- Hey guys, it's Justine.
And today I wanted to show you my unboxing desk setup
and some of my favorite gear
and lenses that I use to make my videos.
Now you guys are always asking about what I use
so I'm so excited to share this with you.
But first, I wanted to thank IBM
for sponsoring this portion of this video.
IBM believes what businesses need to
drive progress is creativity.
Because of that, they're focused
on celebrating the thought leaders who are the driving force
behind unlocking creativity in business.
Now, normally when I think about creators
I tend to think about artists
or content creators like myself or even musicians.
But what IBM is doing is bringing
to the forefront the visionaries who are creatively
applying technology and business to drive change.
They are calling them the New Creators
and this term applies
to IT leaders, developers, experienced designers,
data scientists, enterprise designers, CTOs
and so many others who are using technology
as a tool to create new world-changing ideas.
Now, as a creator myself,
I absolutely loved hearing the stories from some
of these amazing people doing such incredible things.
This is so important because just technology
itself won't bring the systemic change that businesses
and society needs.
It needs actual real people
with ideas to create these better ways of working.
I loved learning about one of the IBM New Creators,
Renata Perovic, who works for a Brazilian bank, Bradesco.
There, she is connecting the bank
to external business and innovation opportunities
through the Brazilian entrepreneurship ecosystem.
One of my favorite things that I learned
that she is doing there is working with AI to personalize
and serve their customers on a large scale.
With over 70 million clients
their main struggle was trying to make sure
that they are serving them in an efficient capacity.
So using AI, it's possible to categorize customer questions,
make relationships, and return,
in a very short time to answer the clients' questions.
For her, she said that "Technology is a tool
and being able to understand the clients' pain
and solve it with evolving technology is the goal."
If you wanna learn more about New Creators, I'll put a link
in the description to check out IBM on YouTube.
Thank you again to IBM
for sponsoring that portion of this video.
So some of you guys may have been
on my creator journey since the very beginning.
I have been making YouTube videos here
on YouTube since 2006.
When I think about how long that is,
it actually is just mind-blowing.
Like my channel is actually older
than some people watching this video right now.
And when I think about that, I don't even know how to feel
because I definitely struggled growing up.
I never really knew like what my place was.
What I liked to do was always different
than what all of my friends liked.
So the fact that I was
into computers and I loved playing video games
and I just loved all the tech nerdy things
not a lot of people back then like that,
and it didn't really feel like it was cool.
But I'm definitely so glad that I stuck with what I loved
because that love has turned into a passion for creating.
And when I first started making YouTube videos
I was honestly making videos just on my computer
and using the webcam.
Like, I was using nothing else.
So it's wild to think where I started
and where where I am right now,
sitting in my very own studio
with all of the gear that I could have ever dreamed of.
I'm so happy and so excited to finally kind of
show you this little setup.
And this is kind of just our one simple setup that we have.
This is kind of my unboxing desk.
And this was actually supposed to be a temporary setup,
but since we've set it up,
and I've been using it for so long,
I actually kind of really dig the simplistic look.
It kind of takes me back to the old days
when I first started making videos
and I had a white background
but now we have some upgraded gear.
So I wanted to show you kind of
what the studio looks like
and all of the gear that I've been using.
And again, let's remember
this was not something that I have accomplished overnight.
I did not get this gear just (clicks fingers) like that.
This is many, many years of hard work
and saving up to be able to have
all of the things that I have today.
So I'm super excited to show you
what our unboxing setup looks like now.
So to start, my sister and I also have a podcast
that we have kind of been slacking on,
but don't worry it'll be back.
And I'm so excited about it because we actually
do use this same desk setup for a podcast.
We do have a podcast room
that was going to be a podcast room,
but now it is overflow storage.
So as soon as I get that cleared out,
the podcast will have a home.
But what I do is I have a little microphone stand
on each side that I'll pop up here.
And then we have a RØDECaster that's basically sitting right
in front of me that we just pop right here
into the front so that we can control the audio
and we use the same camera that is looking at me.
You're looking at me, using,
seeing, how you're, mm.
You know what I mean.
This camera right here!
And speaking of cameras,
right now is kind of a little more of aggressive shoot
'cause we actually are using four cameras
because I wanted to show you kind of the
behind the scenes, what everything looks like.
There it is!
And for this one we're using the α7 IV
and this is the 16 to 35 lens.
I really like this lens a lot
because you can get just enough zoom
but you can also get some nice wide angle shots,
which is super, super fun.
