The gear we actually use.
The question comes up on every shoot: “what do you work with?”. Here is the full answer, with the reasoning behind each choice - and what we would not buy again.
PHOTOGRAPHYOUR SELECTION3 ITEMS
Sony A7 IVOur main body. A versatile full-frame camera, excellent in low light, with 4K video good enough for most client shoots.
≈ €2,500Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN ArtThe lens that stays on the body 80% of the time. Portrait, product, reportage: it covers almost everything for half the price of a first-party equivalent.
≈ €1,100Peak Design Everyday BackpackA bag that genuinely protects the gear and opens one-handed on a shoot. Expensive, but it lasts years.
≈ €280VIDEOOUR SELECTION2 ITEMS
DJI RS 4A reliable gimbal, quick to balance. It is the visible difference between amateur footage and professional footage.
≈ €600DJI Mini 4 ProUnder 250 g, which keeps the paperwork light in most countries. Ideal for an establishing shot over an event or a building.
≈ €800AUDIOOUR SELECTION2 ITEMS
Rode Wireless GO IITwo wireless lapel mics with built-in backup recording. Bad sound ruins good pictures - this is a videographer's best-value purchase.
≈ €300Rode VideoMic NTGA shotgun mic for interviews and ambience. Works on the camera or straight into a computer over USB.
≈ €250LIGHTINGOUR SELECTION2 ITEMS
Aputure Amaran 200xAdjustable from warm to cool, silent, powerful enough for a whole room. Our key light indoors.
≈ €350Godox SL60 IIThe affordable option for a second or third light. Less refined, more than enough as fill.
≈ €180SOFTWAREOUR SELECTION3 ITEMS
Adobe Creative CloudPhotoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere: the industry standard. Unavoidable as soon as you exchange source files with other professionals.
≈ €70/monthDaVinci ResolveCinema-grade editing and colour grading, in a free version that is surprisingly complete. The best value on the market.
FreeFigmaWhere we draw website designs. The client follows progress live in their browser, with nothing to install.
Free to €15/monthARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEOUR SELECTION2 ITEMS
Topaz Photo AIDenoising and upscaling. Saves an archive photo or a client file too small to print.
≈ €160 (licence)DescriptEdit an interview by correcting its transcript, like a text document. Saves hours on spoken formats.
from €12/monthWEB & HOSTINGOUR SELECTION3 ITEMS
HostingerWhere this site is hosted. Fast, inexpensive, with an interface a non-developer can actually use.
from €3/monthStripeTo take deposits and subscriptions without building a shop. Commission per transaction, no fixed fee.
1.5% + €0.25 per paymentBrevoNewsletters and automated emails, hosted in France. The free tier is plenty to start a list.
Free up to 300 emails/dayWould rather not invest in all of this?
That is precisely our job. We arrive with the gear, the craft, and the finished files at the end.