Best Mirrorless Camera Setup 

Great to have you back! Awesome tips as always!!🤘🏼

That was my longest break in 4 years of not posting a video 😅 hope you’re well! Missed you guys!!

Mark has seriously some of the most helpful filmmaking videos on RU-vid. Always appreciate your insight on the art of filmmaking

Loved the tone of this video. Friendly and informative and not pushing products or courses. This is how RU-vid used to be. Wonderful to see. It’s really great to see the information effortlessly flow and delivered with real charm honesty and by someone who is clearly experienced and thoughtful about their process. The envato link was great not least that this resource is insanely useful and often under appreciated. Another great shout with the cos 11. Very bright and good under clothing for that reason as it survives being buried or have a softie on it. For less run around filming and more interview controlled settings the Dpa Lavs are maybe the fullest sounding and worth investing in if a shotgun isn’t going to be used too. Again great to see a 416 lurking. As more and more people are wearing hybrid fabrics like goretex and viscose nylons ala lux sports lav mics can seem a high risk strategy for many scenarios. Nothing much can be done re fabric rubbing so definitely worth using a cos and some soft baffling to help with those rubbing fabric sounds. Nothing better though than a shotgun. I’m sure there is a reason to be using mirrorless for this piece (not sure if RU-vid’s shooting youtubers is meant to be ironic) but looking at the complicated and ungainly set up compared to an fx6 or better still an fx9 on the shoulder which mr bone is almost certainly expert with, really drew attention to the biggest reason not to use mirrorless cameras built out. That said this was an impeccably delivered journey into how that challenge kind of has to be met. Once you accept the need for a monitor that is bigger than the camera to do something functionally essential like getting focus then we are approaching that event horizon that should make us wonder why we aren’t using a camera specifically designed for shooting. Even more so when it comes to audio. By the end of the build these cameras look kind of ridiculous Frankenrigs despite the expert efforts shown here. For sure having a screw driver to hand is pretty much par for the course and I can see why that tool was a lifesaver. Great tip.Imo mirrorless shooting only really comes into its own for b roll where a monitor can be mounted effortlessly on the top of the camera. I still don’t know why I never see cameras with straps or resting on bags for stabilisation. Maybe cine saddle’s seem like an anachronism now but there are so many ways to get amazing hand held footage with a little bit of movement if the camera can rest on something and especially not be held out in front of the operator in mid air. Meanwhile this was a fantastic video that shows the challenges for anyone trying a dslr professionally. For so many reasons an fx6 is the right design and rather than an fx30 I would be interested to know what mr bones thoughts might be for a s35 fx6 body with fx30 specs. In the same way canon supported videographers with the c100 and c200 it would be great to see the design of the fx6 at a lower price point for those who actually want an integrated system to shoot doc style work with integrated sound and video tools. Just a thought. Thanks again for an outstanding video and invaluable insight delivered with real charm and care. The best of RU-vid.

Levi ROCKS, as does Jesse, what a crew. Helpful hints here, thanks! Oh and Mark Bone you rock, appreciate all that you bring to this channel.

Loved this one - had a zesty joyful radiance to it. Keep being authentic, Mark!

03:42 RE: Scewdriver I just have a metal washer on my keychain. It’s not pretty but works! 😅

Loved the video and you didn’t talk too much at all! Well done, brother.

Such a useful set of tips, such a pleasing video to watch! Thanks, Mark! Vasilis from Greece

You are such an inspiration Mark. I was a bit in a ditch lately when it came to trying to building up my freeelancing - watching this video truly helped me. Thank you.

Levi Allen and Mark Bone in one frame sooo awesome! Really a huge fan of you both. Really informative as always Mark

Fantastic tips, thank you so much Mark! I don't know why the heck I didn't realize this on my own, but your handle configuration (monitor back / mic in front) is optimal. 👍 Welcome back to Toronto and enjoy your holiday time off!

Awesome useful video man. A well deserved Sub. Hope to see more of these.

Awesome video. Went ahead and bought the Screwy! Such an awesome simple tool. Where can we find the Sanken Mics in Europe?

Looks fun. I want to be in Hawaii for Christmas.

