XL2 Rig GRABS

16X manual servo/ Century optics .07 Wide angle adapter. I'll post a clean H.264 Quicktime file as soon as shooting is done in a couple weeks.
 
kprince, please let us know how much each item cost and where to get it. Your rig is SUPER SWEET!
 
The xtra's added up to quite a bit but will move on to the next cam upgrade, so each and every item is well worth it.
Petroff matte box (fully modular design, no tools required) $1800 google it
NOGA and ISRAELLI ARMS (50-200$) hold the SANKEN CS3e (1299$) shotgun mic, or led LITE PANEL (1000$) as well as the GLIDECAM LS 7 (800$)pro monitor.
FIRESTORE FS4 PRO (800$) acedemic superstore.com you must be a full time student to purchase from this site. I am not but found a student to file an enrollment form.
SENNHEISER EVOLUTION 500 ($500) pretty good mics for the price bhphoto.com
CENTURY OPTICS .07 Wide angle adapter (around 600$)

For what I am shooting I needed most of this gear as it was very run and gun location to location type of shoot. Shooting in Hawaii with all of the beaches water sun and glare would have been a nightmare without the PETROFF mattebox, it's a dream come true. It's very light (add's about a pound to the camera.
The SANKEN CS3-e Mic is awesome as well, very directional with a warm clean crisp sound rendering.
The FIRESTORE 80 GIG DTE hard disk recorder. 376 min of nonstop capture. Need I say more.
LS7 PRO MONITOR. 16:9 4:3 switchable, BNC connection , clear crisp picture, and totally focusable, and has been modified to accept my canon batts, ahh it's good. Especially with the 4" Israilli arm that holds it in place. I can put thi monitor in several very ergonomic positions for all to enjoy.

The best part of the story is all this gear is coming with me to the next cam on the list the HVX.
 
Why does the firestore pro say $1199 on the site? I couldn't find it for $800. :huh:

I did see some damn nice prices on that site otherwise.

~reservoir~
 
I think 30,000 units to Hawaii's Wal Marts is pretty substantial content. More than pays for all the gear and then some. Use your camera's to make a PRODUCT that you strongly believe there is a market for and you'll be set.
Set in motion that is.....

PS: To anyone who wants to make money in their home town. Get in contact with the visitors bureau and see how many tourist past through your neck of the woods. you might be able to make a dvd of your home town.
 
kprince said:
To anyone who wants to make money in their home town. Get in contact with the visitors bureau and see how many tourist past through your neck of the woods. you might be able to make a dvd of your home town.
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Hey Kprince thats a damn good idea, I never would have thought of that :). Also, what are you selling to wal mart? The tourism dvds?

Thanks again for all the info, I didn't think these cameras could be beefed up like that :).

-Edalgo
 
Go to your local Wal Mart Kmart Fred Meyer and pick up whatever dvd they are selling. Look at the date it was made. Odds are it's been selling for years and years shot on crappy looking interlaced VIDEO. These companies still have them on their shelves because they SELL. It really doesn't matter where you are. I was recently in small town Oregon and some guy did a DVD on Mountains. It was 45 min long and looked like he shot it on a palmcorder. The little store I was in said it was a best seller! By the way it wasn't 14.95 like most blockbuster movies on the shelves. It was 24.95$
Travel DVD's are not only TIMELESS but they have become known and accepted as a product that can sell for these high prices.
A word of advice. Make sure you get your permits, and try to shoot only State and County locations. Call the film commission in your area and tell them you are an independent filmmaker and you would like to shoot a very LOW IMPACT travel DVD(ie:you won't be shutting down streets, bringing in giant cranes or blowing anything up) , be honest with them as to what your intentions are. Every city in America will support you as it is their job to market and attract tourists to the area. You will be suprised at how supportive they are.
Then Shoot the hell out of the place and market the heck out of it. Good luck
 
Wow, thanks for all of your input K. Sounds like you know what you're doing. Is this how you got started? By scoping out the existing material out there?
 
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