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If you had 40,000 to spend on gear....
Joshua Brown, Photographer
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Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Posted: 4:34 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> I know this is a little bit crazy....but a business friend wants me to FULLY outfit him with photo, video, and apple gear. He owns a few different businesses and has plans on using me and this gear to create digital video, photos, websites, DVD's, etc. He also wants me to do a full blown documentary on his 18 year old son who is a budding rodeo star.
So he has done a little homework and this is the base gear that he wants:
1D Mk II
400 2.8
Panasonic DVX-100a
17 inch powerbook
All the software, lenses, accessories, etc...
I have most of the photo stuff covered, but I need some help on the video gear and software. He wants me to buy it tonight or tomorrow morning with a credit card he gave me, so time is short.
Would you guys recommend any particular dealers for something this big? Feel free to give me a call if you have any advice or leads. Or post on here. Thanks,
Josh |
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Mike Isler, Photographer
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Santa Barbara | CA | US | Posted: 4:40 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> Josh,
I would recommend talking to an industrial sales manager at one of the large shops, or an SS sponsor. Samy's and Penn Camera, I believe, are Apple dealers so they can take care of you on that end...maybe Roberts is too. I would call one of the shops up, and talk to the industrial sales department. You'll get the most bang for your (his?) buck that way, and can do one-stop shopping. You can probably fax one of these shops a list, and get an all-in-one quote this way.
Mike |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Amherst | MA | USA | Posted: 4:45 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> Penn Camera is an authorized Apple dealer, not to mention the prices Jeff can quote you are generally lower that what you see on the Penn Camera web site.
Never gone wrong there from gaffers tape to camera bodies. |
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Joshua Brown, Photographer
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Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Posted: 5:00 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> Yeah I guess its a given that I will be calling the SS sponsors. And I posted less than 10 minutes ago and already have 2 emails and a phone call. Kind of creepy. But they wanted to know more details of what he is looking for so here it is, we met this morning and talked about it, I am going to add and subtract things according to cost:
1D
400 2.8 IS
70-200 IS
24-70
24mm TS
550 EX
ST-E2
Batteries
Flash Cards
1.4 conv
2.0 conv
Monopod (which one?)
LIghtware backpack
lightware 400 case
tripod (for photo and video?)
Filters (which brand, what kind?)
Computer stuff
Powerbook
Crucial memory
Mouse (which one?)
Epson 2200
Flatbed scanner (no idea)
lacie hard drive
dvd burner
LCD
DVD's
Paper (which brands? types?)
Card reader
lightware case
airport
headphones
Software
Adobe Creative Suite
Macromedia Studio 2004
Office 2004
DVD studio pro
Final Cut Pro
Pro Tools
Toast
Tech Tool Pro
Capture One
Virtual PC
Photo Mechanic
Printer Profiles
Eye-One
.Mac
Video
Panasonic DVX-100a
DV deck (depending on cost)
Teleconverter
Anamorphic lens
Lightware case
Batteries
Steadycam (no idea on brand)
Remote
Lights
So anything with parentheses I need advice on. Anything you would add? Brand preferences? (esp in the video world)
Thanks,
Josh |
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Richard Orr, Photographer
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Longmeadow | MA | USA | Posted: 5:26 PM on 04.04.04 |
| ->> I wanna be his friend too! Can I be his friend? Come on, you can never have too many friends.... |
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Thad Parsons, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 5:42 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> I have one addition to the lens that you may want to consider ... 300/4 IS.
Another thing is that you have no wide-angle listed ... like a 14/2.8.
Good Luck! |
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Francis Specker, Photographer
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Riverside | CA | USA | Posted: 10:31 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> Monopod- gitzo carbon fiber
Tripod- gitzo carbon fiber
Fluid head for video.
How about lighting equipment, (photo/video)?
Dynalite/Elinchrom, light stands, Chimera softbox, etc.
Microphones for video.
Good luck |
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Joshua Brown, Photographer
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Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Posted: 10:37 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> Yeah, he doesnt need much lit stuff...but if he does I will go through my friend Pat.
I am getting the 17-40 for wide.
Anyone have a specific tripod model number to look at? And a specific microphone?
Buying in the morning. Thanks |
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Carl Schnepple, Photographer
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Madison | CT | USA | Posted: 10:56 PM on 04.04.04 |
->> tripods:
Gitzo 1348 carbon fiber or better the 1548 carbon fiber. I have both and found that when I had my 400 the 1348 was pretty well maxed out. The 1548 is sturdier and my 600 is happy as can be.
I have an Arca B1 on the 1348, the 1548 gets the Wimberley head on it.
monopod = Gitzo 1588 carbon fiber. Built like a telephone pole. I have a RRS ARCA clamp on it. |
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