Thank you for this fantastic video (and all the other ones so far)! Here's a topic suggestion for your consideration: when running and gunning as a one man crew at a new location that you had no chance to scout in advance and properly storyboard every shot, what would be your tips for getting shots that flow well together?

Mark, this was so so so helpful! I learned a ton in these 14 minutes. Incredibly valuable. Thank you!

really enjoyed and learnt a lot, especially the Ninja walk (i'd seen other videos explain it but this somehow simplified it even more)! Thank you

06:00 "Just make sure to hit record twice". Hahahaha... ...True story 😭

2:40 The viewfinder is a good option for focusing in some scenarios, depending on your projects.

Fun video! I definitely appreciate practical tips like which lenses to use for handholding and what lenses you should not handhold. More videos with these types of practical shooting tips would be great.

Insane value in every video. They are art work in themselves

👁👄👁 Me watching this taking notes after shooting all my footage in Hawaii without a top handle. Beauty trip, lets grab a heli flight again sooner rather than later

5:56 "Just make sure to hit record twice." Yes! I just got an H4n and found that out...the hard way (of course). But hey, while I'm here babbling - THANK YOU, Mark! Love your channel!

bbc part was epic!!!!

Im always filming 4 separate audio channels with my K3M on the A7Siii. Found that setup to be a bit more smaller package since the k3m is on top of the a7siii and not forward about 4 inches. Really makes a difference when it comes to travel with the setup since i NEVER have to break it down. Happy filming

Always great to hear from you. Have a good and foremost a relaxing time.

Thanks Mark...just discovered your videos...very Inspirational and great tips! Thank you!

Hi Mark, AOD member here. I think it will really valuable if you were to create a video on how to properly use EL zone for exposing. Many of the new Small HD monitors are coming out with this by default. Thanks

Can't wait to see the doc from this trip! Valuable video man🙌🏾

As a fulltime automotive cinematographer this was also super helpful Mark! I use a RED Multitool and it has been one of the best investments i've ever done. Keep it always on my belt during production. Saved so much time. Yet that screwy thing is tiny and cute haha.

Nice to see man! Don't apologize for breaks! Also that sony fx30 I might need to switch from canon now, was waiting for the r7c but the fx30 might be my next camera.....

Merry Christmas, Mark!

Love this video with all the invaluable tips for gear to use. I have a few of them but will be expandsing my selection thanks to your great advice. Thanks again Mark

Interesting fact I had a bottle opener that work exactly like the screwy you talked about. It was amazing. Then the link came loose and I lost it. I just bought a screwy. One of the best accessories ever.

You’re selling me more and more on that Helios lens, that is now going to be my next purchase. Love the tip about the ninja walk too!! Great stuff as always Mark, Merry Christmas!!

You are the best i have learned alot from you thank you for always making such a great videos for all level filmmakers 🙏

The way you slapped that back screen @2:32 made me shiver a bit 😅

This is one very informative especially for anyone who is approaching this craft on budget. Good job buddy hope to see you one day again in Berlin Germany... Much love for Germany 🇩🇪

GREAT video!! I am going to switch to sony in 2023... Gonna start with a FX30 so I can learn how to be better then work my way up to an FX3 or a As7 III... Thanks a lot as always

Nice one Mark! Merry Christmas to you as well. Your tips are helping me a great deal. Thanks from Snowy Vancouver.

Is there any specific reason why you went for Deity S-MIC 2S? Also what do you think of zoom m3 shotgun mic with 32bit float feature? Do you think it can replace your S-MIC 2S or S-MIC 2S is still better for your situation?

Enjoyed as always. Just the right amount of detail. Keep them coming!

Are those last shots of the Mauna Loa eruption? Wow, you were so close to where I live! I always love seeing Hawaii content!

Christmas has come early! Can't express my appreciation enough for your work and all the tiniest details that add up!

love your palladium shoes bro, I say this because I never see other people wear them, and they are great shoes!

MISSED YOU MARK! This was great, so helpful as always… I really need an fx30 I’m learning 😂

Good audio in the wind - yes pliss! 😀

Mark, when I used the FX3 for a project. The handling noise from the body and the built in handle reverberated up to the shotgun mic, like the existing shock mount wasn't enough. Did you notice this in your experience? Thanks for the videos!

