Ali Abdaal's
camera gear & setup

“Sony FX3 (Spare Camera)”

“Sony A7S III”

“Sony A7C”

“Fujifilm X100VI”

“Elgato Wave: 3 Microphone”

“Sennheiser MKH 416 Microphone”

“Elgato Wave Neo Microphone”

“Aputure 120d ll”

“Amaran F22x Key Light”

“Amaran Tube PT4C Light”

“Manfrotto Autopole System”

“Mac Mini (M2 Pro)”

“Apple M2 Pro Mac Mini (2023)”

“Apple Studio Display”

“Espresso Portable Touchscreen Display”

“Dough Spectrum One”

“Studio Display and LG Dualup Monitor”

“Rode PSA Boom Arm”

“Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones”

“CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Dock”

“Kanto YU2 Speakers”

“Elgato Teleprompter”

“Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse”

“Logitech Lift Vertical Mouse”

“nuPhy Halo75 Keyboard”

“Elgato Stream Deck”

“CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock”

“Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones”

“Apple Magic Trackpad”

“Apple Magic Keyboard”

“Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP”

“ATEM Mini Pro”

“these are connected via XLR inputs to the Zoom H6 audio recorder”

“it's plugged in via XLR into the Sony XLR K3M, which is this fancy gizmo that we have on top of the camera”

“we have two Sony A7S3 cameras with 85 mm lenses usually at like f1.4 or a low f-stop”

“we have a Mac Mini which is connected via wired Ethernet to multiple SD card readers”

“the camera that is a Sony A7S3 with a 50mm G Master lens on it that we usually have at a fairly low ftop”

“shooting the wide angle with the 24mm G Master lens on F5.6”

“we have two Sony A7S3 cameras with 85 mm lenses usually at like f1.4 or a low f-stop”

“what we have is these Shore SM7B microphones which we've got these custom blue thingies for”

“we have the Pro Display XDR monitor, which is totally not worth it”

“my new new productive, minimalist desk setup featuring the 2021 iMac which has replaced my ultra-wide desktop”

“LG 49 inch UltraWide Monitor - 49WL95C”

“there's a smaller pocket over here which is kind of tiny there's the kindle kindle goes in there and these will be both QC 35s I tend to take these if I know I'm gonna be flying somewhere”

“a camera I've been using for absolutely everything is my sony a 6500”

“this pocket in the middle is where a DJI maverick pro goes”

“the lens I usually have on it is the Sigma 30 millimeter f1 point 4”

“one of them is the Sigma 16 millimeter f1 point 4 again this is a prime lens I exclusively shoot with prime lenses and this is my go-to vlogging lens”

“I always carry with me in light weight Sony 50 millimeter F 1 point 8 prime lens”

“if I know I'm gonna be vlogging on a trip I carry the rode videomicro with me”

“the laptop compartment where the iPad pro with Apple pencil always goes”

“I've taken to carrying one of these Manfrotto mini tripods”

“I usually have a gorilla pot but I'm waiting for the switch pot to come out”

“Shock mount - 2 x Rode Shock Mount (£30)”

“Audio recorder - Zoom H5 (£200)”

“Mic - 2 x Rode Procaster (£150)”

“Apple Bluetooth Keyboard”

“Logitech MX Master Mouse”

“I use it for work (I'm a medical student in case you haven't heard), video editing, web design and development”

“Makeshift table made with boxes + Anglepoise Lamp”

“LG 34" Ultrawide display - LG 34UM68”