Here’s my current setup for video on my 7D. The lens is actually a borrowed 50mm used for the shot (I currently own the 50mm f/1.8). I also have a crazy huge Manfrotto tripod I use when it’s not inconvenient to carry it around. Next on my list (probably a way down the road) is to buy a RedRock DSLR rig. Those things are pretty sweet, but also kinda pricey.
Equipment:
- Canon 7D
- Canon 50mm f/1.4
- Manfrotto 501HDV video head
- Induro CT114 tripod
- BeachTek DXA-SLR
- Audio-Technica AT875R shotgun microphone
- Rode SM3 shock-mount
Here’s my current setup for video on my 7D. The lens is actually a borrowed 50mm used for the shot (I currently own the 50mm f/1.8). I also have a crazy huge Manfrotto tripod I use when it’s not inconvenient to carry it around. Next on my list (probably a way down the road) is to buy a RedRock DSLR rig. Those things are pretty sweet, but also kinda pricey.
Equipment:
- Canon 7D
- Canon 50mm f/1.4
- Manfrotto 501HDV video head
- Induro CT114 tripod
- BeachTek DXA-SLR
- Audio-Technica AT875R shotgun microphone
- Rode SM3 shock-mount

Nicole is a photographer, published author, and educator specializing in Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. She is best known for her books on food photography but is widely versed in various photographic genres, including landscape, nature, stock, travel, and experimental imagery.
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Can you use the 7D battery grip with this setup?
@Liana – Yes, you can. The BeachTek just goes on the bottom in the tripod socket.
Love your blog. Would be great if you could post links from the gear to say a corresponding on one BH Photo for example. Only just getting going on video with my 7D so for assessing cost it would be helpful. (I know….lazy I guess I could search. Thanks again for a terrific blog.
Any tips and/or tuturial on video stock clips in the near future?
I don’t really shoot any video stock (just stills), only have a few random clips in my portfolio.
Let me know if you know of such links.
Thanks
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nice post. thanks for sharing.