Popular Post QuickHitRecord Posted November 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2023 I have been spending too much money on equipment in recent years, and WAY too much time researching it. I really don't need anything else in terms of kit. What I do need is to replace my wardrobe and make some repairs to my home and my vehicle. Also, I'd like to spend more time producing passion projects. So, I'm making a commitment that I will not buy any new gear between November 30th, 2023 and November 29th, 2024 (got to give myself the option to take advantage of Black Friday deals). If I need a specialty piece of gear, I will rent it. The exceptions are expendables and direct replacements, should anything I'm using break down. I've never done this before and I'm posting this to help keep myself accountable. solovetski, IronFilm, PannySVHS and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I was gonna give you a lol emoji, but I want to support your effort with a serious face. Maybe with a friendly but sincere smile. 😊 @QuickHitRecord The last three years have been my worst GAS times by far. But hey, lotta stuff to play with and sell. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 I have so much (including cameras and lenses I've never actually even shot anything with) and yet how many narrative short films have I worked on in the past year? ONE. Something has to change! PannySVHS and Emanuel 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Something has to change. Duh! 😂 Let's simply not buy anymore stuff. Though some of the stuff I want to in. Before getting anything I will need to sell something beforehand. I want to trade my LX10 in for a LX100. Loved the LX10 as a personal camera. But that grip and lack of EVF... LX100 means 4K S16 instead of 2/3 as well'':) I have a second LX15 though.:) Bought both of them last summer from a fitness youtuber for 120 EU! IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 4 hours ago, QuickHitRecord said: So, I'm making a commitment that I will not buy any new gear between November 30th, 2023 and November 29th, 2024 (got to give myself the option to take advantage of Black Friday deals). If I need a specialty piece of gear, I will rent it. Quick - you've got just over a week to stock up!!! Seriously though, this is good. Anything that helps you focus on your goals more and be less distracted is a good move 🙂 While there's always things I'm curious about, sadly, there aren't a huge list of things I'd like to buy - they just don't make the things I really want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 6 hours ago, PannySVHS said: I was gonna give you a lol emoji, but I want to support your effort with a serious face. I too was tempted to go give a lol reaction instead a like But I support @QuickHitRecord on their impossible mission! Emanuel, kye and gt3rs 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, IronFilm said: I too was tempted to go give a lol reaction instead a like But I support @QuickHitRecord on their impossible mission! Yes, I think the appropriate reaction is the 😂 face... we're happy for you, we are thankful for the idea, but we also know ourselves and thus, the tears! Emanuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt3rs Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 For me is more make sure that I buy only things that I 100% confident that I will constantly use or that are not available for rent if I need it just for one project. And more so if I don't use them enough resell them asap. My TCO of not super useful accessories seems bigger that the TCO of my cameras and lenses Emanuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I wish 2024 could be a ‘no spend’ year for me but it’s going to be a case of needing to purchase: One further body, or two further bodies with trade in, plus I need a new portable light as I lost my very expensive one at a wedding (ie left it somewhere and someone them stole it), plus need a new on board shotgun mic as I smashed mine to pieces, plus need a new Wireless Go as I also smashed one of the components of that in a ‘wedding based incident’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sewell Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 51 minutes ago, MrSMW said: plus I need a new portable light as I lost my very expensive one at a wedding (ie left it somewhere and someone them stole it), plus need a new on board shotgun mic as I smashed mine to pieces, plus need a new Wireless Go as I also smashed one of the components of that in a ‘wedding based incident’. Crikey. I din't know you did Liverpool weddings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted November 22, 2023 Super Members Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Tim Sewell said: Crikey. I din't know you did Liverpool weddings! Excuse me. We have fights at weddings but we don’t rob anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sewell Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 2 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: Excuse me. We have fights at weddings but we don’t rob anything. My Sony Walkman from 1986 would like a word with you on that one. kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 21 hours ago, MrSMW said: plus need a new on board shotgun mic as I smashed mine to pieces Got Phantom Power? (Panasonic DMW-XLR1 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1304877-REG/panasonic_dmw_xlr1_xlr_microphone_adapter.html ) Get the Sanken CSM1 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1404643-REG/sanken_cs_m1_super_cardioid_short.html No phantom power? Get the RODE VideoMic NTG? