Tomorrow I am expecting a new action camera to arrive. It looks like it will shoot the image quality I am looking for, as well as the durability and the MINE-ness I really want. I don’t want to be taking my wife’s camera out, and accidentally breaking it while trying to get a video.
So why get a video cam? Well, I have children who keep getting older on me, and we don’t plan on anymore. So that’s one good reason for it. Another is that I have a couple of videos up on YouTube on the topic of the farm. I would like to add some more. I still have the little action cams I filmed those with, but the mics were never great, and the lenses have a pretty good amount of fisheye to them, distorting everything in the video. Llamas are funny looking enough without that kind of help. Lastly, I am completing a circle of sorts and I have a workbench on order that, once it arrives, should provide plenty of good content for said YouTube channel. I don’t want to miss the setup and getting things going with that. I already got the video editing software, and have it installed. I have a really good digital recorder, too. I can capture sound separate to the action cam as needed. I have great sound editing software, and I have a mixing board for expanded live recording. With the action cam being the only missing link, I thought I would get it, and give it a go.
The content potential here is pretty good, too. I have the Kioti Tractor, and we have lots of animals to look after. I hope things will flow kind of naturally. And if I could reach monetization and get some money back for what I upload, and that money is enough to pay for the camera, and maybe even a little extra, then that would be fantastic. I am probably better off trying to make a little off my hobbies than trying to find a career at my age.
The workbench I ordered is on backorder, and I don’t know if that is due to a standard shipping delay; listed as in stock, usually ships in 1 to 3 days. Or are there still supply chain issues that will hold it up even longer?
Whatever the case, expect even more great video than this…
The company I bought the bench from just got back to me. They are shipping the bench from the manufacturer, expecting 1-3 business days, but it could be longer due to the recent holidays. They said they will reach out to them to find out and get back to me when they know for sure. I think that’s about all I could ask for! I think I will go figure out a potential video format for the videos I plan to start recording this week.