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Sony FX30
$1,915.54cited in 9 videosspeaks highly of it
“And for all the talk to camera stuff when it's stinking hot or if I'm testing APS-C lenses, I've got the FX30. And I really love this camera. It's going nowhere.”
View source at 21:44from October 2026+ 8 more sources
LUMIX S9
$1,497.99cited in 7 videospositive about it
“Even when I previewed the footage on the back of the cameras, which were the Lumix S9 in that particular shoot, they were like, "Man, this looks unbelievable."”
View source at 9:30from August 2026+ 6 more sources
Sony ZV-E1
$2,498.00cited in 5 videosmixed views on it
“I've ended up moving my Sony ZV E1 on, which is something I mentioned in a prior video when I compared the E1 against the FX30.”
View source at 0:16from October 2026+ 4 more sources
Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX
$1,797.99cited in 3 videos
“Now, while we do get these two USBC ports, the only limitation that I'm aware of is that you can't record to an SSD like you can with the S5 Mark II X that I'm shooting this video with.”
View source at 15:07from October 2026+ 2 more sources

Yongnuo 16mm F1.8
$214.00cited in 2 videos
“All right, let's take a look at the difference in the stabilization starting with the FX30 and this is using the Yongnuo 16 F1.8 and it's giving me roughly a 24 mm field of view excluding the crop that comes with the active SteadyShot.”
View source at 5:45from September 2026+ 1 more source
Lumix S 85mm F1.8
$647.99speaks highly of it
“And I'm also going to show you how it compares up against the Lumix S 85 F1.8, which is one of the best portrait lenses I've used personally.”
View source at 0:21from September 2026
Viltrox Air 20mm f/2.8
$176.00speaks highly of it
“And just to let you know, I'm using the 20 mm on my A-roll while I'm talking to the camera out here on this beautiful sunny day.”
View source at 2:42from October 2026
Sirui 35mm F1.4 Aurora
$466.65speaks highly of it
“And lastly, over to the Sirui 35mm F1.4 Aurora. I love this lens, and it gives you a really premium look.”
View source at 4:57from August 2026

DJI RS4
$469.00cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it
“But, I also own the DJI RS 4 over here, which is one of my favorite gimbals, and it offers a different experience to the MT3 Pro.”
View source at 0:34from August 2026+ 2 more sources
SmallRig Wireless Follow Focus System
$169.99speaks highly of it
“After getting a feel for this wireless SmallRig follow focus system here, I had no issues pulling focus repeatedly and reliably.”
View source at 2:37from September 2026
Panasonic DMW-XLR2 adapter
$647.99critical of it
“And I ended up buying the XLR2 adapter and it was faulty, you know, I just had a lot of bad luck at once”
View source at 41:01from September 2026
Hohem iSteady MT3 Pro Kit
$359.99mixed views on it
“But, the MT3 Pro did a really great job and there's very little difference in the footage at the end of the day.”
View source at 2:17from August 2026

Rode Broadcaster
$439.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“So road broadcasters been my favorite mic for my voice for a while and it's phantom powered so I don't need a you know like a fet booster or inline preamp or anything”
View source at 18:28from September 2026+ 1 more source
Maono PD500W
positive about it
“But this is the Mayono PD500W hybrid microphone. This kind of does everything. It's a wireless mic.”
View source at 3:40from October 2026
Shure SM7B
$439.00
“I usually either use a road broadcaster or my Shaw SM7B in here.”
View source at 4:16from October 2026
Rode Microphone
“Rode Microphone”
View sourcefrom September 2026

Zhiyun CX100 COB Light
$179.00
“I shot this talk to camera testing the new Zhiyun CX100 COB Light.”
View sourcefrom August 2026

Final Cut Pro
cited in 2 videospositive about it
“I don't know why that's the case, but I did notice that 150 mm on this lens, you will see some slight jitter or wobble, but nothing too extreme and the standard stabilization tools I have in Final Cut were enough to get rid of that.”
View source at 2:47 + 1 more source

Meld Studio
cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“This is Meld Studio. It's a cool little free piece of software. It's similar to Open Broadcaster software.”
View source at 3:03from September 2026+ 1 more source

Mac
“I've got a microphone, XLR cable into the XLR adapter on my camera, and the FX30 is plugged directly into my Mac, and this is what I get.”
View source at 3:25from September 2026
MacBook Air (13-inch)
first cited October 2026
“In terms of size, you get a 14-in display on the dual monitor option and you can see just how much bigger it is than the 13-in MacBook Air screen that I've got.”
View source at 0:25from October 2026

Kwumsy S8 Ultra
$289.99first cited October 2026mixed views on it
“Now, let's take a look at the S8 Ultra. I thought it might also be worth just comparing the size directly to each other before we hook it up.”
View source at 2:42from October 2026
Kwumsy S15 Plus
$129.99first cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“The first one is the S15 Plus. This is a dual screen option. It's a single external display, but when you combine it with the built-in display, you're now getting two displays and you can set them up however you like.”
View source at 0:11from October 2026