what's good Francis Jonathan welcome back in this video we're gonna be taking
a look at what I feel is the perfect blogging camera blogging setup and
vlogging rig I really think you guys are going to enjoy it before we do that
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section so that being said keep PG and let's dive into this video so the camera
I've been using is the a 6400 I decided to go with this camera for the perfect
vlogging setup for a few reasons which we'll talk about later on in the video
but for now let's just start with a quick tip I've seen quite a few people
complain about the a 6400 s flip up display and not being able to see your
settings on the bottom of the display due to the viewfinder blocking them to
fix this remove the icon once the eyecup is removed you'll see the entire display
the biggest benefit of using the a 6400 as a vlogging camera is the flip up
display the issue is when it's flipped up it blocks the hotshoe meaning that if
you were trying to put a microphone here it takes away your ability to see
yourself that's okay though your boy has a fix this is a $19 small rig adapter it
slides into the hot shoot screws into the neck strap mount and
adds a cold shoe on the right hand side one thing I was aiming for with this
setup was to keep it fully functional lightweight compact easily put together
and travel friendly the a 6400 paired with is $19 small rig adapter adds
much-needed functionality to this camera Wow not adding any unnecessary bulk so I
would say this is definitely a win the mic I'm currently using is from
sarimanok I'll link it down below as well as everything else in this video
the actual model is the V mic mini the V Mike mini has a great foam windscreen
the shock mount is pretty sturdy and the sound quality i feel is really good for
the price here's a quick example this is a quick test to show you guys the
quality of the microphone that i'm using now sometimes i'll rotate this out with
the rode videomic plus because the quality of that shotgun mic is
absolutely outstanding if my eyes leaking it's cuz on the way over here
something flew in it it's really really bad don't know don't
know what it is I'm crying wrote over here to see if my neighborhood
basketball goal had a hoop yet honestly for 59 bucks this is tough to beat I
love its size I love how compact and small it is and it really doesn't add
any excess bulk to my camera rig and it's easy to travel with if I ever need
anything more than this I'll just use the rode videomic pro Plus which gives
you much better sound quality at the cost of extra bulk Plus this doesn't
need batteries and just plug and play the best lens you can get for the a 6400
when it comes to vlogging is the 10 to 18 it's insanely wide as a decent
aperture at 4 and it has optical image stabilization if you need a little bit
more range you could always pick up the 18 to 105 that way you're covered from
10 all the way up to 105 millimeters plus the 18 and 105 is a servo zoom lens
meaning that it's great for video that said if you can't afford both you could
always use clear image zoom to gain a little bit more reach out of the 10 to
18 which really comes in clutch I'm used it a ton and from my testing I haven't
noticed any loss in quality or at least anything to the point that a little
editing in post can't fix so I'm gonna be completely
honest and level with you guys I wanted to initially use the EOS R in this setup
I mean having that EF 2 RF variable nd adapter is just brilliant that adaptor
is so easy to use and I love it but after adding up prices of each
looking at what I need to buy for each system and the size the weight the
features using both of these cameras I think the a 6400 is a much better option
for vlogging that being said I made a workaround for not having that variable
nd mount this is my variable nd that I feature in every video it's 82
millimeters in size and it cost me a fortune
this ND filter cost me like 600 bucks something that I've learned is to buy
the biggest and best ND filter that you can afford and then use step-down rings
to adapt that nd to your other lenses you'll save a ton of money this way
here's an example of a step-down ring on my 10 to 18
going back to my variable ND filter I put a zoom filter adapter on the side
that would get screwed onto the Lin on the step-down ring that's connected
to the 10 to 18 lens I attached a zoom lens adapter these two adapters are
magnetic and allow me to quickly go from having a filter to not having a filter
the biggest convenience with the Canon variable nd mount adapter is the amount
of time it saved you not having to fiddle with screwing and unscrewing
filters on the front of your lens however my setup is faster when you
consider that in order to completely remove all nd from the Canon mount
you'll need to replace it with the clear filter or change the mount altogether
and that takes two hands for my setup it's as simple as popping off the filter
and putting it back on plus it's not proprietary meaning that you can use it
with non EF lenses now on the bottom of my a 6400 I'm using a peak design quick
capture plates and all my backpack I have the quick capture receiver this
allows me to keep my camera fully assembled out of my bag and in arm's
reach this is yours that I never miss a shot whether it's b-roll or a quick vlog
because I really wanted to capture the moment obviously this setup isn't gonna
be for everybody but if you're looking for a compact travel friendly setup back
in the core video at 4k up to 30 frames per second and 1080p up to 120 frames
per second while retaining good auto focus in fact excellent autofocus it's
really tough to beat this the lightweight form factor of the a 6400
and the Sarah Manik being like mini paired with the peak design quick
capture system and the zoom magnetic filter holders I think you got a winning
combination here it keeps everything at your fingertips it's easy to assemble
easy to access everything about this setup is just easy what do you guys
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