Equipment

Online Resources

Forums

Shops

  • B&H Photo Video
    It's an online store in the US
  • Music Store
    Based in Germany, mainly for audio equipment. (It usually offers a better price than Thomann)
  • Thomann
    Based in Germany, mainly for audio equipment. (better service than Music Store in general)

My Gears

Video

  • Camera and Lens
    • Sony a7Siii [BH]
      • 10-bit 4:2:2 4K up to 120fps
      • Accessories:
        • Sony XLR-K3M Kit [BH]
        • SmallRig NP-F Battery Adapter Plate Professional Edition 3168 [Official]
          with Type-C 18W input/output
    • Nikon D7500 [Spec.]
      • Uncompressed, 8-bit 4:2:2 4K UHD HDMI output [Reference]
      • Accessories:
        • SmallRig Ultra Slim 4K HDMI Adapter Cable (C to A) 3020 [Official]
          Since D7500 uses a mini HDMI port
        • Fotga Decoded Dummy Battery [Amazon]
          with a 5.5/2.1mm input connector
        • SmallRig NP-F Battery Adapter Plate Lite 3018 [Official]
          with a 12V DC (5.5/2.5mm) output port and a 7.4V DC (5.5/2.1mm) output port
    • DJI Action 2
    • iPhone XR
  • Lens
    • Sony FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS [BH]
    • Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD (Sony FE) [BH]
    • Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR [Official] / [BH]
  • Filter
    • NiSi 95mm True Color ND-VARIO Pro Nano 1-5 Stop [Official]
      • Sensei 67-95mm Aluminum Step-Up Ring [BH]
    • K&F Concept 72mm Fader ND Filter [Amazon]
  • Monitor / Recorder
    • Blackmagic Design Video Assist 7" 12G [Official] / [BH]
      • 10‑bit 4:2:2 ProRes or DNx formats (Braw format for limited supported cameras), So, overkill for D7500(8-bit 4:2:2).
      • HDMI input: up to "2160p60" or "4Kp25 DCI"
      • Two UHS-II SD slots and a USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 for external drive recording
  • Tripod
  • Camera Rigs
    • Smallrig
  • NP-F Battery
    • Wasabi Power NPF960 8500mAh x2 [Amazon]
    • IDX SL-F70 9900mAh [BH]
  • Lighting
    • BOLING Pocket LED RGB Video Light x2 [BH]
  • Cable
    • HDMI
    • Maxonar USB4 Compatible with Thunderbolt 4 Cable 6.6Ft [Amazon]
      For streaming work
    • mini XLR to XLR
  • Storage
    • Samsung T5 SSD 2TB [Amazon]
    • ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II V60 256GB [Official]
    • ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II V90 256GB [BH]

Audio

  • Microphone
    • Large Diaphragm Condenser
      • Neumann TLM102 (Cardioid)
      • Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ (Cardioid) [BH]
    • Cardioid Pencil Mic:
  • Shock Mount
  • Mic Stand
    • CAHAYA Tripod Boom Microphone Stand [Amazon]
      Nothing special, a random choice.
  • Interface
  • Headphone
    • AKG K240 Studio [Amazon]
      Suppose to be a standard monitoring headphone for mixing in post-production.
    • Audio-Technica M50x [Amazon]
      As a supplementary reference.

Misc.

  • Carrying Case
    • Nanuk 935
  • Label Printer
  • Screen
  • Computer
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

Some Notes

Screws

  • Two common screws for mic stand
    • 3/8" and 5/8"
  • Screws for camera
    • The most common one: 1/4"

Power

  • Voltage
  • Connector Types
    • DC
    • Hirose
    • D-Tap

Video

    • What is a "Clean HDMI Output"?
      • "Clean HDMI Output" simply means the output video does not contain overlay text such as Battery Life, SD card Capacity, Apture, Shutter Speed, ISO, ...... on it.
    • What is 10-bit 4:2:2?


My wish list ...... 😂

Audio Recording

Microphone

  • Large Diaphragm Condenser
    • Neumann U87 ??💰💰??🤑
    • Neumann TLM 102
  • Small Diaphragm Pencil Condenser
    • Cardioid
      • Neumann KM184
      • Line Audio CM4 😬
  • Shotgun
    • Sennheiser MKH 416
    • Sennheiser MKH 8060
    • Deity S-Mic 2 😬
  • Lavalier (mini-mic)

Wireless Mic Tx/Rx

  • Sennheiser EW 112P G4 (with ME2)
  • Sennheiser EW 512P G4 (with MKE2)

Field Recorder

  • Sound Devices MixPre-6 II 😬

Audio Interface

  • RME Babyface Pro FS
  • Universal Audio Apollo

Headphone

  • AKG K240 Studio 😬
  • Audio Technica M50x
  • Grado RS1x
  • Grado PS2000e

Video Recording

Camara

  • Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC) 6K Pro 😬
  • Sony Alpha a7S III 😬
  • Nikon Z9
  • Canon EOS C300 Mark III
  • DJI Ronin 4D

Monitor (External Recorder)

  • Blackmagic Design Video Assist

Tripod

  • Fluid Head
    • Sachtler Ace XL 😬
  • Tripod Legs
    • Sachtler Flowtech
    • Manfrotto 645 FAST

Stabilizer

  • DJI RS2 😬

Battery

NP-F

  • XXX

V-Mount

  • XXX

Gold Mount

  • XXX

Lighting

XXX
  • XXX