I do the same thing with arca swiss; I use it for EVERYTHING. I got tired of changing shoes, forgetting shoes, installing the wrong shoes. Putting on and taking off shoes. Ulanzi U-80L is a very small ball head which uses a large ball for strength and tiny little arca plates and receivers. I put a bunch of those on grip pins and pop lights anywhere, fast. Or cameras, or sound recorders, video recorders, monitors, anything. People wanting to speed up their workflow should seriously think about going arca swiss. Adjustability. Safety of holding gear. They're the best system in my opinion. Cheap. Available. Lots of proprietary shoes will even fit in a pinch. The benefits never end. For filters though, I prefer rear-mount, behind the lens filters. That way I can swap lenses without having to change filters. I can also mention that I only need to bring one size.
We must share a brain. I use most of your tips already. Just found your channel and love your videos. Subscribed. Some other tips for speed that we use. We always set up our audio the same way. The same wireless pack on channel 1 and the same pack on channel 2. Channel one is always the main talent, etc. That way in a pinch, you always know which one to adjust. We just got the zoom f6 for the 32bit float audio and now don't really have to monitor for levels but rather monitor for any other kind of issue like clothes rubbing, batteries dying, etc. Also we film a lot of multicam. We are exploring affordable timecode and syncing solutions to speed up editing. Unpopular opinion but we use FCPX because it is so fast and efficient. It has the fastest and most robust multicam editor. Other tips for speed, I keep our cameras as built up as possible in the bag. We shoot often enough that I always have a fresh battery, fresh card, and a lens on them at all times. It makes for a slightly larger bag but nothing unmanageable. With the Zoom F6 we bought the much larger Zoom F8 bag. I now just keep all the wireless receivers always connected inside the bag. Then we just have to power up whatever we need. Plus it has both double A's internally and an external NPF battery for redundancy and long battery life this saving time changing batteries. I am now also keeping our lights always assembled on stands with batteries on them. We switched our case to a larger granny cart style. These are smaller lights and stands we use but saves a bunch of time. I have a hatchback that we can just roll that cart in on its side. If we need additional security we can take a more secure case. But most of our shoots are in secure locations. Those are some of our time savers.
Thanks, OrigMedia-- great tips. I think bag prep is one of the biggest time savers. And I, too, tend to leave my bag at least partially packed (though I don't shoot frequently enough to trust that my batteries are ready to go). And consistency with things like audio channels is super helpful. For stands and tripod (we I need a lot of them), I actually use a golf bag cover. They're about a sturdy as they come, have wheels and multiple handles, I can fit 6 stands and two full-sized tripods into one.
It's a ChargeTech battery that's been discontinued-- no great loss though. It outputs up to 250 watts, so it will power my Godox60W, but the construction is flimsy and it takes a lifetime to charge. The battery started loosing staying power after 6 months, too (I've had it for about 18 months now).
Thanks so much for sharing, always appreciate your insight! Sorry you’re losing out on work, but I’m glad you have a little more time to make more videos for the channel! Also, nice smokey product shots!
The great, well-thought out and explained content is appreciated.
I do the same thing with arca swiss; I use it for EVERYTHING. I got tired of changing shoes, forgetting shoes, installing the wrong shoes. Putting on and taking off shoes. Ulanzi U-80L is a very small ball head which uses a large ball for strength and tiny little arca plates and receivers. I put a bunch of those on grip pins and pop lights anywhere, fast. Or cameras, or sound recorders, video recorders, monitors, anything. People wanting to speed up their workflow should seriously think about going arca swiss. Adjustability. Safety of holding gear. They're the best system in my opinion. Cheap. Available. Lots of proprietary shoes will even fit in a pinch. The benefits never end.
For filters though, I prefer rear-mount, behind the lens filters. That way I can swap lenses without having to change filters. I can also mention that I only need to bring one size.
We must share a brain. I use most of your tips already. Just found your channel and love your videos. Subscribed. Some other tips for speed that we use. We always set up our audio the same way. The same wireless pack on channel 1 and the same pack on channel 2. Channel one is always the main talent, etc. That way in a pinch, you always know which one to adjust. We just got the zoom f6 for the 32bit float audio and now don't really have to monitor for levels but rather monitor for any other kind of issue like clothes rubbing, batteries dying, etc. Also we film a lot of multicam. We are exploring affordable timecode and syncing solutions to speed up editing. Unpopular opinion but we use FCPX because it is so fast and efficient. It has the fastest and most robust multicam editor. Other tips for speed, I keep our cameras as built up as possible in the bag. We shoot often enough that I always have a fresh battery, fresh card, and a lens on them at all times. It makes for a slightly larger bag but nothing unmanageable. With the Zoom F6 we bought the much larger Zoom F8 bag. I now just keep all the wireless receivers always connected inside the bag. Then we just have to power up whatever we need. Plus it has both double A's internally and an external NPF battery for redundancy and long battery life this saving time changing batteries. I am now also keeping our lights always assembled on stands with batteries on them. We switched our case to a larger granny cart style. These are smaller lights and stands we use but saves a bunch of time. I have a hatchback that we can just roll that cart in on its side. If we need additional security we can take a more secure case. But most of our shoots are in secure locations. Those are some of our time savers.
Thanks, OrigMedia-- great tips. I think bag prep is one of the biggest time savers. And I, too, tend to leave my bag at least partially packed (though I don't shoot frequently enough to trust that my batteries are ready to go). And consistency with things like audio channels is super helpful. For stands and tripod (we I need a lot of them), I actually use a golf bag cover. They're about a sturdy as they come, have wheels and multiple handles, I can fit 6 stands and two full-sized tripods into one.
What was that battery charger you showed could it power a godox60w
It's a ChargeTech battery that's been discontinued-- no great loss though. It outputs up to 250 watts, so it will power my Godox60W, but the construction is flimsy and it takes a lifetime to charge. The battery started loosing staying power after 6 months, too (I've had it for about 18 months now).
Thanks so much for sharing, always appreciate your insight! Sorry you’re losing out on work, but I’m glad you have a little more time to make more videos for the channel!
Also, nice smokey product shots!
Just bought the fogger, it's tiny ( 4x2x2 inches), battery-powered, and the subject of my next RUclips review.