My company is going to invest in camera equipment and have asked me to give them an equipment wish list but with several options. What can anyone advise? We will be shooting high concept corporate videos and transitioning to commercials, to produce in-house at an ad agency.

I was thinking the following for 4k acquisition.

• Option 1: Sony FS700 + Odyssey 7Q 4k Recorder
• Option 2: RED Scarlet
• Option 3: Black Magic Cinema Camera 4K + 2K Pocket Camera
• Option 4: Canon 1Dc

For HD 1080p;

• Option 5: Panasonic GH3
• Option 6: Canon C100 or C300.

Lenses: Zeiss CP.2 lens 5 piece lens kit

Rig - Lanparte Rig

The company already owns Canon 5D MK3 with Canon lenses but I am happy to change.

Thanks in advance.

http://phloatingman.com/noob-videography-kit

Diy DSLR Shoulder Rig

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The "Sphere Arm" tripod arm for filming Insects / i would use more robust materials, and maby rollerblade ball bearings or a spring , in the top and side joints to make i shake less, its a great idea.

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DIY Car Mounts for Small Camcorders

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Make your own camera car mount

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Cheap follow focus DIY

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DSLR Follow Focus - Homemade Focus Assist

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DIY Steadicam - Flying Camera Support

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Camera Shoulder Rig Tutorial - DSLR PVC Stabilizer

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DSLR Micro Cage Prototype + PVC Camera Rig

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DIY Gyro-Stabilized Camera Rig http://videopia.org/index.php/read/shorts-mainmenu-235/680-template.html

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Part 1 DIY on how to build a Spider Trax Dolly

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Part 2 DIY Spider Trax Dolly Tracks

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DIY - Rig Handles

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How to make a DSLR Stabilizer

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Part 1How to build a DSLR Cage

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part 2

DIY Camera Slider Dolly (the sequel)

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DIY Camera Slider Dolly (the sequel) small udate at the end of the video he explains an updated weel axel and looks like bigger washers some places too

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CAMERA SLIDER DIY TUTORIAL http://www.friedhelm-fischer.de/the-ff-tutorials/camera-slider-diy-tutorial

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DIY Filming Dolly With 10' Track

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Making Remyyy's Shoebox

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Homemade Flexible Clamps 3 for the price of one.

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Part 2 sample video $15.00 DIY Body DSLR Camera Stabilizer Sample

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DIY high quality camera stabilizer for iphone 3GS blackberry miniDV under $10

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just found this wonderful DIY, its a Stedycam arm and Vest that you use whit you Glidecam 2000-4000/stedycam

Heres how it Looks when operating the steadicam flyer and zephyr¨ . [url]

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i like the arm from this tread http://www.microfilmmaker.com/tipstrick/Issue33/DIYSVest_1.html

and the vest from this build he got a older video where he shows how he made that vest, before he upgraded it

DIY Indie Air Cannon Not showing it all sadly, but it might be enough for ppl to make it.

No specs on Nauticam housing but just some photos and a nice video of setup and using. It cost about 10k euro :)

$450 ($400 for the Cage and extras, $50 for shipping) Shipping from Vancouver, Canada. I wont accept returns as the product is in really great condition. I'll ship with any method wanted. FedEx, UPS etc to wherever you are. I am a noob at this so bear with me. Thanks! :p

http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Photography-Light-Stands-Cases/dp/B001WB02Z4/

After having my lights fall on concrete, fall in front of clients, fall on my head, I decided that I'd had enough and bought these:

http://www.amazon.com/PYLE-PRO-PSTND2-Tripod-Speaker-Stand/dp/B000E0PPG0/

The problem is that they are 35mm speaker tubes standard for speakers, and my lights take the 5/8in light stand adapter.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to convert the 35mm tubes to 5/8 in via some clamp or something of sort? I plan on trying a few things myself but if anyone has any ideas as well before I start hacking and drilling that'd be great. If so, that would be amazing as these stands are ROCK solid and I only paid $44 for the two of them.

Max. measuring distance: 9999.99m, accuracy: +/-0.5%,

http://dx.com/p/qldz01-1-5-lcd-display-range-finder-distance-measuring-wheel-black-yellow-silver-2-x-aaa-185967

Has anyone come across something like this before? Made something like this themselves? Would appreciate any tips, solutions or links.

Thanks, Peter

GH2 Gini Rig with modified Rainbow H6x8-II F1.0 Zoom Lens, zip tie gears by Wide Open Camera, utilizing 2 Fifty Dollar Follow Focus for both zoom and focus. In shoulder mode, the levers adjust down for better use while gripping the handles for support.

