Kraig Adams
Filmmaker and hiker making cinematic travel documentaries and NYC vlogs.
- subscribers on YouTube
- 835K
- followers on TikTok
- 75.4K
- items cited
- 65
- sources read
- 28
TikTok count as of October 2026, from the public profile.
YouTube setup
@KraigAdamsCapture
Cameras11
- Sony ZV-E1
$2,498.00cited in 21 videospositive about it
“Um the ZV E1. I don't know. I have ceased knowing the names of the cameras because like once I start using it, I just don't I only have one lens, one camera, and I'll use it for years.”
- DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo with DJI RC
$719.00cited in 8 videosfirst cited December 2025
“Drone”
- iPhone
cited in 8 videoshas reservations
“I was also like experimenting with the iPhone uh with Apple ProRes to see if I could like shoot more iPhone stuff, but after I did my tests, I definitely just want to stick with the Sony mainly because of temperature heating.”
- DJI Air 3S
$1,099.00cited in 5 videosfirst cited January 2026mixed views on it
“Uh DJI Air 3 drone. It's got the two lenses. I think it's good to have the wide and the telephoto.”
- Sony cameras4 videos
- Sony A7S III2 videos
- DJI Osmo Nano2 videos
- DJI Air 3 Drone1 video
- DJI Osmo Pocket 31 video
- DJI Mavic Air 31 video
- Insta360 ONE X2 360 Camera1 video
Lenses2
- Sony FE PZ 16-35mm f/4 G
$1,298.00cited in 19 videos
“If you're wondering about the little ghost looking white mark on the upper right of the frame, that's light hitting a ding on my lens.”
- 16-35mm lens
positive about it
“I've tested the Sony that I currently have, and I think the Sony is still my go-to. The 16 to 35.”
View source at 1:17:56from November 2025
Camera equipment11
- Joby BallHead 3K
$61.31cited in 15 videos
“So my standard uh small rig legs with the Joby ball mount on the Sony ZVE1 with a 16-35 f4.”
- Nitecore NB20000 Power Bank
$99.95cited in 15 videos
“That's battery bank, I think 20,000 milliamps.”
- SmallRig AP-10 Carbon Fiber Camera Tripod
$139.00cited in 13 videos
“I set up my tripod and camera, walked back, walked past, and then went back to get my gear.”
- Peak Design Cuff Camera Wrist Strap
$34.95cited in 13 videos
“Peak Design Strap”
- SmallRig AP-10 52.4" Carbon Fiber Camera Tripod6 videos
- DJI Mini 32 videos
- DJI Air 3S Fly More Combo1 video
- Elgato Cam Link 4K Capture Card1 video
- DJI Mavic1 video
- Tripod (used as trekking poles)1 video
- SmallRig TRIBEX Tripod1 video
Sound
Microphones4
- Sennheiser MKE 400 Directional On-Camera Shotgun Microphone
$219.00cited in 5 videosfirst cited April 2026
“Mic”
- Sennheiser MKE 400 Shotgun Microphone
$198.90first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“Also production-wise it has been a while since I've used the shotgun microphone and this is the Sennheiser one the MKE 400 just on top of my Sony ZVE1 with a 16 to 35 F4 and I think it sounds great.”
View source at 25:08from August 2026 - Dead cat windscreen
mixed views on it
“I don't have it in front of me, but I have a dead cat, a small dead cat on the onboard on my camera.”
View source at 1:21:18from November 2025 “What's up, guys? I've got like a little DJI mic. Let me know if it's like loud enough.”
View source at 0:33from November 2025
Headphones2
- AirPods
$119.95cited in 4 videos
“I crossed today's pass with AirPods in probably listening to some Skyrim atmosphere or something like that.”
- Shokz headphones
$179.95
“Shokz, headphones, AirPods and gear preferences”
View sourcefrom November 2025
Editing and post
Editing software3
- Final Cut Pro
cited in 8 videos
“Let's see if we can pull up Final Cut.”
- Antigravity Studio
first cited October 2026positive about it
“So, you fly first and then you can choose where the camera points later in anti-gravity studio.”
View source at 8:48from October 2026 - Opus Clip
mixed views on it
“Yeah, so I have I'm a pain opus clip.”
