There is always a need for new gear, but to stay in budget and to keep a good control over finances, you’ve got to make those choices wisely and effectively. I’ve been researching some new gear for some weddings that I will be filming coming up and I’m pretty excited about it. I’ve come to learn that shooting the hybrid HD material on the 5d MarkII is a lot of fun, but you’ve got to be really prepared for it. CF Cards, balancing tripods, audio capturing to name the few. But the image quality that comes out of it is just spectacular. I’m not going to go into detail of what I’m getting just yet- so I can have an element of surprise. But it should be a lot of fun and stay tuned for the final product!
I’d also like to point out that a 16GB Sandisk Extreme card cost $85 dollars while a 16GB P2 card is $900 dollars. That’s is just unreal. While I love my HVX200, it’s very costly to keep running especially for shooting events like weddings!
Hopefully P2 prices will come down even more and become more a of reality when shooting long format shows.