Welcome back. Thank you for bringing compelling content to RU-vid. Been following since the beginning, and hope to join AOD sometime in the future. Great to get some of that good ol' MB wisdom again. Happy holidays!

Amazing video as always, Mark! Thanks for sharing this and great job with the edit

Hi Mark. This is my first time viewing one of your videos and I really like it. I am going to be a regular now that I have been exposed to you. I have never done a video before but it is time. I shoot Sony a7r IV for still pictures.

Thanks for the video. I am trying Envato Elements. I really like the idea of having all assets in one place, but to be honest as soon as I downloaded one of the plugins for DaVinci Resolve,I found really complicated to install it. Copy, paste in various places, open Fusion which is just a no go for me. They should have a simple installer like other similar services. I think I will cancel it for now and I hope they will improve it.

Great video :) Thank you! Just a note with the FX3 and FX30 you can also use the gyro info with Catalyst Browse which is incredible but all stabilisation must be off when shooting. Not sure about lens stabilisation.

i now this video is older. But i wondered then. Do you not use any IBIS when filming with those wider lenses? Thanks for the video. I am on the AOD waiting list.

Bananas dude. I so badly need a 2nd camera angle so I can stop renting. 🙏🏽

best video of the month, thanks

Thank you for the insight on the equipment there Mark. Let me get back out here and for whoever is reading continue to be great so go create. 😁

Hey mate, I'd love for you to do a full video on using the helios. Love to see what you can do with it. Keep up the great work mate. Loving it.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It's how we all get better!

Hey Mark, so I recently sold an FX3 (bought another FX6) and the young guy from Boston… He was showing me his work on his mobile phone and I was telling him that he had serious potential looking at his creativity with only an A6500 and I said keep studying “story” - write every day, and also to find inspiration… He said, “Do you know Mark Bone?” I began to smile and replied, “Not personally, but your on the right path…” We went on to talk about your film school AOD and he talked about wanting to take part in your next round of classes but he had just bought the FX3 which I sold him for cheap (didn’t have an hour of video on it) and that had taken him a year to save up… Look I know that the AOD is incredibly reasonable and in no way am I suggesting otherwise but is there any way (if you aren’t already) you can do a “scholarship” program where maybe (1) student per season is given a free ride? Maybe base it on a film/ video contest… Or maybe a sponsorship program where someone can pay the way of a young student with financial hardships? I would be willing to offer half of the funding toward a full tuition payment (during the early sign up phase) Let me just add I am NOT financially well off in any way, however I’ve been there with 100k in film school loans (I WISH AOD WAS AROUND BEFORE I attended and GRADUATED EMERSON COLLEGE) with NO MONEY to actually make films… Although I did love the school and the “college experience” it can all get SUPER expensive but your program has MORE TO OFFER FILMMAKERS in terms of actual filmmaking than most… YOU ACTUALLY WALK AWAY WITH YOUR OWN FILM/ plus reel… Sorry if I’m rambling I was inspired by this young man and when he mentioned you…😊❤️

Thanks mark, really appreciate your vids. Happy holidays, enjoy live now, take care and see you 😊🙏🏻👍🏻

1st viewer love from imphal Manipur India 🇮🥰😍

Great tips ! I am using more or less the same gear, but I found that the combo Sanken COS11D + AVX was not great. The AVX has a auto gain feature (which you can not turn off), which sometimes makes the audio "clipping" when used with the COS11D. For this reason, I prefer combining the Sanken with the Rode Wireless go II

Great video as always very useful. What is your magic arm reference ❤ ?

Great video! That shirt is 🔥I had no idea about Trew Audio. Always needed a good supply store in the east end. Thanks!

“Yeah…liquid cooling…” [quietly crying inside]

The mic is a 2S not 25. at 1:54

Thanks so much for these videos Mark. After watching your vids and talking with peeps in the AOD community. I might switch over from Canon to Sony. I love the fast workflow of these cameras. Is this camera good for anyone who wants a light run-and-gun camera, and suffers from minor back soreness (taking care of that)? XD

Thank,s Mark, lot of information i get on this video.

Thanks!

The tip with beauty-tape is killer! Plus what is the plastic "dome"-thingie around your lapel-mic called? That looks like a really cool option when I want to hide my lavalier (which I am terrible at) Kind Regards and Merry Christmas Jørgen

Wonderful video, great value!

