Old vs. New (Gear Update)
Wow, time flies when you are busy… Thankfully things have calmed down a bit, and life in starting to get back in order. So many things to post, so here are the highlights of the past month.
Old vs. New
So while I was at RMR filming the Genesis being built, Cole went to the swap meet in Huntington Beach and came across these gems:
Old Camera Gear
Okay- so maybe just the ones on the right… What are they you ask? Well the camera is a Kodak Vigilant Six-20. Some of the info:
“medium format camera was manufactured between 1939-1949 and originally sold for US $38 (about US $560 in 2007).”
Some more photos:
Quite a contrast from my new Canon 5D Mk II.. More on that later…
The other find was a General Electric Dw-58 light meter: Made around 1946 and at that time sold for $26.50.
Once again- quite a contrast between that and my Sekonic L-358 meter. I have yet to try them out side by side, but from what I can see, the GE meter is still in working condition, just like the camera. Thank you Cole for such an awesome purchase… 
I can’t wait to load it up with 620 film and shoot some interesting pics.
OK- now for the new toy- the Canon 5D Mk II. Wow is all I can say- for so many reasons: razor sharp photos, 1080P HD video, HUGE file sizes and being able to see down to people’s pores when you take photos. It is seriously amazing… One major gripe- the old 5D battery grip does not fit this cam, and the batteries are different too. Oh well, get to drop $400 on new batteries and a battery grip- but one problem… The batteries are not available anywhere… :( I feel awkward shooting vertically with my hand twisted all around- yes, a stupid complaint, but once you are use to having the vertical grip, its hard to go without it.
Here are some shots from a recent shoot for Hyundai of the cam in action:
Here is the first video I put together using the 5D Mk II and a 70-200 2.8L- IS. Nothing special, but the video I am putting together as we speak will show some cool depth of field and crazy fisheye shots.
Speaking of new video- another piece of gear that I got to help out in the video making process.. Sony HXR-MC1
Got a chance to use it at Formula D Long Beach and testing at El Toro. WOW this thing is awesome. Full 1080 video and it records onto Memory Stick Pro cards. I will splice some of this video into the new cut as well.
Ok- time to get back to work. Hopefully I will not neglect the blog like I have been…