Over the last year
or so, a nearly absurd amount of fantastic cameras
and lenses have been released. So today I thought it would
be fun to check in with some of my YouTuber friends
to see what camera gear they're using to shoot
their videos in 2021. Let's get undone. [offbeat music] ♪ Gerald Undone ♪ [both]: Dun dun dun, he's crazy. Wow, that was pretty good. What's happening, everybody?
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everybody else has to say. Howdy, Caleb Pike here. And for my A-roll setup,
I'm using kind of a weird camera and lens combination. For the camera,
I'm using the Panasonic S1. For the lens I've got
a Canon 24-70mm L f/2.8. I believe it's
the second version. For audio I'm rocking
the Sennheiser MKH 416 run into
a Sound Devices MixPre-3. Otherwise we just
have some Aputure lights, some sound blankets
and some set design. And that's pretty much my setup. For my videos, I use the Sony
a7S III with the Sony 24mm f/1.4 and that camera is on the
iFootage Shark Slider Nano. And as you might be able to see,
I do have a B and C camera over here and both
of those are Canon EOS Rs. One of them has the Sigma
24mm f/1.4 and the other has the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 and when
it comes to audio I typically use the RØDE VideoMic NTG,
but sometimes I will use the RØDECaster Pro as
an external recorder so I can connect an XLR
microphone like this RØDE NT1. And that
is a great setup for NT1. [record scratch] So, Gerald, you want to know how
I film myself, is that right? [cat purr] I'm using a Sony FX3
and the 20mm f/1.8. I chose the FX3 because
I love how convenient it is. Not only am I able to connect
my Sennheiser MKE 600 mic directly to the XLR handle
so I don't have to sync the audio in post,
but the handle is powered by the camera itself. I'm using the Desview
wide angle teleprompter and the Ninja V
to monitor myself. I shoot all my videos S-Log3,
24fps, 10-bit, 4:2:2. For the main camera I use
Sony A1 because I really like the 8K resolution. It has variable shutter
and for this scenario I like the tilt screen, and on top
of that I use APS-C crop while I'm shooting in 4K and overall
it is a fantastic camera. For the lens I use 50mm
f/1.2 G Master lens by Sony because I really like
the shallow depth of field and the field of view. And for microphone I have
an XLR-K3M on top of my set up and that is connected
to my Sennheiser MKH 50-P48. And I think
it just sounds fantastic. At some point in this video
I was going to tell you what gear I was using,
but it would seem that iPhonedo and his magical
length-changing hair is using the exact same setup,
that damn copycat. I too am filming on
the Sony A1 with the XLR module and the Sennheiser MKH 50. Some differences, though. I record into my Zoom F6
and use the XLR module in the camera as a backup
for scratch audio or for live streaming. I also prefer the Sony
35mm f/1.8 lens for this shot, not too unlike
our next contributor. So I don't really have a setup
which is always the same. I tend to mix and match,
but there are some constants. There will generally be a cat,
in this case is my lovely Berty and it will be
a Sony camera normally. Here it is, the a7S III
which I've been using for most of the time, although
I will be switching to this just received Sony A1. The constant is the lens,
which is almost always the 35mm f/1.8 from Sony,
which is really lovely. And audio is almost always
from the Tentacle Track E, and Sanken
COS-11 microphone plugged in. I do have a top mic on top
of the camera, but generally the audio is from here. That's just for Sanken. Mine's going to be different
from a lot of YouTubers because I don't use a studio. It kind of encourages us
to go out and shoot in the field as much as possible. And we try to shoot
the episodes with the camera we're reviewing
when possible, but sometimes they only send one camera
when we're doing a lens review. In those cases, my favorite
camera is the Panasonic S1H. I use
the Panasonic 24-70mm f/2.8. I love the Sigma version
of this as well. Our audio setup is super basic. I've been using a RØDE Wireless
GO II and we're just using the RØDE GO capsules,
I stick them underneath with Rycote Stickies. There's your thumbnail
right now, Gerald. [camera shutter] So what kind of gear do I use? It really depends on the job,
because it's all about using the right
gear for the right job. But this is probably
what I use the most often. It's a Husky
1.25lbs and it's great. It's the perfect way to go. But if your pinata is a
little bit more than three feet, than I would definitely
go for the 4lbs version. If you look at
the radius of the damage-- No, no, they want
to know about your camera gear, not your pinata killing gear. Oh. Camera. Oh, that's easy. Canon C70, 16-35mm f/4,
I like the f/4 because the optical image
stabilization. I also run it through
a speed booster and I have the RØDE VideoMic Pro Plus
up top and also usually the Peak Design Travel Tripod All right. So this is the Red 8K
Monstro sensor, huge sensor. And in front of that is Sigma's
24-35mm Cine lens at about 28mm. So not all the way wide,
but pretty close. Then in front of me,
right below the shot is Sennheiser's MKH 416
shotgun microphone, which is recording into a
Sound Devices 633 to an SD card. Then there's an ARRI
SkyPanel to my right, some fill, practicals,
and the rest is just set. That's it. Yo, yo, Josh Yo.
