One stand, NO FEET! Does the ALL-IN-ONE YOUTUBE STUDIO setup actually work? Ulanzi GearTree Review

Check Out The Ulanzi GearTree here → geni.us/geartree_01
Could you be saving space and making life easier in your studio? All your gear on one stand with no annoying legs in the way! That's what the Gear Tree from Ulanzi promises and in this video, we'll look at my experience with it and whether it's worth the price.
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Introduction
0:57 - Overview Of The Ulanzi Geartree
1:20 - Lighting Mounts
2:13 - Component Clamps
2:29 - Boom Arm Components (Mic + Monitor)
3:12 - Full Motion Swivel Arm (Table Tray + Camera)
4:31 - Thank You For Your Support!
5:16 - The Center Pole
6:03 - Pros and Cons Of The Geartree
7:15 - Does it leave damage?
8:25 - Conclusion
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▸ Sigma 30mm f1.4 (great mid range) - geni.us/dunna30mm
▸ Sony 18-105 f4 (best all around) - geni.us/Dunna18105
Audio:
▸ Rode Video Mic Go ii (on camera mic) - geni.us/54CjkY2
▸ Rode Wireless Go ii (compact wireless system) - geni.us/rodewgii
▸ Deity D4 Duo (tiny dual on camera mic) - geni.us/deityd4duo
▸ Rode Podmic (voiceover & podcast mic) - geni.us/rodepodmic_01
Lighting:
▸ Aputure Amaran F22c - geni.us/amaranf22c
▸ Aputure 300d ii - geni.us/aputure300dii_01
▸ Aputure 200x - geni.us/am200x
▸ Nanlite Pavotubes - geni.us/pavotube30xii
▸ Aputure MC (pocket sized rgb accent light) - geni.us/c8HAAnq
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▸ WANDRD PRVKE 31L (other camera backpack) - geni.us/wandrdprvke31l
▸ Peak Design 45L (travel/camera backpack) - geni.us/peakdesign45L
▸ 3Legged Thing Punks Brian Tripod 2.0 (travel tripod) - geni.us/3ltpunksbrian2
▸ Freewell Magnetic Variable ND Filters - geni.us/freewellmvnd
▸ Peak Design Camera Strap - geni.us/peakdesignslide_01
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[@GregTardif]

Great stuff!

[@Yossiloloyan]

Super great energy! Very informative and thorough! Thank you for this!

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeanlue]

This is cool. I need something like this. Good Job.. You always deliver

[@MrGone60]

Thank you so very much for the informative review, you covered all of the pros and cons. As well as the concerns I had!!

[@dunnadidit]

Glad to hear that!!

[@BJJgurl]

I was just about to buy out the Geartree catalog to find out Ulanzi ended the studio gear tree.

[@LukeAntunes]

I definitely need to consolidate my setup so thanks for reviewing. Could be a good option!

[@dunnadidit]

Cheers dude!

[@remcodegast_]

This seems like a great device for those who always or almost always film from the same angle in a small environment. great video again!

[@dunnadidit]

Agreed! Thanks dude!!

[@TransplantHelper]

I built mine with 3/4 galvanized pipe and magic arms. It works great for those on a skinny budget. This is very nice, great review

[@edgardbmedia]

Great Product for creators with small space. Awesome video

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks!!

[@yhl6335]

Hoping we get a black version of this 🔥🔥🔥🤞🏽

[@UltimateHockeyFanCave]

I've been looking at something liek this for my office studio, biggest thing slowing me down from creating my own stuff has been the amount of time to setup and take down. Just becomes a barrier and honestly, an excuse not to. Great view and definitely thinking about htis more seriously now. Well done!

[@dunnadidit]

Nice! Glad to hear the video was helpful!

[@WalkingDrivingFlyingLasVegas]

I'm about to start a new channel, while getting a lot more serious about the one I already have. I saw another successful KZbin creator talk briefly about this a week or so ago. I was hooked then. What a great idea, and now after seeing it demonstrated, I'm sold, even more so. This will work great for my small in-apartment studio. Thanks for sharing. When I buy, within the next couple of months, I'll definitely use your affililiate link. All, the best, my new-found friend.

[@nickbrotherton]

Dunna! Cool video. Always dig your stuff. I went to your site to see if you had merch. You should totally throw your brand on some black shirts! I'll be on the lookout 👀

[@dunnadidit]

I’ve got some designs ready to go! Just waiting for the right time!

[@cabellofatto]

Would love a follow-up on this video, to hear how things are going after moving back to stands from the Ulanzi. I’d also love to hear how you set it all up, and how long it takes you to set up different shots.

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

For some reason this makes me think of being in a dentist office 🦷🦷🦷🦷

[@dunnadidit]

Hahahaha 😂😂😂 I totally see it!

