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[kmferron]

drapeama, You have some L-shaped cages... what brand are they, and are they worth it to you to pursue them? Thanks.

[drapeama]

drapeama, You have some L-shaped cages... what brand are they, and are they worth it to you to pursue them? Thanks.

Hi there, and welcome to the forum!
To answer the question, I've bought them used from a user over DVXuser.com. Can't tell about the brand, but so far they're built like a tank. Got them all for 25$/each shipped and yes, they worth the price paid. I think they run for about 45$ each on ebay, so it was quite a good deal. I love them with my DSLR cage. Actually, I'm using two of them as handles at the moment:
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[MrMicah]

Since I just went shopping:

Camera:
Canon HV20 | Lens Hood | (Aspiring to add a Canon 60D)

Lenses
Vivitar 2x | Vivitar 0.45x | Various legacy Pentax and Canon SLR glass (for the 60D)

Tripod
Velbon something | No name lightweight | Headless Slik 88N as base for my DIY Jib

Lighting
2 x Dual 500W Halogen work lamps | 2 x 24 LED torches

Audio
Zoom H4n | Rode Videomic | Random Shotgun Mic | DIY Boompole

Other Stuff
DIY Dolly + tracks | DIY 9' jib | HVFF | Screw in Filters | Lilliput Monitor | 2 x DIY modified aluminium cases

[drapeama]

Should it be a good idea to "merge" a user' all of his posts into one, to get the whole list in one reading?

[drapeama]

Last addition, a speaker stand. Will probably be useful when I won't have anyone to boom the audio.
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[Almohada]

Last addition, a speaker stand. Will probably be useful when I won't have anyone to boom the audio.
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Microphone stand. Make sure to lift the center pole off the floor!

[Janke]

Understandable error - you do put it in front of the speaker....

[Almohada]

Understandable error - you do put it in front of the speaker....

Not directly. Unless you want feedback!

[drapeama]

Understandable error - you do put it in front of the speaker....

Usually! In fact I plan to use it for dialog when people are sat at a table or something. When I don't have anyone to boom the audio mostly.

[Almohada]

Understandable error - you do put it in front of the speaker....

Okay got it now. That kind of speaker!

[drapeama]

Understandable error - you do put it in front of the speaker....

Funny fact, now that I read it for the 5th time...I finally got the funny part of that sentence. Slap forehead...!

[Janke]

Don't we all, now and then...

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[drapeama]

Don't we all, now and then...

[drapeama]

Last addition (instead of building a new PC), I've purchased a set of Cavision Filters, the RØDE PG-2 pistol grip, a package of SanDisk SD cards as well as a mic shockmount, the same that came with my SGM-1x at the time (damn that I missed that little thing!):
Cavision ND 0.6
Cavision ND 0.9
Cavision Linear Polarizer
RØDE PG-2
Azden SMH-1
SanDisk 16GB SDHC Extreme Class 10 (2-Pack)

[Daniel Rutter]

Here's my kit, it's about as budget as you can get:

Cameras:
Canon HV30
Panasonic GH1
Kogan Touchscreen HD (cheapo)

Lenses:
28-80 F3.5-5.6 Nikkor
(Will Buy $$) Pansonic 14mm f2.8
(Will Buy $$) Nikkor or Canon FD 50mm f1.8
(Will Buy $$) Olympus 14-43(or is it 45?) f3.5-5.6

Audio:
Rode VideoMic
Shure SM58
Zoom H1
M-Audio Fast track USB Interface
(Want to add Rode NTG1 or NTG2 to this as well)

Various other accessories:
Shoulder Shooter
Slik Photographic Tripod (replacing head soon enough)
Poor Man Steadicam (useless)
Painters Boompole (recent addition)
DIY Dolly

I now have:

Canon HV30 x 2
Panasonic GH2
Panasonic GH1.

Lenses:
C-Mount 35mm/1.7
Canon FD 28mm/2.8
Pentax K 50mm/1.7
Holga 50mm/8 (Don't ask)

Audio:
I've since added a Azden EX503 to my kit.

Accessories:
Weifeng 717
Cowboy Studios Shoulder rig (recent addition)
Flycam Nano (bloody horrible)

That's about all thats new, really.

[drapeama]

Audio:
I've since added a Azden EX503 to my kit.

Accessories:
Flycam Nano (bloody horrible)

1) How do you like it? I, personally, really like that lav. Especially for the price too!
2) It's that bad...I'll be better to try the DIY way before then!

[pro-hobbyist]

I guess it's time for an update since I just changed up my gear:

Cameras:
Nikon D5100
Bell and Howell 430 super 8 camera.

Lenses:
Nikkor 18-55mm VR kit lens (the image stabilization on this is fantastic, by the way )
JC Penny 80-200mm f4.5 manual lens (not actually made by JC Penny)

Audio:
Rode Videomic

Lighting:
60 watt desk lamp

Editing:
Sony Vegas 8 Pro
13" Macbook Air 8GB
Kodak universal splicing kit & presstapes

If anyone hasn't seen the post in the buy & sell section, my Hf100 is for sale on eBay along with my Nikon D50 (still camera).

[Seo]

Thought I would redo:

Cameras:
Canon 5D Mark II

Lenses:
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS
Canon EF 17-40 f/4 L
Canon EF 70-200 f/4 L
Samyang 35mm f/1.4
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8

Support:
Libec LS-38
Manfrotto 190XPROB w/ 486RC2
2x Davis & Sanford Provista 7518 w/ FM18

Platform Dolly
Kessler KC-8.0 Lite
Glidecam HD-2000

Lighting:
500W, 1kW Lowel DP Light
750W Lowel Tota
650W fresnel
Pro-126 LED
85W Alzo CFL + some other smaller wattages
110cm 5-in-1 reflector
150x200cm 5-in-1 reflector
China Ball
Stands, booms, gobo arms, clamps, and lots more grip gear

Sound:
Zoom H4n
Rode Boom Pole
Rode NTG-1
Rycote INV-7 Shockmount
Sony MDR-7506
Sennheiser ew 100 ENG G3 Wireless Microphone System Combo

Memory:
Kingston 8 GB C4 SDHC
2x Transcend 8 GB C10 SDHC
2x Sandisk 8 GB C10 SDHC
2x Sandisk 8 GB 400x CF
Lexar 32 GB 1000x CF

Computer:
2010 Mac Pro, 2.8 Ghz Quad Xeon, 16 GB RAM
HP LP2475w
Lots of WD drives

Other:
An assortment of bags, cases, and belt systems for transporting/using equipment.

[Almohada]

Panasonic Lumix GH2

[drapeama]

That's a lot of investment in there Seo!

[Seo]

I shoot shoulder mount with a Jag35 Field Runner and D|Focus btw. Picked up a new Lilliput monitor too. Both great products!