My Camera Gear & Setup Tou #Helpful Post

so what's good guys johnathan here in

the comment that I see the most often on

the channel is so with that said let's

check out my gear so first off this

starts with the camera and my weapon of

choice is the sony fs7 which I've been

using for almost a year now now for

those who are just starting to shoot

video or maybe looking to get into it

the absolute last thing that I want is

for you to feel intimidated by a camera

like this and think if you get anything

less you're not gonna be able to shoot

high quality video because that is the

furthest thing from the truth

there are killer options like the a7s2

the gh4 or even something like the rx 10

mark 2 from Sony which shoots 4k video

for under 1,500 bucks with a lens for me

the reason the FS 7 is perfect is

because it is a dedicated video camera

and what I mean by that is it has things

like built-in XLR inputs integrated ND

filters with multiple stops it also

shoots in a better codec and then really

it's just easier to access things like

ISO white balance and that all makes for

a more efficient workflow when shooting

my go-to lens and what I use in about

85% of my shots is being broken on 24

millimeter t 1.5 it's super sharp with

an aperture that wide that is what

allows for that super shallow depth of

field and that ridiculous bokeh the

other day while shooting some footage

for the best tech under 100 the Sun had

already set so there really wasn't much

light to work with but with this lens I

was getting some insane looking footage

my other go-to lens and this is more of

a complementary piece the 24 millimeter

is the Rokinon 12 mil T 2.2 this is what

I'll use for those super epic wide shots

that make the subject look massive and

it's also how I achieve that handheld

look where I have the product in one

hand and I'm resting the camera on me

kind of moving around getting my

perspective it's wide enough to where

even when I'm shooting handheld I don't

need any image stabilization and results

in this really cool unique looking shot

I do also occasionally use a 16

millimeter lens from Rokinon but that is

really for when I'm on camera and

honestly the lens that I use the least

out of the 3 now if you haven't noticed

yet all those lenses have one thing in

common they are prime lenses zoom lenses

have their place they're easy they're

convenient but not only do I feel

Prime's look better but they also forced

me to be more creative with the shot and

really think about the shot and the

composition whereas with a zoom I might

have gotten lazy with it

now as far as my audio setup and what

you are hearing right now

this is being reported into the

Sennheiser MKH 416 now there really

isn't much that needs to be said about

this mic if you go to any production or

set this is the mic because it sounds

amazing

as far as what I record into I was

really big on these sound devices mixed

pre D for a while which is an absolutely

amazing sounding preamp but honestly the

praise in the fs7 are so solid that once

I got that camera I ended up going into

that most of the time I do also use a

zoom h5 from time to time or when I'm

traveling this has two XLR inputs so

although the 416 into this and on top of

that it also features built-in mics that

are interchangeable with different

modules so overall it's just a really

useful piece of gear to have now moving

on to the big question what video

editing program do you use this may be a

surprise but contrary to some comments I

don't use w from ear i actually edit all

my videos in Final Cut Pro 10 regardless

of whether I shoot the product or the

dialogue first I will always start with

the audio edit and that's whether I'm on

camera or just straight up doing

voiceover like this video with this I'm

pretty meticulous and will sit there and

make sure everything's precise and clean

and once that's done and ready to go and

sounding good then I will begin to

assemble the cut if you were wondering

out there it's usually much easier to

lay b-roll over voice and vice-versa for

me if I were to lay out all the footage

and then do the voice-over after and

trying to match that to the video length

that would be a little unnatural for me

but works for you cool

that's just how I like to work now for

those that have been asking about that

track text where the text is kind of

locked up to the object where it's

moving that is done to Adobe After

Effects so the workflow we have I'll

usually pick the shots that need to be

tracked handles up to Matt and while I'm

cutting and assembling the video he's

working on that and then once those are

done they are placed back in Final Cut

Pro 10 for the final export now for

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