Professional setup for musicians to create and share their ideas in today's social media dominated landscape.
The Saramonic Roadieographer Pro is an assembled content marketing tool kit for musicians and bands who are looking to invest in professional photography and videography tools. This kit delivers an all-in-one solution for the DIY musician, band or content creator, to utilize professional gear in creating the content marketing they need to reach and engage their fans. This Pro kit provides the power and the tools to shoot either with smartphone or more traditional camera at live shows, on location or in studio—all with confidence and stability.
Portability and Security
The Roadieographer kit was created for musicians by musicians with the goal of putting the power of content creation in your hands, the artist creating the art. Creativity is often spontaneous, so being able to set up when inspiration strikes is very important. The included Benro Tourist Backpack allows you to keep all of your valuable devices in one easily accessible place.
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The Roadieographer Pro kit’s has all the same gear as the Saramonic's standard Roadieographer kit, but adds the Benro Slim Travel Tripod. The Benro Slim is a lightweight aluminum tripod which features a slim profile shoulder allowing for the tripod legs to be more compact when folded. It can be easily strapped in and perfectly fitted to the side pocket of the Benro Tourist backpack for convenient transport.
The maximum weight capacity of the Slim Travel Tripod is 8.8 lb., ideal for mirrorless/DSLR cameras and smartphone devices.
The tripod legs feature anodized aluminum twist locks in three positions that only require a quick half turn to lock and unlock. The center column can be reversed for low-to-the-ground shots or separated from the legs to be used as a selfie stick. A weight hook is located underneath the center column for windy conditions and is a great place to hang your Benro backpack.
Staying level is made easy with included bubble levels on the tripod shoulder and on the quick-release clamp. The removable single-action ball head has an oversized ratchet-style lock knob for easy operation and a panoramic scale. The ball head includes a blue anodized aluminum Arca-Swiss-style quick-release plate with a D-ring 1/4"-20 camera screw. As an added bonus, it also converts to a monopod for those times when room is at a minimum.
For smartphone use and added flexibility, it comes with the all-metal machined Saramonic SR-BSP1C Smartphone Clamp. This clamp easily mounts to the Slim Travel Tripod vertically or horizontally, while keeping your phone locked in and secure in all shooting positions.
Audio for Video and Beyond
As musicians and content creators, one of the most important aspects for us is audio. Recording yourself or others in loud or soft dynamic environments can be challenging on any device. Having a quality directional microphone is key.
The Saramonic Vmic Mini is an extremely compact and lightweight camera-mountable, small-diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone that mounts directly to your Saramonic Smartphone Clamp, DSLR/mirrorless cameras, or any other device with a cold-shoe mount that provides plug-in power (no batteries required). It enables you to easily capture broadcast-quality sound at the source. It can be connected to cameras and recording devices with the included TRS cable, and to smartphones and tablets with the included TRRS cable (For iOS Lightning or USB-C, you will need a dongle, not included). The Vmic Mini dramatically improves the sound quality of your mobile productions whether they be video or just audio.
The all-metal construction, precision-cut body and unique shockmount make this microphone incredibly robust and durable. Its ultracompact size allows the mic to be placed in areas that larger shogun/pencil condenser mics just won’t fit. If you’re shooting outside, remember to place the included double-thick foam windscreen over the mic before shooting. This will protect your mic from wind and weather.