During the pandemic, I tried something similar since there was little point to go out to take photos:
1. Sony A7II
2. 35mm lens (I tried others and this gives the best results for 2-3 feet)
3. Sony XLR-K2M adapter + Shure condenser microphone (this is absolutely overkill but I like to record myself playing guitar, and it beats timing stuff by hand)
4. Mini-HDMI cable to Elgato CamLink 4K USB dongle (I tried others, this one worked the best)
5. Two cheap LED photographic lights from Amazon - my workspace is very badly lit, so these also help me keep things well illuminated.
The main downside of using a setup like this is white balancing - I found the camera was not doing a good job by itself, so I had to do some trial-and-error. In less controlled environments, like rooms with lots of windows, this becomes even harder over the course of the day.
And yeah, I originally set all this up to stream games. How could you tell?
1. Sony A7II
2. 35mm lens (I tried others and this gives the best results for 2-3 feet)
3. Sony XLR-K2M adapter + Shure condenser microphone (this is absolutely overkill but I like to record myself playing guitar, and it beats timing stuff by hand)
4. Mini-HDMI cable to Elgato CamLink 4K USB dongle (I tried others, this one worked the best)
5. Two cheap LED photographic lights from Amazon - my workspace is very badly lit, so these also help me keep things well illuminated.
The main downside of using a setup like this is white balancing - I found the camera was not doing a good job by itself, so I had to do some trial-and-error. In less controlled environments, like rooms with lots of windows, this becomes even harder over the course of the day.
And yeah, I originally set all this up to stream games. How could you tell?