Zeikos ZE-HC18 Deluxe small photo and video hard case , $23

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001T9N12U/

Zeikos ZE-HC36 Medium Hard Case , $42

http://www.amazon.com/Zeikos-ZE-HC36-Medium-Hard-Case/dp/B001HJTK5Y/ref=pd_cp_p_0

Zeikos ZE-HC52 Large Rolling Hard Case , $75

http://www.amazon.com/Zeikos-ZE-HC52-Large-Rolling-Hard/dp/B001KPFUHW/

Thanks

We spent a day in a church "playing" with some ancient music and various instruments. The day was for invited musicians and wasn't intended to have a serious outcome of any sort, just to be fun. While it was nice to be able to record some of it, it would have been totally wrong to throw a load of mics, tripods and lighting gear at this - it would have changed it from being a get-together. Equally, just in case anything turned out to be good, the iPad wouldn't quite cut it!

So I kept it simple: I did audio recordings all day with the Zoom and used a handheld GH2 for just one item, where our singer improvised to a written text. This was (obviously!) a single pass. I did a few cutaways afterwards. The improvisation - both the music and the audio quality - was wonderful. The "keep it simple" approach was perfect for that day. The audio from this video is making it onto UK radio soon and we're planning to make a whole CD with this singer. Given the amazing amount of stuff we got (not just this, but another complete item incorporating a recording someone had sent us from the US, and some fantastic sound effects we've created for a stage presentation, using our voices) I think it worked out pretty well for a minimal use of gear. So sometimes the question must be: "What's the least stuff I can use?"

Of course, having a solid gold instrument and an attractive singer helps so it's worth a look at this very short section, even if only for that. The language is Akkadian and the words are around 2000 years old. I used GH2 / 14-140 / Cake. Looking forward to doing a proper grade of the whole thing when I get the time.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SURE-GRIP-DIGITAL-FILM-CAMERA-HANDLE-TRAY-bracket-TRY-you-love-/130752581099

I haven't picked one up myself yet but it looks promising and the price is certainly right.

Just QR buckles, $39 - http://www.dealextreme.com/p/debo-universal-stainless-steel-waist-belt-buckles-set-for-camera-silver-150649

Waist + buckle, $56 - http://www.dealextreme.com/p/debo-universal-stainless-steel-buckle-w-waist-belt-for-camera-black-150650

Waist + buckles for two cameras, $100 - http://www.dealextreme.com/p/debo-universal-stainless-steel-dual-buckles-w-waist-belt-for-camera-black-150651

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-Underwater-Housing-Camera-Case-Dry-Bag-for-Nikon-D90-D7000-D800-D3200-/170873131450?pt=US_Camera_Underwater_Housings&hash=item27c8d511ba

Does anyone think this is possible? Does anyone want to take this project on?

Hyperdeck Shuttle/Shuttle 2/Studio/Studio Pro firmware updater for Mac:

http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/detail/?os=mac&sid=3960&pid=3968&leg=false

Hyperdeck Shuttle/Shuttle 2/Studio/Studio Pro firmware updater for PC:

http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/detail?os=win&sid=3960&pid=3968&leg=false

This is what i have come up with for the extra interview camera and audio gear. It all fits into an 8" x 6" x 3" waterproof pelican type case which is then placed in a waterproof soft bag.

   GF2 with 14mm pancake (also often swap out with 20mm pancake),
   Zoom H1,
   Rode Video Pro (with aftermarket dead cat),
   Duel Hot Shoe Flash Bracket,
   Marumi 55mm ND's 2,4 & 8 (with step up adapter 46-52 behind hood & 52-55mm in front of hood 
   2 Battery's,
   Collapsible Rubber Hood,
   Zoom Red windsock

After I've shot the main on - water footage (after 40kms on the Ocean) I park my main cam and quickly assemble this kit for interviews. The camera strap i use behind my head as a stabilizing point and place the camera out in front of me so to view the LCD screen. If i have extended interviews, i will carry a small collapsible full height ball head tripod and stand to one side with the Rode on a 3ft collapsible pole to get closer in noisy environments.

I shoot at 30inches distance to subject, M mode, select an appropriate ND, apertureF2.8 to blur background, lock focus, FLICKER 1/50 and use the in-camera mic and recording (Level 2) to sync the Zoom in post. Actually the in Camera audio (when there is no wind) is quite good at close distance and often more usable than the Rode and Zoom. Sometimes i will use the red windsock on the Zoom and place the Zoom inside the persons shirt acting like a Lav (see a still from the video below).

Hope this is of use to someone :-)

Wanna shoot really serious video of the sidewalk on your DSLR, but can't get along with those dicey standard controls? Then maybe VizTools has a solution -- or at least a working prototype it's readying for NAB. The HandiZoom can be operated with only one hand and does motorized zoom with adjustable speed settings, as well as various other primary controls. It hooks up to compatible Canon DSLRs using USB and a rail system, with the aim of making the camera feel more like a traditional news shooter. Check out the video after the break, and then maybe throw down a few more pennies to pair it with one of these.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/12/viztools-handizoom-accessory-for-canon-dslrs/