Smoke Ninja: The Best Handheld Fogger Yet? 

Smoke Ninja by PMI: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1785752-REG/smokegenie_smokeninja_portable_smoke_machine.html?BI=6857&KBID=7410&KWID=604745-152 Join Fstoppers Photography Contest here: fstoppers.com/contests 💃Model: Anna Logan Hooks - instagram.com/annaloganxoxo/ Fstoppers Photography Tutorials! ➡️fstoppers.com/store?fsa=305&fsc=12 Subscribe to the Fstoppers RU-vid Channel: ➡️ru-vid.com Our Gear: 📷 and 🎥Workflow Recommendations: 🥰Our Favorite Gear ➡️bhpho.to/3Q5pm01 💻Software📀 Adobe Creative Cloud ➡️ bit.ly/3hjVXdE Boris FX Optics: ➡️bit.ly/3N83bD6 Luminar Neo ➡️ skylum.evyy.net/M6RAM Capture One ➡️ captureone.38d4qb.net/NO29q 🛒🏪🛍 Support Fstoppers by shopping at: B&H Photo and Video ➡️ bit.ly/3K7CrlX Amazon ➡️ amzn.to/3hkTEXS 📸Follow Fstoppers on Instagram: ➡️ instagram.com/officialfst... Follow Lee and Patrick's Puerto Rico Instagram: ➡️ instagram.com/fstopperspr/ In this video, Patrick Hall of Fstoppers looks at the Smoke Ninja by PMI. Unlike other portable smoke machines that run on battery power, the Smoke Ninja has extra safety features that prevent it from ever over heating, sparking flames, or spitting out hot smoke. It also produces consistent smoke that never varies in thickness, color, or odor. This makes the Smoke Ninja perfect for smaller video productions and photoshoot where photographers want to simply add a little atmospheric smoke to their portraits and product shots.

Holy fireball Batman! That smoker spitting fire is wild. Finally a review on the safety side of handheld foggers, always knew these things could be pretty dangerous if built poorly. Fstoppers really on point with this one.

Hey Patrick! Thank you so much for the review! Particularly appreciated the coverage on the professional and safety features, it really shows the standard and care from the Fstoppers team for camera professionals! Cheers guys 😃

So cool! This is definitely one of the more fun thumbnails from Patrick 😂😂😂

I definitely need one of these, so many implications besides photography and videography! Fair price too!

Yes!! Been waiting for a review by you guys on this. Glad to hear it was as good as it sounded!! Just got mine, will be trying it out on some pro wrestling media pix next weekend.

Dude, new youtube is cool. Im like watching stuff i never thought i did. I didnt even know stuff like this existed!

Just ordered mine looking forward to using it, thx for sharing your take and images

Looks like it uses either 18650 or 20700 or 21700 sized battery which are stupidly common to source(thanks to torches, and ebikes). Though compared to alkaline cells there are a lot of knockoffs and dangerous cells on market so sourcing high current cells from reliable source is important.

Pretty cool, I use it two and I made a review in german on my portrait-channel on RU-vid. I love to shot with the smoke ninja.

Great Video!!!

What is that diffuser made of? Really cool!

Great video, Looks like a great product! But, as someone that travels a fair bit, would be great to find out the best way to get this on a plane. I suspect battery would need removing, probably need to empty and clean out the liquid reservoir? if so how, would it also need to be checked in? Can new heating chambers be purchased? if it burns out? or would you need to buy a whole new unit? Any recommendations on liquids that would be best to use it with?

Bought the lensgo smoke B last year…talk about buyers remorse…that thing is more expensive and smells like shit…..the smoke ninja seems so much smaller and better

Curious how the Ulanzi compares....

What type of battery do I buy for a backup? How long does it take to initially warm up?

Hi do you mind sharing the link where to buy the batteries please?

Have you ever push the Modebutton twise?

I have the Vosentech 4 and I cannot recommend that you buy it. Perhaps the 5 is better, but I’ve wasted a lot of time with the 4, and so I ordered the Ninja last week. The 3D printed case on the 4 is ok, but for the price I think it’s appropriate to expect an injection molded case. The V4 leaks like crazy so there’s a lot of wasted “juice”. Also, the after purchase support for Vosentech is not great and borderline hostile - after purchase you’re pretty much on your own even if the product seems to be at fault. If you accidentally forget to turn off the Vosentech, you can kill the battery to the point where it must be replaced, and unlike the Ninja, the battery is not replaceable - you’ll have to take the whole unit apart which may void your warranty. Anyway, I’m hoping all of my concerns and issues are resolved with the Ninja. Side note, the liquid can become oxidized, the word you were seeking. If it oxidizes, it can become ineffective and eventually unusable. It will turn yellow and brown eventually.

How do they even make 3 different types of smoke with the same machine? That is amazing

You look well rested Patrick. I see fatherhood is treating you well 🙂👍

How is this machine for outside photography??

Also, a swappable battery will extend the life time of the unit.

I hope this thing is cheap because I really want one of these

Does it have to used upright or can it be used horizontally?

Does it leave a residue? Most fog machines make a mess!

I assume you can only get the refill of smoke from the vendor directly?

i have one of these and the best £200 i have spent, means not lugging my smoke machine with me.

More control the better ... l was using nightclub fogs

Vape 😂❤

I wish a new product would come with a 500mm bottle size and be more powerful.

It's too funny how it's essentially a slightly modded vape marketed at photographers. I was gonna joke I could invite a few people who vape to be on set. Then when I saw the product photos on B&H I literally screamed lol. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and I'd probably still get it to replace using haze in a can. But seeing the tank is just covered and allows for a tube attachment cracks me up 😂 Might make people think twice about vaping now

I hate when my vacuum cleaner battery dies mid shoot ughhh!

Always the best when u are paid

So it's a vape on a timer

absofuckinglutely not. the filmog fog machine by ulanzi is far better and only $100.

Be aware of the fake stuff from china… meanwhile the designer of this product is from Hong China😂

My handheld smoke machine is made of glass and runs off herb

It's a glorified vape