Creator Starter Kit

All the gear you’d need as a creator. If you’re on a tighter budget…use your phone.
Hack Gear – Advanced Kit – Filters

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Lens

Lenses

The Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM is a compact & lightweight, large aperture pro lens that is ideal for both for stills and movies. Featuring an advanced optical design that includes three XA (extreme aspherical) elements for incredible corner-to-corner high-resolution, along with beautiful background defocus (bokeh). Four XD (Extreme Dynamic) Linear Motors deliver fast, precise, and quiet autofocus & tracking in this Sony G Master lens. Internal focusing ensures the angle of view is stable during focusing (focus breathing minimised). An incredible lens for video if you want smooth, fast and continuous auto focus performance for movie shooting.

HyperX QuadCast S

Audio & Microphones

Always wondered how YouTubers were getting that crisp, clear audio without the expensive equipment? This easy to use USB condenser mic has a built in pop filter and four polar patterns to make it super versatile. Plus you can do some pretty cool things with the colour. An absolute must have item this!

RØDE Wireless GO II

Audio & Microphones

These little lav mics have a super clear audio quality and are highly versatile. It takes around 2 hours to fully charge and you’ll get approx 40 hours of use from that. Great for both interviews and vlogging.

Aputure F7 Light

Lighting

Lightweight light, with some diffusion, a ball head and three options for powering including USB-C! The temperature range is from 3200 to 9500, which is very neat.

Aputure 2-Bay Battery Power Station

Power Stations

The Aputure 2-Bay Battery Power Station is a battery inverter that uses two industry-standard 14.4V/14.8V Gold or V Mount batteries and outputs a 48V DC current via 3-pin XLR. With this power station, users can bring the flexibility of battery power to any 48V lighting fixture.

Mix Pre 3 II

Audio & Microphones

If you record field audio, sound effects, podcasts, voice-overs, music, audio for film, or are just starting your audio journey, the MixPre-3 II is for you! With three crystal-clear, ultra low-noise Kashmir preamps, you can record multiple actors, multiple podcasters, or audio for small productions with superior quality – all the way up to a 32-bit float bit depth and a 192 kHz sample rate.

ATOMOS Ninja V Monitor

Monitors

Works great as a great external monitor, if you connect via HDMI. Essentially allows you to see a bigger, brighter perspective of what’s in the live view of your camera.

Sony Alpha 7s III

Cameras

It’s not cheap but it’s way up there in terms of the best vlogging cameras. Great for videographers too with it’s supreme 4K video quality, fast and precise autofocus, in-body image stabilisation up to 5.5 stops and 12.1-MP full frame back-illuminated Exmore R sensor. If you’re looking for some accessories too I’d recommend the SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB SDXC Memory Card and I’d get a second battery too (Sony NPFZ100.CE Z Series Rechargeable Battery Pack).

Sony FE 16-35 mm f/2.8 GM Lens

Lenses

The Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master is a compact, lightweight, dust and moisture resistant lens that delivers consistently superb resolution from corner-to-corner, no matter what zoom setting or focus distance you shoot at, with stunning background bokeh when required. DDSSM is quiet too, making it ideal for shooting movies as well as stills.

Sony FE 85 mm f/1.4 GM Lens

Lenses

A prized focal length for portraiture, the Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM is a fast, short-telephoto lens designed for E-mount mirrorless digital cameras. Two position sensors enhance the accuracy of an SSM (Super Sonic wave Motor) drive system for autofocus performance that fully supports the lens’s high-resolution capability.

JOBY GorillaPod 5k

Tripods

The “Gold Standard” of YouTuber portable tripods. This product does exactly what it promises, and offers a flexible and portable tripod that comes in handy whenever out and about, especially in scenarios where lugging round a fully sized tripod is impractical. Ideal for gripping around poles, bars or branches, and for tabletop use.

Zhiyun Weebill-S

Gimbals & Stabilizers

Mega affordable gimbal packed with features and sturdy enough to support both kit and lens with ease! It’s a little fiddly to balance, but once you dial it in the gimbal is a dream to use!.

RØDE VideoMic Pro+

Audio & Microphones

Pretty much a must have device if you are a YouTuber or a content creator looking to level up your videos with some crisp, clear audio.

Rode NTG4+ Condenser Shotgun Microphone

Audio & Microphones

This mic is a good addition to drop into your fixed indoor setup. It’s a short shotgun but despite its length it’s still highly directional and will pick up sounds from pretty far away and eliminate those background noises.

PolarPro 67mm Variable ND Filter

Filters

This ND from the legend that is Peter McKinnon is the only ND you’ll ever need. It will massively improve your picture quality and bring out that deep colour during harsh sunlight.

Amaran 200d LED Video Light

Lighting

Pair this up with an Aputure Light Dome Mini II and this light will deal with 95% of the shots you’ll ever take for your channel. The light is very bright and it’s not really that noisy either.

Aputure AL-MX Mini LED Video Light

Lighting

Bright, portable, handy. A small light for small tasks! Get it added to the camera bag!

DJI Air 2S

Drones

The best commercial drone out there at the moment. The cinematics you’ll get from this are unparalleled and they will add some serious quality to your vids!

DJI FPV

Drones

Learn to fly FPV! You will not regret it! The DJI FPV is probably the simplest to use FPV drone on the market and once you’ve run through the training program you can get some absolutely epic shots!

DJI Mini 2

Drones

Perfect drone when starting out and you don’t need a license to fly it!

Epidemic Sound

Audio & Microphones

Download sound effects and music to use in your content on all social platforms from as little as £10 per month!

Adobe Creative Cloud

Software

Simply the cheapest way of having the editing programmes you need from the start (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects).

Web Money

There’s no better time to act on your idea than right now. The game has changed…you don’t need a development team, ad agency and graphic designer! Anyone (yes, even you!) can create your own brand, website and marketing strategy to start making money today. There’s no catch… UNIT 1 is yours for FREE!

The Social Toolkit

Today’s business landscape has changed. You no longer need a 9-5 to generate 6 figures. Nailing your ‘personal brand’ is more important than ever and there’s no better time to act than right now. Given the right tools I believe anyone (yes, even you!) can do this! There’s no catch… UNIT 1 is yours for FREE!

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