OK, so what you're looking at is the Sony a7S III.
We have a Sigma 24-70mm. Over here, we have
a regular, nondescript monitor. I'm actually recording the video
signal to the Atomos Shogun and I'm doing audio
separately... audio. [tapping microphone] This is a Sennheiser
MKH 416, very expensive mic. We have a boom pole. This is hooked
up to a MixPre-10T. The video and audio
are being married together in the Atomos Shogun Inferno. That way
I don't have to sync audio, but I also
get XLR input audio. I know, it would be it would
be much easier if I just shot on an FX3 and then I
could probably just get rid of half this stuff. So this is the Orbit, this
is how I get those like really nice sweeping commercial shots. Same camera, a7S III. It's also tethered
into the same setup as before. I have an HDMI
cable going there. It doesn't seem
to affect the Orbit at all. And I have
the microphone right here. Same game, except
now it's a moving shot. It gives it nice cinematic
quality and if Gerald ever makes me do another
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Don't wait call-- Gerald, my feed cut out. Gerald, hello? Gerald, hello? Hey, Gerald. How's it going? Tom Green here,
shooting this on my a7S III Sony with a Sony Hot Shoe Shotgun
microphone and a Sennheiser... [tapping microphone] ...lav that I have
taped under my shirt. I've got a 16-35mm
G Master lens and I've been traveling around
in my van. I'm shooting in my van and
going all over. If you go to my YouTube channel, you can see
all the stuff I've been doing. By the way, this is Charlie.
This is my doggy, Charlie. Hey, Charlie, how are you doing?
What's going on? Charlie's having
a little food, so there you go, on the road again.
Thanks, Gerald. The current setup I got here in
the studio to shoot my talking head videos is the a7S III,
together with the 24mm GM lens or the 16-35mm f/2.8
GM lands as well. And as for my main
audio source, I'm using the RØDE VideoMic NTG. Gerald, thanks so much for
letting me be a part of this, man. This is
my general A-roll set up. I am on vacation right now,
so I'm not like in my studio, but it is the same
thing that I always use. 17-28mm Tamron Lens, body
is the Sony a7S III and then my microphone is the
RØDE VideoMic Pro Plus. That's my A-roll set up.
