So I've just finished year 12 (final year of 'compulsory' schooling in Australia) and I'm planning on offering myself to film weddings and other events. My passion is short films, but I figure I can earn some decent money on the side from shooting events. I've got an ok experience, shot about 8 weddings over the last two years on a Sony Z7p and similar which I have either borrowed or been given to use because I was hired by another video guy (whose business has now closed). I've also shot a heap of dance concerts and the like.
Here's my dilemma. I don't currently have a car or a camera which can shoot events (I own a 600D). My current money only allows me to buy one of these at the current time. If I buy a camera then I have no source of transport other than public and attempting to borrow off friends, but if I buy a car then I can't really do much work in the way of event film work. I would like to get started with this as soon as I can but I don't feel right promoting myself while I'm still borrowing gear which I'm not going to be guranteed on any given weekend.
The camera I would be looking at buying is something similar to what is being discussed on this thread, probably a FS100 or EA50 from Sony http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=44600
So should I buy a camera or a car first?
Here's my dilemma. I don't currently have a car or a camera which can shoot events (I own a 600D). My current money only allows me to buy one of these at the current time. If I buy a camera then I have no source of transport other than public and attempting to borrow off friends, but if I buy a car then I can't really do much work in the way of event film work. I would like to get started with this as soon as I can but I don't feel right promoting myself while I'm still borrowing gear which I'm not going to be guranteed on any given weekend.
The camera I would be looking at buying is something similar to what is being discussed on this thread, probably a FS100 or EA50 from Sony http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=44600
So should I buy a camera or a car first?
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