the $200 question at DVinfo.net

Matthew Kennedy · December 30th, 2005, 02:30 AM

got 200-ish to spend at b&h, kinda stumped right now.

Gl2 w/ wd-58h, mke-300, 3221wn tripod w/ 501 head, bogen monopod

cheers!
matt

Meryem Ersoz · December 30th, 2005, 10:15 AM

what do you carry it in?

the 2x teleconverter is nice for climbing footage...

how about a windjammer for your mic?

you can get a cheap macro lens kit for close-up nature shots which are really cool, bugs and wildflowers, etc.

tiffen lenses make some nice filters, soft fx-1 is a personal favorite. lots of people like the black pro-mist 1/2 for a film look. also if you shoot rock, the red filter can dramatize the colors of the rock, especially in these parts, where the red tends to wash out a bit with the GL2....

some ideas....

Colin Rayner · December 30th, 2005, 01:26 PM

ZR-1000 LANC controller, you'll wonder how you got on so long without it...............

Matthew Kennedy · December 31st, 2005, 10:25 AM

thank you for your quick responses!, I'll check some of that stuff out.
matt

K. Forman · December 31st, 2005, 11:02 AM

I would avoid the cheap teleconverters, they tend to make everything too soft... However, if you really want one, I'll sell you mine, cheap. It might really help us help you, if you could describe what you plan todo with your cam. Fim making, docs, music videos, weddings... what?

Michael Wisniewski · December 31st, 2005, 02:04 PM

Another vote for the LANC controller

Graham Bernard · December 31st, 2005, 02:27 PM

Manfrotto 521Pro comes with a PUSH focus - excellent! EXCELLENT, function.

December 30th, 2005, 02:30 AM	#1
Matthew Kennedy New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA Posts: 10	the $200 question got 200-ish to spend at b&h, kinda stumped right now. Gl2 w/ wd-58h, mke-300, 3221wn tripod w/ 501 head, bogen monopod cheers! matt

December 30th, 2005, 01:26 PM	#3
Colin Rayner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Geraldine, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 88	ZR-1000 LANC controller, you'll wonder how you got on so long without it............... __________________ "We don't have any money, so we will have to think" Ernest Rutherford

December 31st, 2005, 11:02 AM	#5
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	I would avoid the cheap teleconverters, they tend to make everything too soft... However, if you really want one, I'll sell you mine, cheap. It might really help us help you, if you could describe what you plan todo with your cam. Fim making, docs, music videos, weddings... what? __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

December 31st, 2005, 02:04 PM	#6
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Another vote for the LANC controller __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

December 30th, 2005, 10:15 AM	#2
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	what do you carry it in? the 2x teleconverter is nice for climbing footage... how about a windjammer for your mic? you can get a cheap macro lens kit for close-up nature shots which are really cool, bugs and wildflowers, etc. tiffen lenses make some nice filters, soft fx-1 is a personal favorite. lots of people like the black pro-mist 1/2 for a film look. also if you shoot rock, the red filter can dramatize the colors of the rock, especially in these parts, where the red tends to wash out a bit with the GL2.... some ideas....

December 31st, 2005, 10:25 AM	#4
Matthew Kennedy New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA Posts: 10	thank you for your quick responses!, I'll check some of that stuff out. matt

December 31st, 2005, 02:27 PM	#7
Graham Bernard Old Boot Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 3,633	Manfrotto 521Pro comes with a PUSH focus - excellent! EXCELLENT, function.