Normally I would be shooting with a Variable ND, but I didn't
bring it on this hike. That's why we're
at 1/2500's second shutter here. [laughing] I'm using a Sony
a7S III for my camera. 20mm f/1.8 for my lens. Deity D3 Pro shotgun mic
on top of my camera as a backup. Shure MB7
as my main microphone mounted with a Zhiyun quick release
plate directly to the MixPre-3. And then for my light
it's a 1x1' flexible LED panel with a diffuse foldable soft box
with SmallRig ball and arms. That way it can rig and mount
the light wherever I please and fit all of this
kit inside of a backpack. Hey, my name is Jesse
Driftwood and this is my most frequently used A-roll setup. It is the Canon C70
with the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 on the speed booster. Mostly I'm running this kind
of makeshift friction arm setup into whatever on-camera
shotgun I'm using at the time. This is the Sennheiser NKE 400. But if I really want you
to hear what I'm saying, I'll reach over for this. The Shure SM7B, which
is running into a MixPre-6 running
straight into my MacBook. This is the setup I've been
using for quite a while now and it's about to change again
just because I'm switching from the C70 to the Sony FX3 because
I wanted something smaller. Now if you're familiar with my
channel, you know that I have absolutely no consistency
when it comes to A-roll. I'm always bouncing
around different setups. But a camera set up
that I keep coming back to is this Fuji XE4
and the 16-55mm f/2.8 Fuji lens. Now for audio, I'm using
the VideoMic NTG by RØDE directly into the XE4,
nothing crazy, nothing snooty. The camera you're looking at
right now was a Sony a7S III with a Sigma MC-11 adapter
and the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens with an EF mount so I can
use it with my Blackmagic stuff. And I just like
the versatility of EF mount instead of just
going native Sony. With this lens, there's a bit
of breathing there happening, so I try not to move too much. For my audio, everything
is rooted into the separate mic arm with
this AKG boom shotgun microphone and my Zoom H5. We're shooting
with the Sony a7S III, and we shoot all videos
in S-Log 3. Got a 24-70mm
f/2.8 G Master lens. Sometimes you use 24mm f/1.4,
depends on who's sitting here and what we're shooting. Up top we have
the RØDE VideoMic Pro Plus. The camera's sitting on top
of a Peak Design Travel Tripod. We've got the Aputure 120D
Mark I right here with a newer softbox on it and that's attached to a light
stand on wheels. So this little highlight here
is from the Godox VLC 150, we actually
bought that because Gerald did a review on it.
It looked good so I bought it. Guess what she's
put in these lanterns. She's using Hue light bulbs
that have lines in every single one of our
videos. -It is what it is.
-There you go. For my camera,
I use the Sony a7S III. That's probably going
to be a surprise to many people. I use the Zeiss FE
55mm F1.8 as my lens. And for my mic I'm using
the Schoeps CMIT 5U going straight into the camera
via the Sony XLR-K3M. For the camera,
I'm using the Sony FX6. For lens, I'm using
the Sony 24-70mm G-Master f/2.8. For audio devices,
I'm using the MixPre-3 Mark II. And for sound
on my microphone, I'm using the Audio-Technica
AT4053b. I'm Rene Ritchie and I'm
shooting this A-roll right here on a Canon C500 Mark II
camera with a 25-70mm lens set at 70mm, because
not only is it across the table from me, but without a lot
of compression, I just end up looking like Dobby,
the house elf. I have a Sennheiser MKH 416
microphone just exactly right out of frame with an Aputure
300D here and Quasar Science tubes here, here,
and back there. And I know there's just
an appalling, an appalling lack of purple,
but it turns out, Gerald copyrighted
that in Canada and there's nothing I could do.
Nothing. I use the Sony a7S III
with a 24-70mm G Master lens. I have the Sony XLR hot shoe
that connects directly into the a7S III and for audio, I do
record directly to the camera because I hate syncing
audio and for that I use the Sennheiser
AVX wireless system. I'm shooting
on the a7S III right now with the 55mm
Sony Zeiss f/1.8. Audio is the RØDE NTG5 going
into the Saramonic SR-PAX1. So I use three of these. This is the Panasonic Lumix S5. I shoot in 4K 30fps in V-log. For audio, I have the Shure
SM7B that is plugged into a Cloudlifter plugged directly
into the hot shoe accessory called the DMW-XLR1. For lenses, I use the 35mm
Sigma f/2 lens, which is amazing and I have a teleprompter. That probably was
a little over thirty seconds. [whispering]
30fps is better. I don't know why Gerald
picked me for this because most of my video setup is crap,
but I'm proud to show it to you. I've got no name, no brand soft
boxes that I bought when I was starting out on YouTube
and it still holds up. They have super luxurious heavy-duty Philips light bulbs
inside them. And the best part is,
even if you break it it won't
break your heart. Guess what? I did it.
