I bought the lark M1 because of your review, and found the brand and product to be great. This is definitely something I'll keep in mind when I get into more professional monitoring
@frankieinjapan Haha, I was just going to leave this same comment! A lav mic with recorder was going to be my next purchase. Initially I was looking at a Zoom F2 mic and recorder. The Lark M1 looks awesome! Definitely going to be grabbing that. Every one of these videos I'm picking up tons of useful info!
Once upon a time in the quaint little town of Lensville, old Grandpa Jenkins would perch himself on the edge of his weathered porch, a cup of ice-cold lemonade cradled delicately in his hand, as his faithful golden dog Bessie rested at his feet. The sun cast long shadows behind the pair as it began its descent, bathing Lensville in a dreamy, golden light. "Well now," he'd begin, his voice a roughened hum that danced in harmony with the rhythmic creaking of his rocking chair. "You youngsters with your gadgets. Ain't nothin' like the simple beauty of a sunset, eh, Bessie?" Bessie would respond with a soft woof, her brown eyes reflecting the fading embers of daylight. One evening, while musing on the increasingly sophisticated technological world, Grandpa Jenkins found himself reminiscing about a tale that had transpired a few moons ago. A tale involving two adventurous teenagers, a rusty old car, and a lonely stretch of highway. The kids, brimming with an abundance of youthful recklessness, had decided to explore the uncharted territories of Lensville's isolated highways. Their faithful steed? An ancient vehicle powered by combustion, the romantic echo of a bygone era. A little past midnight, their old jalopy stuttered, sputtered, and eventually came to a shuddering stop. They found themselves stranded in the cold rain, some 20 miles away from the town, the vehicle's internal combustion engine missing a spark plug, a component vital to its function. How exactly does a spark plug work, you might ask? Imagine a chaotic dance of electrons in a miniscule space, a spark leaping across a gap, creating a minute explosion. It ignites a mixture of air and fuel in the engine's combustion chamber, converting chemical energy into mechanical power, driving the pistons, transferring the power to the wheels, propelling the car forward. It's a world within a world, a precise dance of matter and energy, almost as fantastical as the surreal landscapes in a psychedelic trip. The youths, determined, decided to make the trek on foot to procure a spark plug, a seemingly simple yet scientifically profound piece of engineering. This meant a twenty-mile walk in the cold rain, to Lensville and back, a testament to their will and resilience. As the wind whispered through the cracks of his porch, Grandpa Jenkins took a pause, sipped his lemonade, and glanced at the Hollyland Mars M1 monitor that sat atop a small table next to him. He admired its 5.5-inch touchscreen, which, much like the spark plug in the teens' tale, was a monument to the magic of science and engineering. A device capable of receiving signals from a camera placed hundreds of feet away, the wireless transmission of data, and displaying it in high resolution was a game-changer indeed. In that moment, Grandpa Jenkins realized a peculiar parallel between the teenagers' breakdown ordeal and his Mars M1 monitor. The kids, stranded on the highway, had to traverse a significant distance to replace a single component that would reignite their vehicle's function. In much the same way, the Mars M1 wirelessly bridged distances, pulling images from afar to ignite stories on its display. Finishing his tale, Grandpa Jenkins looked down at Bessie, her golden fur glowing in the dim twilight. "Technology ain't so bad, Bess," he chuckled, patting her head affectionately. "It's got its own kind of magic." In the quiet of the Lensville evening, the old man and his dog sat, lost in the hum of their own thoughts and the timeless rhythm of the rocking chair. The monitor bathed them in its soft glow, a beacon of human innovation cradled in the heart of a small, quiet town.
Hollyland makes great products. I have the Lark 150, the Lark M1, and the Mars 400 S transmitters. I would like to see a 7-inch version of the Mars M1 for directors to use. The larger the screen the better for the director. Since I have the Mars 400 S transmitters, all I would need is a larger monitor. I actually owned the Atomos Sumo 19-inch monitor, which was fantastic. But, I never used it on a professional project so I ended up selling it. If I had the budget for a film project, I would definitely go for the Sumo again. That being said, I think the Mars M1 would still be an excellent choice as its a lot better than the little monitor on your average mirrorless cameras. Great review, as usual. Many thanks.
Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it. You have been keeping some kind of schedule lately! Are you just cranking out videos that were behind in your production workflow from when you were sick or are you going to be keeping this pace of a video every two days for a while? That would be a ton of work. I'm happy for the content to be sure, but not if it comes at the cost of your sanity. As for this monitor... I had been using my old Sony XZ Premium as a monitor using the Monitor+ app (free version) wired into my a6400 for the last year or so, which was great because it gave me a super high quality screen, but it fell over with my tripod on my last school project and I sadly lost it. So now I'm in the market for a new solution that would allow me to still see my face whenever I've got my XLR-K3M mounted onto my camera. This option is intriguing.
well, you’ll still need something attached to the camera though. you need a transmitter (monitor or otherwise to send the signal to the app or other wireless monitor. So this may not solve your problem unless you pick up a cage for your camera and in that case you could use any monitor
If anyone is looking to use this with Komodo… don’t. The latency is atrocious. Focus pulling is not possible but what’s most disappointing is the latency of the monitor connected to the camera itself. Wish I’d known this before I bought two haha.
It's cool but, I don't like that they said the next iteration will have that feature. Why not put out a firmware update for this one. Seems pretty basic if the app has that functionality.
I’m not sure the problem but they said they can’t update in a firmware - they would if they could but unfortunately it’s not possible. I’m no monitor engineer so I don’t know the reason 🤷♂️
Stop with your ignorant nonsense. If you are paid by a company you must disclose it. Who do you think is paying a youtuber with my subscriber base?? I hope you don’t walk around in real life talking to people like this. I don’t block people usually - but you’re really tempting me by repeating lies and foolishness. Knock it off.
Excellent build quality, very decent screen & brightness but their UI is a real letdown. You mentioned good points throughout the video, the zebra value, opacity changes are a problem. A lot of users have been having all kinds of UX problems. These reviewers have really exposed all the issues with the monitor: @cameronellis @kantolafilms I would love to buy this monitor but the UX problems are a dealbreaker for me
the issue with the app not being accurate is usually down to phone resolution and colours, there’s not much they can do about that. I agree that you should be able to focus peak when zooming in. the brief switching to log when switching LUTS for a second is not something I consider anything to worry about but hopefully they will improve on all of those things, The app recording only the log footage is commi. with monitor apps, most monitors cannot bake in the LUT for recording to a fade ice or streaming, but hopefully they will add that too.
I bought the lark M1 because of your review, and found the brand and product to be great. This is definitely something I'll keep in mind when I get into more professional monitoring
@frankieinjapan Haha, I was just going to leave this same comment! A lav mic with recorder was going to be my next purchase. Initially I was looking at a Zoom F2 mic and recorder. The Lark M1 looks awesome! Definitely going to be grabbing that. Every one of these videos I'm picking up tons of useful info!
I’ve been using the mars transmitter/receiver for 2 years now for live streams. Wireless cam, works great!
nice!!
Once upon a time in the quaint little town of Lensville, old Grandpa Jenkins would perch himself on the edge of his weathered porch, a cup of ice-cold lemonade cradled delicately in his hand, as his faithful golden dog Bessie rested at his feet. The sun cast long shadows behind the pair as it began its descent, bathing Lensville in a dreamy, golden light.
"Well now," he'd begin, his voice a roughened hum that danced in harmony with the rhythmic creaking of his rocking chair. "You youngsters with your gadgets. Ain't nothin' like the simple beauty of a sunset, eh, Bessie?" Bessie would respond with a soft woof, her brown eyes reflecting the fading embers of daylight.