Now this one right here is our main camera
and this is the α7S III
with the 50 millimeter lens on it.
I used to use the 24 - 70,
but once we swapped to this 50 millimeter,
(gasps) mm, the crispiness just, ugh, it's beautiful.
I absolutely love it.
And hooked up to that
we have a little XLR hot shoe there
and normally we'll sometimes have a shotgun mic
but I use these wireless AVX microphones.
I have tried to find something better
but I just love them so much.
I love them so much,
I actually just bought another set of them.
They have survived so much.
They have survived weather,
they have survived so many drops.
So I don't know how they've managed to do
whatever kind of magic that they're doing
but it's definitely working for me.
I just hope that they upgrade it
because it needs to have USB-C.
It's been driving me crazy.
They still have Micro USB.
So, Sennheiser, AVX, let's get an upgrade to these
because they're amazing and I want them to be better.
So we have a couple other cameras as well.
This is also the α7S III
and we usually use the 24 to 70 lens here.
Gives you kind of a nice little zoom if I need to zoom in.
But there's also enough focal length that I can bring things
up close so that you're able to see.
I recently did just get a new lens for up here
and it is the new 24 to 70 G Master II,
and it is, (gasps) I think that it might be
my most favorite lens ever.
Like, this lens is so perfect.
It's basically the same size as the 16 to 35.
Can I see that real quick?
Okay, there it is, there it is.
It's about the same size
and I think it actually might even be lighter.
Like it's wild how incredible this lens is.
So this one is actually Jake's camera here.
There you go.
And here's my α7 IV which has that same
24 to 70 G Master lens.
This is the first version,
this is the second one.
I mean just look at the size difference.
(gasps) I cannot say enough great things about this lens.
It's perfect.
So I've been using the α7 IV a lot more
for doing kind of, like, out-and-about shoots.
And we use it a lot for photos.
Mostly, right now,
we used to use the α7 S III when we go out and about
but those we kind of have left static.
So they're now kind of like our still cameras right here
that we just leave in the studio
and do not touch at all costs.
Do not move the cameras.
And then over here is a new little addition.
And most of the time, when I'm shooting by myself,
it's super easy because I can just hit record
on these two cameras, come sit down.
But when I have help
and Jake is actually over here shooting,
manning our third camera,
one,
a-two, oops, I hit it,
and a-three.
So this is his FX3,
and you've got the Tamron 35 to 150 millimeter lens on,
which is great for super close up shots.
And you also have, right now,
the SmallHD little display there, which is kind of cool
because he can also flip that around
so I can see what he sees.
Look at that.
It's magic, you know?
Okay, and then over here, my friends,
we've got two Atomos Ninja monitors,
and I used to use these a lot more
because we would actually record directly onto these
with solid state drives,
when I used to shoot with the α7 S IIs,
because they had a record limit.
So with this we could record forever.
So I used to use those a lot
but now I basically just use them for monitoring
and this is super helpful when I'm shooting by myself.
Okay, Jake, here you go.
There you are. There you go, there you go.
And then the last camera that I've been super into,
this is the α1.
Now this thing is an absolute beast
like this shoots 8K
and it's also so incredible for low-light photography.
And the lens that I have on here is the 12 to 24.
This is actually a really incredible lens.
I don't really use it enough
because I feel like, a lot of times,
we usually just stick with that 24 to 70
because when you're run-gun, on the go,
that one is always the best.
But this is great for static shots.
It's also great for some landscape photography,
for trying to get a wide view.
Now the α1 is interesting because it does shoot 8K.
I don't shoot all of my content in 8K,
but I do like shooting, sometimes,
up-close detail shots, product shots,
because I'm able to shoot them in 8K,
and I can obviously down-sample it to 4k,
but you still get that extra crop factor,
'cause if you guys have watched my videos before,
you know I love to do a little punch-in zoom,
and with 8K you don't really lose any quality at all.
The last lens, which this was actually one
that I used a couple years ago at Sony,
they had this event and, after I used it,
I immediately went home and bought it.
It's the 1.8 135 G Master.
I also used to use this lens a lot to get product shots
and also to do thumbnail photos.
You know those shots where I hold things out super far
and then I'm completely blurred in the background?
Oh yeah, this lens so good for that.
Look at this little, this little friend.
This is also nice 'cause it is a 1.8.
I do also like the lenses that have the click aperture.
Another thing that happens in this little space
is I will do a lot of different conference calls.
So I actually will sometimes hook
up this main camera right here to the ATEM Mini.
