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October 25th, 2014, 08:55 AM | #16 |
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Re: Odd...But Useful Gear
Let's not forget the humble rubber band for removing stuck filters etc.
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October 25th, 2014, 09:50 AM | #17 |
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carabiners. LOTS of carabiners.
a small bag of misc adapters of all sorts and sizes (audio, video, etc) lives in my car also a small bag of misc/emergency cables/power adapters lives there too roll of twist ties for cheap, disposable cable management hockey/electrical/gaffers tape probably best thing i ever did was cover everything in color coded hockey or electrical tape (not totally), usually right over the logos/model info, carry straps, legs etc. yellow is all nikon gear (cams/lenses), red is power (used to be color for canon gear), blue is video, green is audio, white is lighting. if you have someone new/unfamiliar helping its much easier, and if you have others with similar gear, you can easily identify who's is who's, and keeps scuffs/scratches at bay. i do the same with gear bags or pelican cases so i know whats in there. its also helped tremendously in travelling; everyone has the same generic looking black luggage; mine have colored hockey tape. |
October 25th, 2014, 01:54 PM | #18 |
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Don' t forget the condom for the mic on a rainy day.
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October 26th, 2014, 11:48 AM | #20 |
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Re: Odd...But Useful Gear
Have you ever had a hard time getting a ring shot where you wanted to roll the groom's ring into the shot, but you couldn't aim the ring just right?
Try ripping the white plastic compartment out from a Pez candy dispenser. Cut off one end and you have a little chute to aim that ring perfectly. Or you could fold one up real fast if you have an index card or something similar. |
October 31st, 2014, 10:26 AM | #21 |
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Bicycle locks. Two of them with 10 foot steel cables and a master lock built on to the ends. If I have to walk away from a live set the cables get woven through every case or piece of gear with a hole in it. Cameras, tripods, pelicans, etc, etc. With twenty feet of cable everything becomes chained together so nothing grows legs.
Bought them used on e-bay for cheap. Steve
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October 31st, 2014, 10:32 AM | #22 |
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paracord. type 1 & type 3. tie things up! make safety lines, shoelaces, belt, hang gear off your bag/belt/etc...make a pulley...
i like cord, cord is great stuff :) |
October 31st, 2014, 10:45 AM | #23 |
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Wooden clothes pins. Known as C47s on set.
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November 15th, 2014, 11:10 PM | #24 |
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I recently bought a roll of Velcro for cable management. Don't know why I didn't do it years ago.
In the car, we carry a "bridal repair kit" -- a little plastic box with safety pins, and a small pair of scissors and other odds and ends. Haven't actually used it yet, at least not on brides, but put it together after a few weddings where brides asked if we happened to have this sort of stuff. Handkerchiefs for quickly drying wet camera bodies. Plastic supermarket bags to use as camera rain jackets. |
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