because I just keep using them”
    View source at 5:56from December 2020+ 4 more sources
  • Amaran P60c

    cited in 4 videosfirst cited October 2021speaks highly of it

    “Aputure supplied me with this light for review. I have ordered 2 of these lights.”
    View sourcefrom October 2021+ 3 more sources

Editing and post

Editing software2

  • Final Cut Pro

    cited in 12 videosfirst cited March 2019

    “I'm going to be using Final Cut but you can use any software because all you need is some way to adjust Curves in some way to apply Luts which is pretty much anything out there”
    View source at 0:31from February 2023+ 11 more sources
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited March 2019speaks highly of it

    “I also should mention that it comes with DaVinci Resolve the full pro copy if you will so having that tool set you're ready to edit you're ready to do some wild grades and that software alone is almost like going to post-production school once you start digging into it”
    View source at 12:13from March 2019+ 2 more sources

Recording software2

  • QuickTime

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited October 2019positive about it

    “I'm actually just using apple's built-in QuickTime software which works natively with the cam link out of the box”
    View source at 4:54from October 2019+ 2 more sources
  • Rode Central app

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited January 2022positive about it

    “We have the Rode Central app up and I can go up to my audio settings and you'll see that I have the output set to the Rode videomic go to”
    View source at 4:37from January 2022+ 1 more source

Productivity software1

  • Keyboard Maestro

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2023speaks highly of it

    “I've chosen to go with a piece of software called keyboard Maestro it's a Mac OS application that is super powerful it's not free but I would buy this thing 10 times over just because it's so powerful”
    View source at 8:42from August 2023+ 1 more source

Creator tools7

  • Cool Retro Terminal

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited November 2025speaks highly of it

    “A combination of fake code or fake whatever you see kind of terminal screens mixed with a really nice cool retro terminal application.”
    View source at 5:45from November 2025+ 1 more source
  • Docker Hollywood (fake terminal code generator)

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited November 2025positive about it

    “I believe one of them was like Hollywood code or something like that where it just generates fake cool looking stuff like you see behind me.”
    View source at 5:21from November 2025+ 1 more source
  • Emotive GHAlex LUTs

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2019speaks highly of it

    “لذا، كنت أجرب جميع أنواع الـ LUTs المختلفة وقررت مؤخراً تجربة LUTs الخاصة بـ GH Alex.”
    View sourcefrom July 2019+ 1 more source
  • Sidus Link app

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2019speaks highly of it

    “مع تشغيل كلا المصباحين وضبط البلوتوث، فتحت تطبيق Sidus Link على هاتفي، ويمكنك إضافة المصابيح هناك وإنشاء مجموعات والقيام بكل أنواع الأشياء الرائعة.”
    View sourcefrom October 2019+ 1 more source

Desk

Computers2

  • MacBook Pro 16-inch (M5 Max)

    $4,399.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited May 2020

    “My 16-inch MacBook Pro had a fit every single time I worked with these h.264 files from this camera and using these files was just really tricky but you could of course transcode your footage and get around this”
    View source at 14:56from December 2021+ 1 more source
  • iMac

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited March 2019speaks highly of it

    “We've got two 5k uh 2017 imacs and they've been working really well for us”
    View source at 8:24from March 2019+ 1 more source

Monitors10

Peripherals1

Storage4

  • SD to SxS Card Adapter

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2020positive about it

    “أنا أوصي بالتأكيد بهذا الخيار لأنه أسهل في الاستخدام إذا كانت لديك بطاقات SD، كما أن العثور على قارئات بطاقات SxS صعب جداً ومكلف للغاية.”
    View sourcefrom July 2020+ 1 more source
  • Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB

    $229.99first cited March 2019positive about it

    “Also having that usbc option and using cheap drives like this Samsung T5 is really really appreciated”
    View source at 6:20from March 2019
  • Transcend 64GB SD Card

    first cited October 2022speaks highly of it

    “…another great feature to the R7 is that it can work with really affordable SD cards so this transcends 64 gig card is less than 30 dollars and will give you about 50 minutes of record time in 4k fine which is a fantastic”
    View source at 2:23from October 2022
  • Blackmagic Design MultiDock 10G Rack Mount 4-Slot USB-C Disk Dock

    first cited October 2023

    “Blackmagic Design MultiDock”
    View sourcefrom October 2023

Office furniture4

  • 6 Monitor VESA Monitor Mount

    $309.99first cited November 2025

    “6 Monitor VESA Monitor Mount”
    View sourcefrom November 2025
  • Rolling desk

    first cited July 2019speaks highly of it

    “…and this desk is going to change my life it's a big Rolling desk and it has a really cool feature”
    View source at 7:53from July 2019
  • Uplift standing desk

    first cited July 2021speaks highly of it

    “At the heart of this system we have a motorized desk I went with an Uplift desk configured with a 48 by 30 inch top their commercial grade c frame base the upgraded keypad which allows you to program in different heights and heavy duty casters”
    View source at 2:30from July 2021
  • B-Roll Desk

    first cited October 2021

    “B-Roll Desk”
    View sourcefrom October 2021

Everything else

Other5

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