Think desert island, only with equipment :)

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Chelsea8882

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I know everybody has different opinions on here, so I was just curious as to what each person would pick for themselves instead of what they would choose for everyone else. With all the different experience levels and varied reasons for shooting, I thought it would be an interesting experiment.

Let's say you start with your 7d/60d/t3i and a kit lens - That's all you have.

You have $5000 to spend on equipment and such (no renting,) then you have to start shooting. (You can't sell your camera!)

What do you get, and why?

(Remember this is specific to you!)

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You are not actually on a desert island. You are fitting your normal shooting style into this same starting point. This experiment is only for equipment, so don't worry about post-production, crew, actors, or marketing - it's just about what equipment you would get if this was your starting point.

So if you normally shoot commercials with a 4 person crew, start with that. If you are an event videographer with no crew, factor that into decision making.
 
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Is it just me, or do I have a crew with me?

I guess I would buy a solar powered generator to charge my battery. But I'm guessing that's not what you're looking for.

Well, since I'm on a deserted island, I can assume there are no houses so I don't have to worry about indoor shoots. BUT I would like to be able to get some shots with just campfire lighting, so I would DEFINITELY pick up the 50 1.8. Could go 1.4, but not worth it to me for the price difference.

2 third party batteries.

I would spend about $600 on a tripod ($800 spent).

The ntg3 kit and a good dead cat (What's that, like $1900 spent)

Mixer ($3400)

H4N ($3700)

Reflector ($3800)

2 C-stands ($4100)

I GUESS lighting, but where do you plug it in on a deserted island?! ($5000)
 
I didn't mean literally desert island, just in the way you don't start with anything else! You can use power, haha. The $5000 only goes for your equipment - so if you want to hire a crew or actors, you can. Once again, I just wanted to see what people would get if everyone were on the same playing field.
 
Well the only reason I ask if you have a crew is because I wouldn't waste money on a boom pole, reflector, et al if no one will be there to use it.
 
If you normally work with a crew, figure that you have a crew.

If you don't normally hire a crew, don't factor it in. Think about how/what you shoot on a regular basis, and go from there.
 
Gotcha. Then yeah, that's what I would get (above). Contemplated a couple other lenses, but I honestly worked with the kit and nifty 50 for my first year of shooting with my t2i.
 
$2000 sachtler fsb8 tripod
$600 marantz recorder
$375 tamron 17-50mm non VC
$100 Supertakumar 50mm 1.4
$ 270 rode ntg2
$ 600 g3 wireless lav 600
$700 CPM filmstools shoulder rig
250 rokinon 85mm 1.4
a cheap $60 loupe

if needs be i could get a cheaper tripod to accommodate reflectors or lights
 
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