Video Gear for the Sony A7 III – Top 10 Picks!

Looking for some video gear and accessories for your Sony A7 III? Here are my top 10 recommendations! Stay tuned for my full A7 III review and guide! Gear mentioned below:

Sony A7 III

Power Junkie

A7 III Battery Grip

SmallRig Cage (A7 III Only)

SmallRig Cage (A7 III with Battery Grip)

Tamron 28-75mm

ND Throttle Lens Adapter

SmallHD Focus Monitor

G-Cup EVF Eye Cup

Beachtek DXA Micro Pro

Azden SMX-15 Microphone

Sony MDR 7506 Headphones

MY MAIN CAMERA SETUP

MY LIGHTING SETUP

MY AUDIO SETUP

DISCLAIMERS:

The Power Junkie was sent to me from Blind Spot Gear free of charge. This video and it's content was not reviewed or paid for by outside persons or manufacturers.

[legend]

The world needs people like Caleb!
He just wants to help everyone out!

[avarmadillo]

Caleb,
I finally succumbed and bought an a7III. This list of accessories is fantastic. What a great service you're doing by sharing all your persistent and dogged research into how to make these great camera more usable and functional.

This camera will be my long battery full frame option. I gravely doubt it will match the beauty of the images and easy of use from my X-H1 and X-T3---they are fantastic and spectacular color out of the camera--something I never ever got from any Sony. They are the king and queen of APS-C, and speed booster give it an authentic FF look!!!
But I think everyone should have at least one full frame camera option in their arsenal--and the A7III looks like the best option.
thanks again.

[ToastedSynapseGaming]

Quick tip about the Smallrig cages and Manfrotto quick release plates (for many cameras), you can screw in 2 screws in the bottom of your camera. Makes it more secure and stops it from loosening and moving around

[chrisfeatherstone]

You lose face detect with the external monitor, however you can use zone focusing instead and it tracks very nicely for doing YouTube videos. It’s been working for me very well.

[welshsteve]

I've had the Sony MDR-7506 headphones for a few years now and highly recommend them 😀

[ericknorpp]

I have the same set up as you and loving it!! A7III, Tamron 28-75, Small HD focus and the Meike Battery grip!

[stavrovictor]

The ND Throttle Lens Adapter is a great purchase for shooting with Canon glass! It is similar to having a built in ND filter on your camera like you would find in some pro cinema cameras, it is clickless so it is smooth to adjust the brightness/ darkness even while recording, and because the A7 cameras are mirrorless, when ever you change the lens, it has the potential to expose the sensor to dust, this acts as a protection between the sensor and the outside world. The one thing I dislike about using this adapter is the weird lens flares you get when shooting into hard lights. The AF doesn't work well on my A7SII but that is expected with any 3rd party adapter!

[Zack_Darce]

Those are my favorite headphones I love him so much I bought two pairs. Especially for $100 you really can't beat it. It's the industry standard sound monitoring headphones

[michaelscaplis]

Let's see what's on my list of your suggestions:
- Definately pledged for the power junkie. Very versatile piece of kit.
- Tamron is on my 'to save Euro's for' list as a walk around lens for holidays.
- Azden mic may end up replacing my Rode videomic pro as I love the auto power on/off function. No risk of forgetting to switch it on or off and it doesn't use a 9V battery.
- SmallHD would be nice to have but above my budget.

[TheSteveFreeman]

Great video man! I love my a7iii more than any other camera I own and having the right accessories makes it the perfect tool! I have a couple more to pick up, thanks to this video!

[chrisfeatherstone]

Gerald Undone just did a video demonstrating how you can actually still get face detection with a monitor plugged in by a setting in the Sony cameras. It’s not obvious but it works.

[buyingonabudget]

Another nice video with something "uncommon" and useful. Always learn something from your videos!

[Beachtek]

Thanks for recommending our Beachtek DXA-MICRO PRO in your review!

[KandidReviews]

Title This video as Dope Camera Rig! My Mind is blown aways with this kind of rig. too good !

[noenken]

Solid video. I think this camera will be the hybrid shooters top dog for a while. So most A7III Are probably not gonna end up in cages, I would think. Got mine yesterday and I have to say it is the best allrounder so far.

[jasonnowwhat]

SLIGHT CORRECTION: the Sony A7iii face detect AF does work when hdmi is in use in 1080/24p. Not in 4K.

[TechLineHD]

Awesome video! Beachtek pre-amp is amazing. Bought it last year thanks to your reviews and ti's been working flawlessly!

[JasonExplainsThings]

Got a bunch of these already. :-) Good tip on the Canon adapter with built in ND. I'll keep that in mind.

[RamiAbdulhai]

Still waiting for the 28-75 to be back in stock

[danieldougan]

I wish there were more camera cases that accommodated battery grips.

If you're just starting out and want a shotgun mic, the Takstar SGC-598 is cheap as chips but sounds great. I own that one.

Of course, depending on what you're doing, a lav mic might be a better choice.