I know we all want newer, bigger, fancier setups... but what does everyone have now? I have a nice Fuji Finepix (from 2012, in the US). It is old but serviceable, the optical zoom and shutter speed are nice. It takes good still pics but has never been good for video. My biggest problem with the Fuji is that it is just too big to carry around all the time. That is one of my favorite things about using my Samsung phone - it is with me all the time.
Here is my current gear. Nothing fancy, nothing expensive. It is convenient to carry, and for YT vids... good enough. For professional work you would probably want better. Most people watch YT on their phones (something I will never understand), so for a 5" screen - how good does the gear really need to be?
This is my stay at home gear. The gimbal and action cam are for planned trips.
I was going to buy some green cloth for chroma key, but my wife has this purple curtain, covering a shelf, on the front porch. When I take pics/vids in front of it I pull it tight and light it (string lights on the porch). The purple is easy to chroma key out... and I tend to wear a lot of blue and green so the purple turned out to be better than I thought. Plus it is already here (notice a pattern of cheapness ha ha). The action cam bag only goes out for beach/pool trips. It is a $25 Chinese knock off cam. The video quality is surprisingly good. To mount it on the bicycle you have to take it out of the waterproof case or it overheats (you cannot turn of the display screen). The gimbal and tripod stay at home except for planned trips. If I am sitting on the well to film I have to add the selfie stick to the tripod for the extra height. I would get a taller tripod, but I rarely use it. I love the Zhiyun gimbal! About $100. The Smooth 3 is well named... smooth vids... (the Android app for it sucks but the iphone is supposed to be supported better). When I do walking tours the gimbal is awesome. The gimbal has a 12 hour battery and a charging port for your phone. You can use it as a power bank.
This is my every day gear. I carry a purse and half of it is camera gear.
Most people here (Philippines) carry purses. It helps keep stuff away from pickpockets, and there are a lot of things you need to keep with you - like toilet tissue, wet wipes, handkerchiefs etc. I had a much smaller bag but the camera gear has expanded. The phone is a Samsung J5 Prime, about $200 (I am converting to USD in my head - no guarantees on accuracy!). The power bank is indispensable, and was about $14, I can charge the phone 3 times with it. The tiny tripod I rarely use but just never took it out of my bag. The gorilla pod is my favorite (and only $3 online). The mic is from Amazon, about $15? I have a 15 foot extension wire for the mic, and I made a dead cat for windy days. The small selfie stick is good because it folds up so small. The round white thing is a clip on rechargeable selfie light. I generally forget I have it, and when I do remember the light... the battery needs to be charged ($3?). The small lenses are macro and fisheye, I don't care a lot for them ($3). The larger lens is a $3 telephoto lens that is actually pretty good, and I always forget I have it ha ha (marked 8x zoom 18mm 16 degrees). I was at a dragon boat race last week and wished I could get closer... then got home and remembered that was with me!
Like I said nothing fancy or expensive. The gimbal is my fanciest toy, I guess. I use CyberLink Power Director 16 for my editing ($50). Photoshop CS3 (free from my ex) for pic editing, and making lower thirds etc. If start making more YT money I may consider upgrading the gear - but it has to be something I will carry with me. So probably just a better phone/cam, I guess.
I do have a drone with a cam but it is hard to fly here. It is always so windy here. Better for kite flying, not drones. Hey... mount a camera to my kite... Hmm....
The funny thing is I can walk around with the tripod or gimbal and no one says anything, but break out the gorilla pod and immediately "Oh, you are a vlogger? What is your channel name". Is that the symbol of the club?!
Here is my current gear. Nothing fancy, nothing expensive. It is convenient to carry, and for YT vids... good enough. For professional work you would probably want better. Most people watch YT on their phones (something I will never understand), so for a 5" screen - how good does the gear really need to be?
This is my stay at home gear. The gimbal and action cam are for planned trips.
I was going to buy some green cloth for chroma key, but my wife has this purple curtain, covering a shelf, on the front porch. When I take pics/vids in front of it I pull it tight and light it (string lights on the porch). The purple is easy to chroma key out... and I tend to wear a lot of blue and green so the purple turned out to be better than I thought. Plus it is already here (notice a pattern of cheapness ha ha). The action cam bag only goes out for beach/pool trips. It is a $25 Chinese knock off cam. The video quality is surprisingly good. To mount it on the bicycle you have to take it out of the waterproof case or it overheats (you cannot turn of the display screen). The gimbal and tripod stay at home except for planned trips. If I am sitting on the well to film I have to add the selfie stick to the tripod for the extra height. I would get a taller tripod, but I rarely use it. I love the Zhiyun gimbal! About $100. The Smooth 3 is well named... smooth vids... (the Android app for it sucks but the iphone is supposed to be supported better). When I do walking tours the gimbal is awesome. The gimbal has a 12 hour battery and a charging port for your phone. You can use it as a power bank.
This is my every day gear. I carry a purse and half of it is camera gear.
Most people here (Philippines) carry purses. It helps keep stuff away from pickpockets, and there are a lot of things you need to keep with you - like toilet tissue, wet wipes, handkerchiefs etc. I had a much smaller bag but the camera gear has expanded. The phone is a Samsung J5 Prime, about $200 (I am converting to USD in my head - no guarantees on accuracy!). The power bank is indispensable, and was about $14, I can charge the phone 3 times with it. The tiny tripod I rarely use but just never took it out of my bag. The gorilla pod is my favorite (and only $3 online). The mic is from Amazon, about $15? I have a 15 foot extension wire for the mic, and I made a dead cat for windy days. The small selfie stick is good because it folds up so small. The round white thing is a clip on rechargeable selfie light. I generally forget I have it, and when I do remember the light... the battery needs to be charged ($3?). The small lenses are macro and fisheye, I don't care a lot for them ($3). The larger lens is a $3 telephoto lens that is actually pretty good, and I always forget I have it ha ha (marked 8x zoom 18mm 16 degrees). I was at a dragon boat race last week and wished I could get closer... then got home and remembered that was with me!
Like I said nothing fancy or expensive. The gimbal is my fanciest toy, I guess. I use CyberLink Power Director 16 for my editing ($50). Photoshop CS3 (free from my ex) for pic editing, and making lower thirds etc. If start making more YT money I may consider upgrading the gear - but it has to be something I will carry with me. So probably just a better phone/cam, I guess.
I do have a drone with a cam but it is hard to fly here. It is always so windy here. Better for kite flying, not drones. Hey... mount a camera to my kite... Hmm....
The funny thing is I can walk around with the tripod or gimbal and no one says anything, but break out the gorilla pod and immediately "Oh, you are a vlogger? What is your channel name". Is that the symbol of the club?!
