Rent or buy? gh4 gear.

jclmedia

In 3-4 weeks ill be goin on a vacation to follow GoldRush Rally and or Gumball3000. I have my gh4 ready with tripod bag, batteries, sd cards ect. 2 lenses 14-140mm and fisheye.

I want to get a decent low light lens like 20mm 1.7 and a Rode Video Mic pro, question is should I rent them or jus buy? or rent one and buy one?

the rode vmp are like $120-180 on craigslist some even new.

thanks for any advice.

Moviemaker

The Rode Video Mic Pro is awesome and a worthwhile addition to your kit. The lens you want is on sale for $130 off! http://www.adorama.com/l/Lenses/Panasonic~Mirrorless-Lenses?sel=Fixed-Focal-Length_20mm&utm_term=Other&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=rflaid67913&cvosrc=affiliate.67913

But the 20mm lens doesn't seem like something you need for the GoldRushRally or for use with the Mic.

jclmedia

yeah i just dont have a good low light lens and I dont want alot of high iso in my pics. any other recommendations? cant really afford lens atm but i can probably get the mic. any good sites to rent from?

Xenocide38

Nice thing about lenses is that they are pretty cheap to rent lensrentals, borrowlenses, lensprotogo... I'm sure there are many other options. I'm a fan of renting gear unless it's something you'll use all the time, then it makes more sense to buy.

jclmedia

ok thanks for the info, Im considering getting this mic instead of the +$200 Rode VMP.

http://www.amazon.com/TAKSTAR-SGC-598-Photography-Interview-Microphone/dp/B00E58AA0I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430870041&sr=8-1&keywords=takstar+mic

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@jclmedia

Get good advice - get best mike that you can.

Scot

@jclmedia that mic is ok I have one if your close to what you want to record and there isn't much noise around you. That being said if you will be any distance from your audio target or it's a noisy area get a proper shotgun Sennheiser MKE600 or Audio Technica 875R the AT needs phantom power but is under $175. Both get rave reviews.

Tron

If you're going to rent a fast prime for your trip, consider going with the PL 25mm F1.4. It's great for portraits, street shooting and general low light use.

jclmedia

btw have a budget on all this cant be spending 10k.....

ipcmlr

the lens you want is only $200 used on ebay. You rent that for 3 weeks and it will cost you about $100.

if you only have $100 you can get one of those 50mm f1.4 takumars and an adapter for maybe less than $100.

$9 for adapter --> http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Adapter-Olympus-Panasonic-DMC-GH1/dp/B0087AV8VU

Takumar --> http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/141654796859?lpid=82&chn=ps

IronFilm

What ipcmlr said, if it is for personal use (i.e. client isn't paying for the rental fees) and is a fairly cheap-ish item you want to use for more than a week, I say just buy outright.

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