View source at 1:33:34from November 2025
Recording software3
- Streamlabs
cited in 3 videosmixed views on it
“I was trying to figure out how to turn off ads for live streams. I couldn't really find anything because I'm I'm live streaming from Streamlabs and there's no option for that.”
- OBS
cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it
“We're on OBS, so no dropped frames.”
- Upstream
first cited December 2025
“So what I tested was upstream a way to um have a live stream on your channel.”
View source at 54:54from December 2025
AI software3
- ChatGPT
cited in 6 videosmixed views on it
“I'm still paying for CHGBT and using that the most, but I'm leaning towards Gemini more and more.”
- Gemini
mixed views on it
“But yesterday, uh, I was checking out the new version of Gemini, and I think they finally allowed it.”
View source at 25:21from November 2025 - Google AI Studio
positive about it
“So, Google AI Studio, as we checked out in the last stream, has access to the YouTube videos in a different way and can watch the video and then give me a description of what's being said and then process that down into like maybe a 10 to 15-minute long script as it did right here.”
View source at 38:53from December 2025
Productivity software5
- AllTrails+
cited in 6 videospositive about it
“Before starting, I made a custom route for each day on all trails, which I downloaded for offline use.”
“Going to start writing notes here instead of Apple notes so I can go through and react on stream.”
View source at 16:13from December 2025“I I definitely need to get my Discord back up um so it's super easy for people to bop in with uh calls, audio calls, podcast reaction.”
View source at 1:05:38from November 2025- Google Docs
first cited December 2025
“So pretty much moved from Linkree to Google Docs.”
View source at 2:02from December 2025
- Google Forms1 video
Creator tools9
- Musicbed
cited in 10 videosfirst cited December 2025speaks highly of it
“Music Beds catalog feels cinematic, emotional, and intentional. It helps my videos resonate and it's a big part of why people keep coming back.”
- Linktree
cited in 4 videosspeaks highly of it
“…last time we talked about uh all of the links that I had here for the channel and I have condensed it into a link tree”
- Geniuslink
cited in 2 videos
“4.4 million lifetime clicks tracked through Genius Link. This is like my link shortening.”
- Beacons
cited in 2 videospositive about it
“So another thing is uh social media. So beacons beacons.ai. Craig, that should be it.”
- Artlist2 videos
- YouTube Studio app1 video
- Frame.io1 video
- YouTube App1 video
- Google Analytics1 video
Platforms
Hosting platforms5
- Threads
cited in 4 videos
“And we're gonna we're going to get into my threads. I've been I've been posting thoughts as they happen and we're going to try to go through them and make sense of them.”
- Google Sites
cited in 4 videosfirst cited December 2025mixed views on it
“So, Google Sites is kind of everything that this is, but just like a little cleaner and a little more focused towards what I'm looking for. So, now I'm switching.com over to this.”
- Squarespace
first cited December 2025
“23:30 Website switch: Squarespace → Google Sites”
View sourcefrom December 2025 “Streaming every computer task, Ghost versus a full site, and a simple link archive”
View sourcefrom November 2025
- TikTok1 video
Desk
Computers5
- Mac
cited in 5 videos
“I need to figure out how to like change the notifications on my Mac when I'm streaming so that stuff like that doesn't pop up cuz if anyone leaves me a voicemail right now, it's going to dick it's going to translate it or transcribe it and show it on screen.”
- MacBook Air M4
$1,299.00cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it
“Apple MacBook Air. So, if I were to reshop for the computer that I have right now, I just buy it. I've got the M4 13 inch.”
- Streaming gaming PC
first cited December 2025mixed views on it
“I was looking at streaming gaming PC. So, this Yeah, I I pulled the trigger on this one and it's right here. I'm going to return it.”
View source at 26:35from December 2025 - M5 MacBook Air
$1,699.00first cited August 2026
“MacBook Air (M5)”
View sourcefrom August 2026
Monitors1
- 4K monitor
$268.99
“I'm streaming and I've got a 4K monitor connected to the MacBook Air right now.”
View sourcefrom November 2025
Everything else
Other1
- Reddit
positive about it
“…but I have ended up on Reddit because I use Reddit and I get Reddit a bit more than those.”
View source at 5:07from November 2025
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