Skip to content
Influencer StackWhat the influencers actually use.
Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.Sony

Sony Alpha 7

A 35mm mirrorless camera used as the studio webcam for virtual talks

Sony's Alpha 7 line of interchangeable-lens cameras. People running video from home use one in place of the built-in webcam: a bigger sensor, a real lens, and an HDMI output that feeds a capture box into the computer. It costs more and takes more cable than a laptop camera, and the difference on screen is hard to miss.

Who backs it

Sorted by strength of stance

  • Seth GodinDoes it

    Author · Seth's Blog, published daily

    Listing what his studio holds, he names a Sony Alpha 7 35mm camera with a portrait lens. It is the video source for the virtual talks he does instead of travel, and he says he has done more than 300 Zoom calls in production environments with no issues.

    Source: seths.blog: Seth Godin's Rider

Aimed at the same thing

Other entries filed under productivity.

  • Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.

    Home gym

    A private training space at home, from a garage rack to a fully equipped room

    Backed by 7 of 62 stacks: 5 do it, 2 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

    Kindle e-reader

    Amazon

    E-ink reader that makes a daily reading habit easy to keep

    Backed by 6 of 62 stacks: 6 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.

    MacBook Pro

    Apple

    Apple's laptop, used as the one machine that runs the talk and the studio

    Backed by 4 of 62 stacks: 4 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

    Standing desk

    A desk that raises, so part of the working day happens on your feet

    Backed by 4 of 62 stacks: 3 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

    iPad

    Apple

    Apple's tablet, used here as the device the reading app runs on

    Backed by 3 of 62 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

    Paper notebook

    A bound notebook for thinking on paper away from a screen

    Backed by 3 of 62 stacks: 3 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it

Gear entry · notes paraphrased from cited sources, quoted excerpts copied from the transcript they link to. Not medical advice. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or reviewed by anyone listed. How this works.