....what was your worst/best gear purchase.

Rob B

Rob B

Worst:

...What piece of kit did you buy that you thought you HAD to have, but it went under-used or never-used in the long run...?


Best:

...What piece of kit did you buy that you didn't know until later that you could not live without it?!


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Worst: A glidecam. Too finicky setting up and impossible to pull focus on. I'd rather stick it on a dolly or small jib anyday.

Best: Variable ND filter. Handiest little filter ever.
 
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Worst: a set of diopters for ECUs. Still have not used them, as I found a great macro adapter.

Best: A .7x wide angle lens adapter, which I hardly take off.
 
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Never encounter either problem, renting instead.
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Clamp lights -- answer to both questions. They got me going, but now that I've used better lights (barndoors, focusable), I wish I would have saved up all the money I spent on my dozens of worklights/clamplights and bought a couple of decent 500w+ fixtures.
 
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Worst: ProMist filter. Cost me $100 and never use it.

Best: VariZoom LANC controller. Lets me control zoom, zoom speed, start/stop, focus, etc. without ever touching the camera. Sweet little device.
 
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Worst? Probably all the sound gear I purchased. When I'm doing a production I have to get a sound guy in to help, because I'm not a sound guy myself, and most of them already have their own and better equipment that what I own so in the end it looks like £500 I could've spent elsewhere.

Best? DSLR Slate for iPad. Cost me about £7 and I've used it endlessly on various shoots. Actually having an iPad is a real blessing for a filmmaker because it's a really useful thing to have in pre-production and a much more convenient thing to have with you on set than a laptop or a proper computer.
 
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I'm still relatively new, so mine will sound like a "so what" for best:

But when picked up external microphone-a Shure 608 (I had used Camera Mic up to that point) I was reminded how much clearer and more control I had of sound! It was wonderful!

Don't have a "worst"-other than I picked up a ceramic type lamp at a discount store for lighting, and first day I had it outside, it got knocked over and busted-so if that's "worst" so be it ;)
 
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