[@GregTardif]

I’m hearing drilling sounds now and disappointing deep breaths

[@MariuszGajdzik]

I thought about testing something like this out, but can’t get myself to spend money on it as it will only be in one place and I like to switch it up. Great video dude 🤟🏼

[@dunnadidit]

Cheers!

[@TheVikingProject]

I didn’t know these things actually existed! I’m a very small starter buying some equipment here and there, this should be added on my ‘to buy’ list it seems! I like your style of teaching, I’m running a vlog/sports channel but I need people like you to create better content. Thanks buddy!

[@dunnadidit]

Glad to hear it was helpful! Thanks for the kind words.

[@JoosepHallikas]

Really enjoy the content you make. Trying to get my act together and start a channel as well! Keep it up!

[@dunnadidit]

I appreciate that! Cheers!

[@KRXOVRmedia]

These companies are getting really good at making these all in 1 setups. The level of customizability is dope

[@dunnadidit]

Right??

[@kaylaandmarkalan]

I agree that I wish you had more flexibility with the lights. With giant domes, I think they’re probably too close together for different angles. For a small space though, I think this could be great to push things out of the way though! I’ve seen someone put this in a closet and be able to push everything into it and close the doors!

[@vaskoobscura_]

Thanks for the video thumbs up. Can you attach those Gear Tree arms to a regular C Stand or do they only fit on the Gear Tree Stand?

[@dunnadidit]

They KIND OF fit lol. They are just a little bigger than ideal for my c stands.

[@miloyoung6228]

You broke my heart when you said the Gear-Tree won't grow the gear! HAHA But all jokes aside, definitely a video I need because I've been planning/adjusting my setup currently so this gave me some new inspirations.

[@dunnadidit]

Haha sorry to disappoint!

[@The_Rad_Dad_Chad]

Funny thing, I drove pass a Radio Shack the other day, and I was surprised. There are 400 left.

[@dunnadidit]

No way! Jeez that’s cool.

[@jer3006]

Your no-feet solution is very cool as the more joints I need to tighten with a Hex wrench, the more fun I'm having. 🤣 Ah, no, the truth is I do like the Swiss Army Knife approach but, like you, I want to shoot in several directions so I'm doing a similar thing with a wheeled stand that I'm promising myself I won't trip over. And I'm using all those parts/arms I have left over from every time Caleb changes his mind and reposts. Now that I think about it, mine looks more like yours before you moved to Victoria! I might actually stick with that (shall we call it a pre-Victorian?) setup for a while and much of its structure I blame you for- er, I mean, thank you for. I feel like a Dunna Minion, one of the happy ones. Thanks for showing this video: I love seeing all the gear developments.

[@dunnadidit]

Haha if it works best for you, definitely stick with the “pre-Victorian” era haha. Glad to hear my constant nerdery has helped your setup a bit haha

[@StudioBuilder]

Seems like it would be perfect for a corner. I use two autopoles and some superclamps from Henry's that cost me under $200.

[@dunnadidit]

Are you using the Cameron auto poles? I’ve been looking at them but I can’t find any info on Cameron itself

[@Timotheoreviews]

I think this gear tree is very useful. I think that if I'm going to buy this that I'm sure where to place it.

[@muralibalaraman]

Dunna, have been using mine for more than 5 months, and i am loving mine. I have a slightly different setup. Motivated to show my setup. IMaybe a video on my channel.

[@WilliamJusticeMedia]

Looks interesting and pretty easy to setup... Gotta say.. it would be great to be able to swing some arms around and be ready to start filming. In my experience.. the setup/take down of all the equipment definitely keeps me from making more videos.

[@dunnadidit]

I hear this 100%

[@LucasHuang]

Somewhat off topic question, how do you like the cage for your Ninja V? How helpful is it actaully?

[@dunnadidit]

It’s great! A little less necessary now that my newer cameras record xavc-si but still great.

[@GregTardif]

I got drop ceiling…:( but this thing is funky fresh!

[@mattadulting]

Could you use 2 extension arms to extend and add adjustment for the light arm triangles?

[@broletariat]

I made a version of this with a rolling combo stand, 1k in a china ball (+dimmer), a blackmagic micro+smallHD monitor, audio interface + mic, and power. This was like 8 years ago. Worked great, but weighed 1000lbs and wasn't quite this elegant.

[@dunnadidit]

Nice!!

[@michaelfrymus]

For the arm that is adjustable up/down that is holding your laptop, Im wondering, with the tension screws, if I make it tight, will it be able to support a light item? Basically wanting it to be adjustable, but very stable. Or will it just spring back up because the item is so light?

[@AuthenTech]

💪 Radioshack 💪

[@dunnadidit]

Haha 😂

[@BryanSchultzitis]

Do you think two of the arm extensions could work to extend the light arms some (or would that be too wobbly)? I've been looking for something like this exactly, so I'm glad that there is something out there!

[@dunnadidit]

It would probably work, but I’d probably be super nervous about how wobbly it was haha.