But duct tape all the way. Also, I'm shooting this video
with my precious Sony a7 III with a 24-70mm f/2.8, I think it's a G Master lens
with a VideoMicro on top. And that's just for scratch
audio or backup audio. And for the main audio,
I got to tell you, microphones are my hobby
and I've tested several ones. Right now I'm testing
the Neumann U 87 Ai. For the most part, I've
also used the Neumann TLM 102 because it's incredibly compact
with exceptional audio quality. And look at it,
it's just a piece of art. The audio is going straight into
Focusrite 8i6 audio interface. And from there, the computer. I shoot on the a7S III,
literally like the perfect camera right now, I feel like. I monitor myself
with an Atomos Shogun. I use the RØDE GOs and I
actually just got the like GO IIs where you can hook up
two different mics to one receiver,
which is awesome. I also really want the FX6. Jared Polin, FroKnowsPhoto.com. And here at the Fro Factory
we've switched over to using Canon EOS R5s and RF Canon glass
for our main shooting cameras. Now the camera
that I'm using right now on this set is the R5. We've got a 50mm f/1.2
on it at 1.2 and we're shooting in 4K HQ mode, which we
absolutely love because it's 8K downsampled to 4K and allows us
to punch in and keep super clean, nice,
sharp, beautiful colour. High contrast
because I love high contrast. I make our guys pump it up
just a little bit and we've been really happy with the results
that we've gotten them for almost a year of use. Now we also use the Sennheiser
G3 wireless lav packs. That's what
we've been using for years. We've got a bunch of Kino
Flos for lightings, we've got Aputure lights, we've got
a bunch of other little things that we do, of course,
on the backgrounds. And that's what we've
got here at the Fro Factory. One second. So my whole YouTube
A-roll setup is based around not needing to set anything up. I've got it all built
on a rolling C-stand. So the mic,
the camera, the lighting, everything ready to go. For the camera, I'm using a Sony
A6100 with the 24mm f/1.8. And this camera has
all the features I need for a setting like this. HDMI out to the Atomos Ninja V,
which I'm recording ProRes to an SSD because I find
that's the best workflow. And for audio, I'm using
a Deity D3 Pro plugged directly into the camera
and for lighting I'm using an Aputure 120D with
the Light Dome Mini and grids on that and light behind me
is actually a Nanlite PavoTube. Yeah, everything's
set up all the time. Just hit record. Good to go. Hey, it's Valentina Vee,
thanks for having me. Even though I'm not technically
a YouTuber, this is the setup that one would see
if you were to call me on Zoom. It is an a7S III
with a 35mm f/1.4 lens with a Tiffen 1/2
pearlescent filter on it. I find that the pearlescent
filter just gives a little bit more softness, makes it look
less digital, gives halation to the highlights and just
makes it look really nice. For audio. I have a Deity
S-Mic 2, which is right here. Again, super overkill. It's going into an old ass
busted ass H4N from Zoom. I got it used with the actual
microphone on it broken which is fine because I only
ever really use it as a recorder or in this case
as a pass-through device. So I usually don't even have
a card in there or in my camera. I will just use them
as pass-through devices, into OBS, into VirtualCam
so that I can stream. So this is my desk
webcam-esque setup for tutorials and quick, lazy reviews. So I've got capture cards and
games all over the desk for products I'm working on. I've got the Sony a7C,
24mm GM lens at f/1.4. RE20-BLACK microphone from
Electro-Voice, the video is run into a Ninja V and then
a capture card in my computer. The microphone
is run into an Audient EVO4. So, for my videos
I use the Sony a7S III. In fact I love that body.
I have three of them. I'm also using the Sony 35mm
f/1.8 off of your recommendation from a video
you did a long time ago. And I'm also using
the Sennheiser MKH 416 for my audio
into the MixPre-3 Mark II. For my talking head,
I use a Canon 60 Mark II with a Sigma 35mm lens. On that lens is
a Moment CineBloom filter, 10%. Two microphones are up here. Deity D3 Pro goes into camera. RØDE NTG5 goes
into the Zoom H5 recorder. I'm going to tell you a little
bit about my A-A-roll setup. That's the sentence. I'm shooting with a Sony a7S III
with a 16-35mm G Master f/2.8, lens is at f/2.8. In terms of my audio setup
on top of it, I have the XLR-K3M which I have
the two channels linked together connected to
your microphone of choice, which is the Sennheiser MKH 50. That was an expensive one to
buy, and that's because of you. It's your influence. So... thank you? Right. So I'm not at my typical
studio setup back in the UK, but there I will usually use
my Sony FX6 combined with the Sony
16-35mm f/2.8 G Master for that juicy autofocus along
with the Sennheiser MKE 600 shotgun mic
boomed up in the top. That goes directly
into my Sony FX6 with that full size XLR input. But at the moment I'm traveling
for work, so I've got the Sony a7S Mark III,
along with that 16-35mm with the Deity D4 Duo mic
because you know I like to do a bit of vlogging
because I think I'm cool. I'm not, but I try to. Hi everyone.
