Top video gear
Price: £75
swains.co.uk
Price: £109
manfrotto.co.uk
Manfrotto 500 Pro fluid head
Lexar Professional 256GBcard Just as if you’re shooting big Raw files in continuous drivemode, card speed is a big factor for video, too. Speed and capacity are hugely important, especially when shooting high-res 4K video at high frame rates andwith the greatest quality.You’ll fill up small cards very fast! Lexar’s range of memory cards is second to none and a great choice for video is the videographers, the 1667x speed equates to 250MB/s with a speed rating of U3V60, which will help you keep data flowing. Depending on the frame rate and quality you shoot, the big 256GB capacity is enough for many hours of 4K video. Professional 256GB 1667x SDXCUHS- II. Designed for pro photographers and
Manfrotto’s 500 Pro fluid head supports gear combinations weighing up to 5kg, and its side-lock system lets you mount the camera and the included sliding quick-release plate quickly and securely. As a fluid head, you also get counterbalancing, which is a level of resistance that aids smooth movement. On the 500 Pro, it’s preset to 2.4kg,
but can support up to the maximum 5kg. The 500 Pro also adds Manfrotto’s Easy Link 3/8-inch connector, so you can mount other equipment as well as the camera.
Price: £299
manfrotto.co.uk
Price: £1195
swains.co.uk
Irix 45mmT1.5 Cine lens
Manfrotto Lykos Bicolour LED
This standard focal length, full-frame lens represents a real step up from shooting with stills lenses. It has an all-weather magnesium-aluminium alloy build, with a construction of 11 elements in nine groups, and its geared designmeans it’s compatible with follow-focus systems and lens control motors. The laser-engraved, UV-painted focus scale makes manual focus pulling easier, and the maximumT1.5 setting means it’s great in low light. It gives a beautifully shallow depth-of-field when you want it, stopping steplessly down to T22.Weighing 1.1kg, it comes with a large foot to help mounting, and it’s available in Canon EF, Sony E, Olympus/Panasonic MFT andArri PLmounts.
Price: £299
kenro.co.uk
Price: £110
en-uk.sennheiser.com
Sennheiser’s ME 2-II lav mic is a popular option for videographers combining great sound quality and durability. In a matte black finish, it’s easy to hide in clothing, if required, and the strong but easy-to-use clip makes that job easy. The mic uses a regular 3.5mm jack, so is compatible with a huge range of kit, and requires no Sennheiser ME 2-II lavalier mic
Nanlite Forza 60LED
external power to work. It also comes with a foamwindshield to cut down on rumble and distortion caused by wind or breath, and a 1.6m length cable.With an omnidirectional pick- up pattern, it’s simple to get a clear spoken signal, and also means that you can reverse the mic to face away from the subject if they’re breathing into it too much.
At 470g, the compact Lykos LED by Manfrotto is light and portable, so it’s easy to take on location shoots, and has easy-to-use controls. Its 48 LEDs are surfacemounted and have dedicated lenses tomaximise their effect, while the bicolour specificationmeans you can change the colour temperature from 3000K to 5600K to suit what you need. Both colour and output –which has a maximumof 1500 lux at 1m– and is controllable through 0 to 100%can be controlledmanually or via an app over Bluetooth connection, and the lights can run off themains, or using separately available L-Series Li-ion batteries.They come with a diffusion filter, but you can also get a dedicated softbox for even softer results, and it mounts easily to a tripod, hotshoe or tripod head.
Nanlite has a huge range of quality lighting and we really like the Forza 60 LED, as it combines plenty of power in a small package.At 0.8kg, measuring 194mm long andwith a durable carbon fibre body, it’s highly portable, and its single 60WLED bulb gives a huge 11,950 lux when using the included reflector, and it’s daylight balanced at 5600K.The light also comes programmedwith video lighting effects mimicking a lightning storm, camera flash,TVor flickering bulb. It can be run off themains or with a separate battery, is controllable viaWi-Fi and comes with a neat travel bag.
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