[@BryanSchultzitis]

@@dunnadidit that's sort of what I was thinking, but figured it'd be worth an ask! Thank you for your review of this 😀

[@ghostgums]

I love how everyone is doing the MKBHD zoom in now

[@Tvj_films8452]

ya, i think you should have gotten the geartree with wheels on it. That probably would have fit your situation better. This feels too static unless you feel like you're never gona move things around.

[@roknboker]

I need something like this, but on wheels. It would be perfect for our smaller studio to be able to move it around between our couch (where we film) and the desks in front of it.

[@dunnadidit]

Yeah, you could do something similar on a c stand with the right accessories and sand bags.

[@roknboker]

@@dunnadidit I might do just that! Good idea man

[@danasuechilds]

I'm interested in this setup but the cost is just insane.

[@twistedvisionary]

The website says that the boom arm is 471 MM or 18.54 inches. The website shows the dimensions folded and wanted to ask if 18.54 inches was the accurate length or is it doubled once fully extended? Want to attach Elgato key lights to it.

[@barbosa-music]

Somone knows whats the stand that he has attached to the shelf, a black one at 2:08? I´m looking exactly for that but he didn´t mention the name of it.

[@dunnadidit]

Are you referring to the light stand that I was showing?

[@RobertSooijs-mytubetechtalk]

Great idea but Amazon in the Netherlands doesn't have it 😢

[@winterkat8693]

Hey dunna! amazing video. But I wanted to ask you about the a 7s3. I just got 1 literally 1 hour ago and I just noticed some thing on the camera that worries me. I dont know any one who owns a sony around me and I wanted to ask if you can help!

[@dunnadidit]

Shoot me a DM over on Instagram, I’ll help if I can!

[@winterkat8693]

@@dunnadidit thankyou🙂

[@winterkat8693]

@@dunnadidit I Dm'ed you over Insta but didnt get a reply. but no problem. they said they will replace it but there is also a chance that I might get the same camera with replaced sensor. aperently the suppliers is at hongkong does that cause its mostly in their warranty or some thing. I asked if they can just provide me with a fresh body but they were a little hesitant then later they also said there is a unit comming next week and I can have a look at it first. Also the problem was there was a spo right in the center of the sensor that looked like newton's ring. there was a DP review as well as a redit blog. I showed them that too as a proof that it was a company defect. also it couldnt be seen normally. it only showed up after the camera was warm(3-5 mins of 4k recording from cold)

[@dunnadidit]

I’m not seeing anything in my DM’s, I just haven’t been on IG much I guess but there’s nothing that I can see there now. Glad you got it resolved though, never heard of that issue before!

[@winterkat8693]

@@dunnadidit Ah sorry! I just have a different user name. my real name. so thats kinda on me also might on those hidden message or requests. I have lots of acount for different purpose.😂😂. the problem isnt fully resolved tho. im expecting the next unit to have it too. So updates on Tuesday after I receive a fresh unit.

[@Oddknott_Plus]

Its a really cool device but I think its for niche creators that dont really travel a lot and shoot videos every now and then in a small space, i feel like the GearTree is like a functional organizer if that makes any sense, its a way to save space when shooting videos and just neatly tuck it when ur done and do other work

[@dunnadidit]

I like this way of thinking of it!

[@mediapr4566]

Would have bought it if it would grow its own gear haha. A stand that grows FX3s, that would be it :D

[@dunnadidit]

Haha that would make the price point a lot easier to take.

[@mediapr4566]

@@dunnadidit indeed haha

[@TheBoardGarage]

Indeed, Radio Shack is still a thing. Sort of... 👀

[@LarsKiel]

🙏👍

[@sijilo]

☺️

[@AJCoReTV]

💯👍🏽

[@ItsJustTedd]

This really makes me think that Caleb Pike is missing out on some residual income 🤣

[@dunnadidit]

Haha 😂

[@OutlastOverland]

Wonder if they make one to fit in my truck? 🤔 😆

[@dunnadidit]

Haha 😂 might be a custom build

[@aov_james]

6:50 only if this can go on to wheeled combo stand... (and just hope nobody kicks the stand and falls... in worst scenario..)

[@dunnadidit]

Haha sandbags are your best friend in that case.

[@AuthenTech]

i was really hoping for a dunna pole dance... leaving disappointed 😢

[@dunnadidit]

Haha that’s already been done once 😝😝 it’s on Gerald’s channel tho

[@kuchesezik]

haha so they watch caleb as well

[@dunnadidit]

LOL!

[@capturedbyfabian]

Stopped at 40 seconds as soon as the link opened and saw $1000 for that ☠️ hell no 😂

[@mangbubukid6594]

First

[@dunnadidit]

Wooooo!!

[@janscott602]

This is strictly for people locked down in a permanent position. Plus it’s expensive.

[@networkingnew7989]

[@oneteabox]

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