I use a Sony a6400 to film most of my A-roll
and B-roll too. It's got great quality 4K,
unlimited recording and very reliable autofocus
and a film under natural light with a Sony E 24mm f/1.8 lens. So for general use like this,
it's a 35mm equivalent. But that lens also provides very
shallow depth of field effects. And more importantly for my
B-roll, it lets me focus really close to the products
that I'm talking about. And for audio, I generally use
a RØDE NT-USB that's connected to my MacBook Pro and I sync
the audio from that in the edit. But if I'm out and about or
just feeling a little bit lazy, I'll use a RØDE Wireless GO that I have connected directly
to the camera. This is my usual filming
setup in my office in my home. We are shooting on the a7S III
today with the Sony G Master 35mm f/1.4 lens with the Peter
McKinnon Variable ND, the 2-5. And it's the Pro-Mist
because we love a good diffused look in this office, okay? For audio, we have
the Sony K3M-XLR adapter on top of the camera over here
and we've got a Sennheiser lav hooked up to it. And I always
forget the name of it. It's the EW 100 G3 lavs,
and that is clipped to my bra underneath my t-shirt,
so you cannot see it. I use the Sony a7S III with the
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 and that lens is on my camera
90% of the time. For my microphone, I use
the RØDE NTG3 plugged directly into the Deity HD-TX and that's
a wireless plug-on transmitter and recorder and I record directly into the unit to keep
things simple. I really like using
the Sony FX3 with a 24mm f/1.4 G Master, roundabout
an f/2 for a shot like this. And you can see
in the background that there's a little bit of halation. I like to use the Moment
CineBloom 10% version, just makes things
look a little bit diffused. And I like that look. Audio. Shure SM7B XLR going straight
into the FX3 with the top panel which has the XLR inputs. I'm using a DM1 Dynomite Preamp. Looks like a little stick
of dynamite goes between the XLR cable and the handle. Just boosts the levels a little
bit, which you need to do with the Shure SM7B. Occasionally I will
change to the RØDE Video NTG, which is this audio
if I'm out and about. But for the most part
I like to use the Shure SM7B. Now typically,
I'm using my Sony a7S III for all of my videos,
but because I just got done making a video about it, it's
still here right on the table. But this
is typically my go-to paired with
the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Gangster Mode with a Moment
CineBloom filter on the front. For audio, I'm using
the Deity Interview Connect Kit. So that's
the HD-TX wired to a Deity D3, picking up my audio. I zhuzh up my A-roll
on a Nikon Z6, the original one. I have a feeling like most
people here will be shooting on either like
an a7S III or like a C200. But here I am on my Nikon Z6
and the lens I'm using is a 24-70mm is just
your, like, nice lens that you can pretty much
do whatever with. I've usually been using these
Sennheiser AVX wireless lav. I've been using these for years. Recently I've added these other
wireless Sennheisers to my collection. These are the XSDs, but
right now I'm actually currently using the Sennheiser MKE 400
on this like boom poll system. Shout out to Caleb Pike
because I just recently redid my whole studio
to make it more efficient. Can't wait to see this video
and see what everyone else shoots on. All right. I think
that's enough examples. A big thanks to all the creators
who appeared in this video. I appreciate you taking
the time to contribute to my little experiment. Hello, you people. Let's get Novoselov. No, doesn't work with my name. I don't know
if you're having outtakes, but we might need some. Gerald. I was told I was going
to get the 3am to 3:30 spot. Hello? So, hot tip. I guess. That's it. Hi Gerald. How are you? Thanks for having me. You know light
things up a little fun. Hello, Gerald. And all of the Undone's. I don't know if Gerald's gonna
color grade this for me or if it's just going to be in the
standard Sony picture profile. No pressure. Please make me look good. So hopefully this
is of value to you -and whoever is watching this.
-Bye. -Goodbye, Gerald.
-Goodbye, Gerald. But that's going to be it
for me. I hope you found this video entertaining
or at least helpful. And if you did, make sure
to leave the old thumbs up and consider subscribing
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