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Gear That Earns Its Place
These are the tools and gear Adam Ekblad recommends for filming and editing content, from phone tripods to Mac laptops.
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Phone Tripods
With light
12-inch LED Ring Light with 62-inch Tripod Stand, Phone Holder and Remote
Microphones
Budget
MAYBESTA Wireless Mini Microphone for Phone
Best
DJI Mic Mini (2 TX + 1 RX)
Gimbals
Budget
DJI Osmo Mobile 7 Gimbal Stabilizer
Best
DJI Osmo Mobile 8 Gimbal Stabilizer for Phone
Has all features, such as tracking.
Vlogging Camera
Best pick
DJI Osmo Pocket 3
All around great little camera for vlogging.
Drones
Budget
DJI Mini 4K Camera Drone Combo
Midrange
DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC 2
Best
DJI Mavic 4 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC 2
Storage
SSD
Amazon Basics Portable External SSD
SSD Extreme
SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD
Pro Video Cameras
Good
Sony A6700 Crop-Frame Mirrorless Camera
Good entry level compact photo and video camera.
Better
Sony a7 V Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
Pro entry level compact photo and video camera.
Laptops (Mac)
Budget
Apple 2026 MacBook Neo 13-inch Laptop with A18 Pro chip
Best for light laptop work.
Good
Apple 2026 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M5 chip
Good for basic editing.
Better
Apple 2025 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 chip
Good for advanced editing.
Best
Apple 2026 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 Pro chip with 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU
Great for video, AI, and heavy computer users.
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