One evening, while musing on the increasingly sophisticated technological world, Grandpa Jenkins found himself reminiscing about a tale that had transpired a few moons ago. A tale involving two adventurous teenagers, a rusty old car, and a lonely stretch of highway.
The kids, brimming with an abundance of youthful recklessness, had decided to explore the uncharted territories of Lensville's isolated highways. Their faithful steed? An ancient vehicle powered by combustion, the romantic echo of a bygone era.
A little past midnight, their old jalopy stuttered, sputtered, and eventually came to a shuddering stop. They found themselves stranded in the cold rain, some 20 miles away from the town, the vehicle's internal combustion engine missing a spark plug, a component vital to its function.
How exactly does a spark plug work, you might ask? Imagine a chaotic dance of electrons in a miniscule space, a spark leaping across a gap, creating a minute explosion. It ignites a mixture of air and fuel in the engine's combustion chamber, converting chemical energy into mechanical power, driving the pistons, transferring the power to the wheels, propelling the car forward. It's a world within a world, a precise dance of matter and energy, almost as fantastical as the surreal landscapes in a psychedelic trip.
The youths, determined, decided to make the trek on foot to procure a spark plug, a seemingly simple yet scientifically profound piece of engineering. This meant a twenty-mile walk in the cold rain, to Lensville and back, a testament to their will and resilience.
As the wind whispered through the cracks of his porch, Grandpa Jenkins took a pause, sipped his lemonade, and glanced at the Hollyland Mars M1 monitor that sat atop a small table next to him. He admired its 5.5-inch touchscreen, which, much like the spark plug in the teens' tale, was a monument to the magic of science and engineering. A device capable of receiving signals from a camera placed hundreds of feet away, the wireless transmission of data, and displaying it in high resolution was a game-changer indeed.
In that moment, Grandpa Jenkins realized a peculiar parallel between the teenagers' breakdown ordeal and his Mars M1 monitor. The kids, stranded on the highway, had to traverse a significant distance to replace a single component that would reignite their vehicle's function. In much the same way, the Mars M1 wirelessly bridged distances, pulling images from afar to ignite stories on its display.
Finishing his tale, Grandpa Jenkins looked down at Bessie, her golden fur glowing in the dim twilight. "Technology ain't so bad, Bess," he chuckled, patting her head affectionately. "It's got its own kind of magic."
In the quiet of the Lensville evening, the old man and his dog sat, lost in the hum of their own thoughts and the timeless rhythm of the rocking chair. The monitor bathed them in its soft glow, a beacon of human innovation cradled in the heart of a small, quiet town.
Hopefully they make a lark 150 Mark II soon with a smaller size and internal recording
yes hopefully we’ll see one this year,
Hollyland makes great products. I have the Lark 150, the Lark M1, and the Mars 400 S transmitters. I would like to see a 7-inch version of the Mars M1 for directors to use. The larger the screen the better for the director. Since I have the Mars 400 S transmitters, all I would need is a larger monitor. I actually owned the Atomos Sumo 19-inch monitor, which was fantastic. But, I never used it on a professional project so I ended up selling it. If I had the budget for a film project, I would definitely go for the Sumo again. That being said, I think the Mars M1 would still be an excellent choice as its a lot better than the little monitor on your average mirrorless cameras. Great review, as usual. Many thanks.
hopefully there will be a 7inch one soon
Cool device, overkill for my Neanderthal workflow. Good show!
Thanks JR!! I'm currently in Africa dying of the heat - I'm sure you know how that is!!
Oh for goodness sake, here we go again. I feel a card swipe coming on... (Thanks, Mark!)
🤣🤣
Cool! Definitely adding to my neverending list of things to buy lol.
I have two of those lists
Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it. You have been keeping some kind of schedule lately! Are you just cranking out videos that were behind in your production workflow from when you were sick or are you going to be keeping this pace of a video every two days for a while? That would be a ton of work. I'm happy for the content to be sure, but not if it comes at the cost of your sanity. As for this monitor...
