Right now, this is the current situation if I am setting off to VLOG something around town and or close to home.

BEAST! Straight up BEAST. Im telling you. This monster of a camera (both figuratively, literally and cosmetically) will shred anything you throw at it.

Canon EOS-1DX Mark II

WIDE! It's what we're going for here. It's not TOO wide, as to make you look like a large dinner plate, but it's just right at 16mm to walk around and vlog with. Also, I'll add - using a wide focal length when vlogging like a 16mm reduces camera shake. Whats that called again? Oh right.. WINNING.

Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L III

Forget everything else microphone wise. Right now. This is the mic you need. Save for it, borrow it, steal it. (Don't steal it). The single fact that this mic shuts ON AND OFF with the power of the camera will save your life. It won't protect you from wrapping your car around a tree, but you will no longer get home thinking you have a great video to only realize your mic died, or you forgot to turn it on. It's also got 98 other awesome features I don't care to type out.

RODE Video Mic Pro +

Big Guns right here. This is for those of us, brave enough to weather the impending muscle and tissue damage from vlogging with a Canon 1DXMK2. Long story short - it holds heavy things.

JOBY GorillaPod 5K

Read this carefully : IF YOU ARE FILMING OUTSIDE, YOU NEED THIS! This is more important than shoes. Being able to utilize the nice depth of field from that expensive lens you bought is key. SO keep that aperture wide open, and just spin this ND filter on the front of your lens to compensate for the brightness outside. Seriously when I forget to bring this with me, id rather go back to high school than shoot anything.

PM x Polar Pro Variable ND

Look how long and obnoxious that title is. Should have just named it: Fast Memory Card for 1DX2. If you are shooting 4K, lots of slow mo stuff, 16fps, you need a card that can keep up. This is that card. Keep in mind you'll need to re-mortgage your home to afford this but, hey, you don't put regular gas in a lambo

SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO CFast 2.0 Memory Card

Buy this. Throw it in your bag. Forget about it. When the time is right, you'll feel like you just found the best toy at the bottom of the cereal box. Remember that?

Aputure AL-M9 Amaran LED Mini Light

THE BEST drone kit for vlogging. Hands down. You could actually stuff everything you need from this kit into the tightest pair of skinny jeans and go rock climbing. Being able to transport a 4K drone with it's accessories without an additional bag... IS INSANE! Guys. This is the future.

DJI Mavic Air, Fly More Combo

Flip Screen. Full Frame. Time-lapse Mode. This is the little Johnny I keep as a backup in my bag or task with running a time-lapse while I am downstairs in the hotel lobby doing card tricks.

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

THIS IS THE BROLL LENS! One of them anyway. This has a 1.4 aperture. What does that mean? It sees in the dark. Aside being able to shoot low light, the beautiful compressed background, and that soft creamy bokeh- This is so good it makes me want to just destroy it. You know? That feeling when you love your pets so much you want to hug them a little too hard? That.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS

This little savage is so handy. I got it because I wanted more focal range but wanted to carry less. So the 3 lenses I have listed in this kit, pretty much cover everything I need when it comes to vlogging anywhere, and everywhere.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

Put this disgusting looking piece of roadkill on your beast of a microphone to cut down all that wind noise when vlogging outside. Looks stupid, but you'll thank me when you're sitting back at your desk googling 'How to remove wind noise'.


Auray Windbuster

Keep all your filters (UV, ND, ProMist, Polarizer) Inside this nice little colour coded pouch. Makes you feel good inside. Makes me feel good inside. Makes my OCD feel good inside.

Peter McKinnon

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