So, with this, I will just plug this into my computer
and I'll be able to switch between camera angles,
which is kind of cool.
So I can actually have all three
of these camera angles hooked up to the ATEM
and I can switch between those.
I did a livestream not too long ago where
you guys may have seen, I switched from the front camera
to the top camera and that's what we'd use to do that.
Next up, right next to that, is our R0DECaster.
This is the new R0DECaster Pro II.
This just recently came out,
and this is what we record our podcast on.
Our previous one has traveled all around the world.
My sister and I take this thing everywhere.
I throw it in my suitcase
it has a little clear cover on it
which makes it super easy to travel with.
And then I just pack up the microphones and you go.
You don't even need a computer or anything,
like, this is it.
You can record, you can do all kinds of vocal effects,
with the new version,
and you basically have an entire recording studio
in this small little device.
It's pretty awesome.
Also, when I do conference calls,
I have this little teleprompter here
which you can kind of see it, which is cool about this
is not only can I use it for a teleprompter
to make sure I'm reading specs correctly
but I can also use this when I put a tablet on it
to do conference calls
because I can flip the video and it will look like
I'm actually looking directly at the person
because they'll be reflected into that glass mirror.
So they will think that I'm looking right at them,
which I guess I am, but I'm looking directly
at them, through them, through the camera.
So not only is this great for a prompter
but it's also really great for that as well.
And here we are with all of the lights.
Now behind me I actually have three lights.
I have this little, like, hair light, kind of top-down light
which is the LightMat.
And I've had this for a really long time.
I absolutely love it.
And there's two Nanlite Povotubes that we have back here
and these can actually be changed
for various different colors.
So sometimes you'll see me use these all around the studio
in various different scenarios and we always
change the colors, usually to a nice little pink,
but they're super fun and super portable,
and they also remind me of lightsabers.
So that makes me very, very happy.
Now in front of me, I've got a bunch of lights.
Actually, we have this one here
which is actually my friend Tyler's
and he's like, "Yeah, I'll come back and get it."
And he hasn't gotten it yet.
This is the Godox SL-60W.
And Tyler, if you want it back, like, it's here.
I'm using it, but you know, just let me know.
And then up here we have the Aputure 120d.
I love Aputure lights.
And over here we have another one.
This is the amaran 200d.
I use this one so often
because I half the time don't even put
any type of dome on it.
I just use this and I wheel it around the office
because it has wheels on it and I just kind of bounce it
off of places that need some light.
Like right here, I'm lighting up the hallway,
so it's not too dark over there.
And then, last but not least,
this is my latest purchase that I just got.
This is the Aputure 600d.
This thing is so freaking beautiful, so powerful.
And this one we kind of use in various different setups
and kind of move it around as we need to.
It's also kind of crazy
because I don't wanna say that I built this studio
but I was in here when there was actually nothing.
There was just, I mean it was being built,
so I'm like the first occupant of it.
I did have a little bit
of say where kind of outlets and stuff were placed.
So it was really fun to kind of see this
from the beginning to where it is now.
And this is still, I feel, like a temporary setup,
so at some point I will be redoing it,
but I've been so happy with a setup and it's been working.
Something else that's also kind of important
are a bunch of C-stands.
And when I first started I was not using C-stands at all.
I was using, like, these really flimsy light stands.
C-stands are absolutely a game changer, I must say.
And then we also have another tripod here, which is Jake's.
This is the Ozen Agile 10, which is really great.
We've been using this third camera.
It's been so fun for unboxings,
to kind of be able to get some extra shots
that I may miss on the top-down
or that it's too far away over here.
So you can get those nice close-up shots.
And here's all of the cameras
that we use here in the studio.
This right here is the Sony α7 IV.
This is the α7 S III.
α7 S III.
This is the α7 IV,
α1,
α7 S III.
And this over here is the FX3.
Okay, now these, check them out.
These lights are so great.
Look at that.
Oh, we got a nice green happening.
Look at this, oh my, wait,
why are we not doing this all the time?
It looks so good.
This is so fun.
Oh my god, what?
It looks so good.
(gasps) I'm freaking out.
Look at this!
Oh my goodness.
Like I knew they changed colors
but we always left them white back there
because I wanted it to be super crisp.
And now that I'm seeing this, oh boy,
we might have a new color for the next video.
So this is the view that I see on the Atomos Ninjas.
It's so good. It's so good!
I do have a couple other setups as well
but this is the unboxing desks.
If you would like to see some of the other setups
let me know in the comments below.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
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please also leave some comments
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