I had been using my old Sony XZ Premium as a monitor using the Monitor+ app (free version) wired into my a6400 for the last year or so, which was great because it gave me a super high quality screen, but it fell over with my tripod on my last school project and I sadly lost it. So now I'm in the market for a new solution that would allow me to still see my face whenever I've got my XLR-K3M mounted onto my camera. This option is intriguing.
well, you’ll still need something attached to the camera though. you need a transmitter (monitor or otherwise to send the signal to the app or other wireless monitor. So this may not solve your problem unless you pick up a cage for your camera and in that case you could use any monitor
Very cool unit. Next step, A6700 and/or FX10 and it's a full Sony studio :)
haha - you’re in the rumour sites!!
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis In the rumour sites? Buddy, the rumours are just Mark's future videos 😃
Just got the Elgato Pro Capture card for my Windows machine. 4x4K 30p capture... Pretty cool
When i checked it at NAB, the app is only available for iOS, no android app yet
I will ask them about the status of the android app (I only have iOS devices).
I can slowly feel my wallet throwing itself at this, pls help
so hard to resist!!
I like I like !!
Looks helpful.
I think your first affiliate link is going to the incorrect product. It’s not pointing to the monitor.
fixed it - thanks!!
If anyone is looking to use this with Komodo… don’t. The latency is atrocious. Focus pulling is not possible but what’s most disappointing is the latency of the monitor connected to the camera itself. Wish I’d known this before I bought two haha.
thanks for the info!! My cameras aren't that fancy!
FYI, you used the same link for the transmission system and the monitor.
fixed it -Thanks!!
It's cool but, I don't like that they said the next iteration will have that feature. Why not put out a firmware update for this one. Seems pretty basic if the app has that functionality.
I’m not sure the problem but they said they can’t update in a firmware - they would if they could but unfortunately it’s not possible. I’m no monitor engineer so I don’t know the reason 🤷♂️
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis I gotcha. Thanks for responding.
Nolan reviewing gear?
yes
Wait. They can't just fix the zebra value issue through software update?
They say unfortunately that they cannot
Is this compatible with the cosmo c1?
So I can use this to live stream to RUclips on my phone but with my video camera transmitting to it?
yes - you can have the monitor connected and send the signal to the phone and live stream from there. So the signal will be what your camera sees.
It is nice ❤
Can it connect to the camera and be use to control the focus (tap to focus) like the Portkeys ?
no unfortunately, it does not have this feature. I guess no one has it all!!
@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis Yes exactly. We can only hope that in the future one comes out. Great videos by the way. Cheers from Argentina
but will it turn MOrtal Kombat into Street Fighter?
yes I'm dating myself. we're having a great time together.
Sorry - it only switches Mortal Combat into Altered Beast. Me and myself are going steady.
@Mark Bennett's Camera Crisis say hi to yous for me
I did and then he got mad that I’m talking to other people. Controlling!!
Paid promotion
Stop with your ignorant nonsense. If you are paid by a company you must disclose it. Who do you think is paying a youtuber with my subscriber base?? I hope you don’t walk around in real life talking to people like this. I don’t block people usually - but you’re really tempting me by repeating lies and foolishness. Knock it off.
Excellent build quality, very decent screen & brightness but their UI is a real letdown.
You mentioned good points throughout the video, the zebra value, opacity changes are a problem.
A lot of users have been having all kinds of UX problems.
These reviewers have really exposed all the issues with the monitor:
@cameronellis
@kantolafilms
I would love to buy this monitor but the UX problems are a dealbreaker for me
the issue with the app not being accurate is usually down to phone resolution and colours, there’s not much they can do about that. I agree that you should be able to focus peak when zooming in. the brief switching to log when switching LUTS for a second is not something I consider anything to worry about
but hopefully they will improve on all of those things, The app recording only the log footage is commi. with monitor apps, most monitors cannot bake in the LUT for recording to a fade ice or streaming, but hopefully they will add that too.