Hey Mark what is your monitor arm in this video? Thank you!

I used a couple of Sennheiser MKE2s for 3 years, but once I got the Cos 11d it changed everything, especially in post, not as much compression or EQ work.

I love the footage from the fx3, fx3o, and a7siii. I despise the mic handle design. for mobility i just run a rode videomic NTG on a nato rail handle

hey Mark, I already know everything about handheld, having fiddled with it for years, so I already have your setup. Still, I clicked in anyway cause I was bored and this is one of the most comprehensive hand held videos I have ever seen. For example not shooting handheld over 80mill is such a logic but important to bake in knowledge. Cheers. The only thing where I deviate slightly is the tentacle sync sound. For 90 percent of handheld I am not listening to or following people, so I do not use time code synced audio, and if I do, I have a wireless lavalier straight into camera so right now I don't see why I would need multiple audio tracks. I know it would be nice to have but it get's quite expensive and I would buy (if I was buying into the gear) other things first like a good tripod or audio recorder which will last forever and can be used with sit-down interviews:)

Gear gear gear! It's so important to find whatever works for us and for the situation!

What top handle are you using?

mark, one question here.. why aren't you using a small rig protective cage? it seems so much needed in your field, aren't they?

Awsome vid Mark I would love to see the custom settings and buttons you use on the FX6, also how do you expose for the luts you created.

You are a legend bro! Thank you for being so transparent with all that you do. Your lessons helps feed my craft and my family.

Thank you thank you thank you thank you

as always, thanks for the effort and the sharing. maybe discuss your focus issues with the sigma 24-70/2.8? thumbs up.

Top Handle... must have a Top handle... I gotta say this is true only to pull the camera out of the bag... After that Never Shoot while holding the top handle its the very best way to ruin your shots with shake and jitter... but alas there are good stabilization tools... to fix all the shots that are done with a top handle... Love your videos and information but this one deserves an entire reconsideration. Been operating cameras for 30 years and top handle shooting is very very rare... Now when you are ready, I'd love to discuss with you the WHY and the HOW of the real reason people Love to suggest using top handle, and it has nothing to do with getting great stable effective shots...

Another awesome video! I would love to hear a deeper dive on why not use the 3.5mm jack. If my camera doesnt have a XLR input, the external recorder audio will be better then sending directely to my camera?

Great, great info here. Thanks, man!

Apparently the SmallHD Action 5 got discontinued, and now smallHD's minimum price for thier products is 1200. So a bit of a jump from the fairly affordable monitor price the Action 5 maintained, but thtats life I guess.

Thanks for this! Very helpful.

You're a legend!

Thanks for your insights on this one. Do you have a deadcat for the deity s-mic 2s as well or are you satisfied with the foam it comes with?

Hey Mark great video.

Mark, I was super disappointed with the Action 5 after upgrading from the Focus 4 (which I loved and used for years). I finally settled after trying a few others on the Shinobi 7 (which seems to also have some drawbacks as well). I'd love if small HD had something between the action and their $1200+ monitors.

Cool hat 🤠

Love the video Mark! It’s been a while 😅😆 I would love your opinion on the Anton Bauer Titon Base for the FX3/30. I think it adds a bit more weight for handheld scenarios, and you can power the monitor via p-tap as well as the camera via Usb-C/p-tap.

Informative video as always ! I'm now deciding on either getting an FX30 with a 24-105mm lens or an FX3 and use my currents lenses (24-70mm and 35mm)

Mark is my favourite RU-vid (and he’s a fantastic filmmaker) I often study his work to help develop my own. I find less micro-jitters with a mirrorless camera. They have built in IBIS v a cinema camera which doesn’t. Unless the lens is stabilised (which the 24-105 is (it’s used in this video) Mark; will there be a film which you shot in Hawaii? Killing it as always.

Hey Mark, Thanks for the helpful video. I'm wondering if you've ever used something like the SeeMo to turn your iPhone into a monitor and how that would compare to your SmallHD one?

The Best 🤘

Why get away from using the camera's audio jack. I'm new to all this and that is the route I was going; microphone with own power and the camera;s audio jack. Now that i hear your advice I don't know that's the route I want to go now.