- My vlogging setup for VEDA this year, take two.
One of my personal goals this year has been
to invest more in myself,
and for me the best way to do that is through gear.
Now, I'm not going to sit here
and say that gear doesn't matter.
It does matter, but not in the way that I think
that people think it matters.
Gear helps enable you to create the art
in a new and interesting way.
That being said, spending five, 10,000 dollars on gear
when you weren't going to create it anyway is pointless.
You buy the gear because whether or not you have it,
you're going to go out and create it,
and the gear helps you create what you're trying to create
easily and more effectively.
If the gear you are purchasing does not do that,
then you are wasting your money.
I also want to remind you
that I'm a professional video producer, so for me,
investing in gear is part of my livelihood.
If this was just a hobby for me and not a career,
I wouldn't have nearly as much gear as I do,
which compared to others on this platform
is still not a lot of gear (laughs).
The gear enables you, it doesn't define you.
Your ideas define you.
So I'm still paying off Jeff right now,
which is my Mavic Pro Drone from DJI,
but I started having all these ideas for videos
that I couldn't easily create
on my current Sony NEX cameras,
so for VEDA I decided to rent the Sony a6500.
Renting is a great way to try out gear for a lower price,
rather than purchasing it outright,
especially if money is a factor for you.
I rented this camera through BorrowLenses.
It came with a body only, a battery,
and the battery charger.
Renting this camera made sense for me
because I've already been interested
in purchasing this camera after I pay down Jeff,
and I already own three Sony E Mount lenses
that I use with my NEX cameras.
I have a fixed wide-angle lens, a mid-range lens
that I mostly use for the vlogging,
that's around 18-55 millimeters,
and I have a telephoto lens that's around 210 millimeters.
With the upgrade in this camera, I can move away from
in camera audio, which sounds like this, which is terrible,
to mounted audio that feeds directly into it.
I use this rogue video microphone for that.
It's semi-directional, gives me great audio
directly into the camera
so I don't have to sync sound anymore.
Finally, for most of these mini docu-vlogs
that I've been making this week,
I've predominantly been using my gorillapod.
I love this thing because it allows you
a lot of versatility in a running gun style,
so you're not bogged down
by a traditional tripod that's just clunky
and just takes up too much space, frankly.
It can turn into a makeshift steady camera,
which I really love.
It wrap arounds things, and it has a leveler.
When I'm not using the gorillapod,
I'm using my VEO Vanguard monopod.
Again, low footprint, easy access, easy to travel with.
And once again, this gear enables me
to actually go out and shoot.
Using a traditional tripod,
I wouldn't go out and shoot with it,
because it's too clunky and too in the way.
I also supplement this by just using my iphone.
I have an iPhone 7 and a second little gorillapod for it.
It's magnetic, so I can quickly attach it to things as well,
and again my iPhone enables me to go out and shoot
in a quick, running gun environment, which is what you want.
You want the gear you have to actually enable you.
It does you no good if it's not functional.
And that's it, this is my current setup
for producing videos on this channel,
at least during VEDA until I have to ship back the a6500,
which I'll be so sad about.
If you're interested in purchasing any of this gear,
I've left links in the description box,
which by the way I do that
for every video I produce on this channel.
If you're curious about how to support me,
purchasing this gear through those links,
if you are already interested in purchasing it,
helps me a lot, too.
Also, if there are any tips, tricks, or tutorials
you would like me to produce on this channel,
let me know in the comments below.
I'll see you when I see you, which will be tomorrow.