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1521595-REG/rode_vmntg_videomic_ntg_camera_mount_shotgun.html Or the even cheaper Deity Microphones V-Mic D4? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1733776-REG/deity_microphones_v_mic_d4_camera_mount_shotgun.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 21 hours ago, MrSMW said: plus need a new Wireless Go as I also smashed one of the components of that in a ‘wedding based incident’. Give a serious thought to the Deity Theos system it's only just came out. It's very affordable, not much more expensive. (especially when you factor in the extra cost factor of buying lavs for the Rode GO) More range, better design, more features, also is internal recording (for non-Americans, such as yourself). https://deitymic.com/products/theos-digital-wireless/ https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1779378-REG/deity_microphones_dtu0253d56_theos_digital_uhf_wireless.html MrSMW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, IronFilm said: Give a serious thought to the Deity Theos system Batteries. Yuk. One more thing to charge and everything I own is internal battery. Thanks for the suggestions but the original Rode Micro and WG have served me well for however long it’s been, (6+ years?) and for my needs, just work. So better the devil you know kind of exercise with a large dollop of KISS. kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, MrSMW said: Batteries. Yuk. One more thing to charge and everything I own is internal battery. Well, of course from my perspective internal batteries is a major negative. I do know the Theos TX & RX can be powered via USB, but I wonder if it can also charge via USB? Nothing in the manual I just read now seems to indicate that though. 14 minutes ago, MrSMW said: So better the devil you know kind of exercise with a large dollop of KISS. Fair enough. (although, that logic is what kept Canon so very strong throughout the DSLR & HDSLR years...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, IronFilm said: Fair enough Plus I hate change...though it is inevitable for some things. The key to what I do though is making everything as simple as possible and as bulletproof as possible. The Rode stuff I use is 'prosumer', but in something like 200 (?) jobs, it's earned a place with me. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcio Kabke Pinheiro Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Probably this will be a (almost) no gear for me too. Have to work out my personal finances and prepare for to future (and my daughter is in the last year of public school, probably will have to pay - a lot - for education next year..). Spent almost a year searching for a LX100 II and/or an Olympus Pen F with reasonable prices, and now BOTH appeared...but have to stick to my plan. At the same time, my camera usage is down to a minimum (working double for income in TI / finances), hence it would be a very bad expense. And my current X-S20 and lenses is, by a big margin, the best kit that I had. More than enough for my current usage. kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcio Kabke Pinheiro Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 1:50 AM, IronFilm said: Got Phantom Power? (Panasonic DMW-XLR1 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1304877-REG/panasonic_dmw_xlr1_xlr_microphone_adapter.html ) Get the Sanken CSM1 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1404643-REG/sanken_cs_m1_super_cardioid_short.html No phantom power? Get the RODE VideoMic NTG? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1521595-REG/rode_vmntg_videomic_ntg_camera_mount_shotgun.html Or the even cheaper Deity Microphones V-Mic D4? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1733776-REG/deity_microphones_v_mic_d4_camera_mount_shotgun.html @IronFilm, can you give me a quick advise? Made some recordings on a music festival with a Panasonic FZ1000 with an Andycine mic (a Rode VideoMic copycat), and looks like that the FZ1000 input is too hot - even bringing down the mic adjustment level in camera to the lowest possible, the sound still clipped. Starting to look for some signal attenuators, found some passive ones, but saw that adjustable one from Sound Professionals: https://soundprofessionals.com/product/SP-ATEN-1/ But it is like a headphone volume control, isn't it? Do you know if it can degrades the sound by a large margin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Marcio Kabke Pinheiro said: Probably this will be a (almost) no gear for me too. Have to work out my personal finances and prepare for to future (and my daughter is in the last year of public school, probably will have to pay - a lot - for education next year..). For me, it's a kitchen remodel and some new clothes. Your reasons are much less selfish. I'm two weeks in and still holding strong! Lol. kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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