 Hey Ma, let's slide, alright, alright, and we gon' get it out of now You smoke, I smoke, I drink, well good, cause we gon' get it out of now Got drugs, got drugs, alright, cause we gon' take a ride tonight So Ma, let's go So we're at 2015 now, all the way through 2015 I was still using my phone I had a tripod, I had a microphone But it really didn't, it did not change the quality of the picture I was getting really pissed off with my camera, to be honest It was time, it was at that time that I had about 500 subscribers, nothing huge But it was about time I got something in my possession that would allow me To do videos in the quality that I wanted, which was 4k at the time So what I did is I bought a GoPro So this is probably about 3 years after I put out my first ever video I invested a decent amount of money in an actual camera for my YouTube channel Which was this, so it was a GoPro Hero 4 Black Silver? No, black And one of the things I really regret actually is getting the black Which is more expensive than silver because what the silver one has Is a little screen on the back that you can see what you're videoing This one unfortunately didn't, so yes I got the quality But what I didn't get was the ability to actually see what I was videoing Which started pissing me off But just before we do go on I will bring you back to that fateful day That I used this for the first time Let's have a look Yes, finally, I don't even know what this looks like But hopefully it looks alright Just put the mount up on my car So this is going to be one of the regular Well, the more regular angles that you're going to see me making videos from So from my car seat while I'm driving There'll be no more going like this Because I finally got my fucking GoPro Stoked Alright and that brings us to the start of my Making Gains series Which was a pivotal moment, it really was I just hit a thousand subscribers This is about a half way through 2016 I just hit a thousand subscribers And when you think about that it took me four years Four years from putting out my first video You know, and being pretty well, pretty consistent To get to a thousand subscribers Can you believe that? And I still kept going You know sometimes I think about that and I think I cannot fucking believe that I just can't believe I kept going At those times that you've realised that you're doing it for another reason Other than money You're not doing it for money I never was, I was doing it to create I was doing it because I enjoyed it I was doing it to give positive messages to the world And to leave my mark That's why I did it So anyways, 2016 comes along I decide I am fucking way too small, way too skinny And I decide to start a Making Gains series This series went for a whole year And I upgraded my equipment throughout that year So at the start of the series I was still using my phone The microphone I didn't try after that first attempt But the only reason that sounded so shit Was because of the microphone If I actually have a decent microphone This could definitely come in handy But basically guys I was still using my phone I had the tripod and that's it A few months into this I decided You know what, it's going well My subscribers are going up I do want to continue doing YouTube I want to make my videos better I want to make them higher quality And the way I'm going to do that Is to buy an actual camera, a vlogging camera One with a screen that's flipped around Which I had never had before So I went on YouTube, like I always do Looked at videos like this This one about vlogging setups About people's preferences This camera vs this camera This microphone vs this microphone And at the end of the day I decided Right, I'm going to go with the masses I'm going to go with what everyone else says And get a Canon 80D So for me to continue this story We're going to have to actually change cameras I'm going to start using this To video us And are we holding that one? So let's do that Okay we can turn this one off now So it's funny Setting up this camera like this And looking at it and not being able to see myself Is exactly the frustration feeling I used to have So regardless This is my YouTube setup guys This is the moment you've been waiting for Here she is My current YouTube vlogging setup So like I said, it's the Canon 80D We have a RODE microphone I think RODE is actually an Australian brand But once again a brand that everyone recommended online And so I just went with that I bought it all at the same time We got the microphone I got a tripod Which is a Joby tripod And anyone who's ever bought one of these Will know that there was a little swivel thing on the top And ever since I took it off I haven't been able to get it back on So now I just Screw it straight onto the bottom of the camera Although there was a thing on the top of this Where it would allow me to swivel the camera around On different angles Which would have been very, very useful Except it stopped working So anyways We got the tripod We got the microphone We got the camera So I think I wanted a bit of a look At the 80D This is what it looks like This is the size Next to my head It's pretty decently sized It's got a bit of weight to it And that's what you've got to realise When you're wanting a camera like this for vlogging I honestly think it's too heavy It really is It's too heavy to use as a vlogging camera all day And with that said At the time that I was deciding what camera to buy It was either going to be this Or a Canon G7X Mark II Which is a lot smaller But still has that flip out screen function And looking back Do I regret getting this one over that? No, because this was about 1600 And that one was at like 1000 at the time But I would like both And so moving forward I'm actually at another one of those stages Where I'm ready to re-invest the money Into my YouTube channel And so my next investment will be A camera It's going to be a Canon G7X Mark II Or else a Mark III if that's out So I think that's it Actually, no there's two more things Which is The original lens that I bought Okay this is a Tamron lens Alright One of the best in the business I'm told So I was sold I was sold I bought it Sweet, all good Took it home Started recording with it And realised Fuck it's a fantastic lens It's got an amazing zoom You can take some amazing pictures When you try and take a video with it It makes a horrible, horrible clipping sound And this is a sound that my audience Had to deal with for over six months So for that I apologise And the mistake I made was not getting A kit lens And just buying this So this was the only lens I had I only had the body And the lens So I was stuck with it Eventually Eventually I went back to the camera shop And bought The kit lens The Canon What is it? 18 to 55mm So it's a decent sort of zoom Nothing like this But what I got with it was The non-clicky sound Which made videoing a whole lot better I'll try and put this in a little bit of order here Alright so that is all the camera equipment That you can use on the ground But there is one piece of equipment That you can actually use in the air And if you haven't guessed That is my drone Which I nearly forgot about There she is DJI Phantom 3 Advanced I have had a Phantom 3 professional But I broke it So I bought another one This is the hard case that it comes in I don't know if you can see all these travel stickers But it's It's definitely It's done a few miles it really has So this has been my baby man It really stepped up my YouTube vlogging setup And I've still got it And it's an amazing piece of equipment Geez it opens up a whole new world As far as being content creators So you know I'll just give you a quick look I won't put it together or anything But just to show you that I actually do have one Here it is Phantom 3 Advanced We've got 8 propellers We've got 3 batteries Which is extremely important And the remote So you know this has It's come with me everywhere guys If you've been here on my channel for a few years Then you'll know I take this everywhere Whether I use it or not is another story But I'll take it everywhere Because you know you never want to be without it When there's an awesome You know Thing to capture Okay and there we have it guys That was in chronological order My YouTube vlogging setup From zero To where we are right now It's been a few thousand dollars invested I must say But it's all been worth it It's all been an investment in myself Which like I said at the start Is the best investment you'll ever make So I'm gonna bid you farewell And I'll say once and for all If you're thinking about starting Your own YouTube channel If you've got content You've got videos that you've shot You've edited them You just don't want to put them up I'll tell you what man Don't wait any longer It took me three years to get a thousand subscribers If I started today It'd probably take me three more So if you feel like you've got a message to give It's never too late Let's start today That's right Alright Cause we gon' take a ride tonight What's that? Let's slide Alright And we gon' get it on tonight