Getting Myself Sorted.
I have a lot of video kit all of a sudden and a couple of excellent bags to put it in, but it was just not gelling.
The Domke 217 roller bag has been my video bag for getting from “A” to “B”, but it has not settled and the rest of my video gear sits around waiting for it’s ride to come home.
The 511 Range Ready bag, a re-purposed weapon hauler and a real find, is strangely suited for things cinematic, but trying to split the two kits between a M43 run-n-gun kit and a slower, more cinematic full frame kit was flawed in concept it seems and the bag situation only exaggerated that.
So, I decided to split it differently.
The video kit first in the 217 Domke, which comprises the two cameras (G9II and S5), the Lumix glass (8-18, 12-60 with 45 Oly and 30 Sigma), then the Lumix S lenses (20-60, 35, 50, 85), a cage and handle for each camera, the Portkeys 5” monitor (outside pouch), a side handle and the full 62 and 67mm filter kits.
The 35mm to come, but otherwise complete. All my video lenses have square “bumper” stickers for identification and protection (for the lenses I tend to drop in on top of them).
This is the modern working kit, the rubber-meets-the-road, getting it done, state of the art video enabler. Good range*, plenty of power and two mutually supporting kits that have their own strengths.
The G9II is the stabilised, AF reliable, movement and action camera, with high speed slo-mo.
The S5 is the high ISO, shallow depth of field, methodical problem solver.
Each is the “B” cam to the other.
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The 511 bag, which does not have the benefit of wheels or a handle, can take enough gear to be prohibitively heavy, so what goes in it is as important as why.
It has become the “cinema” upgrade enabler to the above.
It has no cameras, as these are supplied by above (unless the spare G9 MkI or OSMO go in).
Lenses are the M43 mount 12mm 7Artisan Vision, 25mm legacy half frame, then full frame 35 & 50 7Artisan Spectrum, 35 ttArt (APS-C only), 150 IRIX macro and 50mm legacy Pentax.
With these are the mat boxes and mat box filters, the 7” monitor, tools, OSMO accessories, follow focus, NP batteries, some lights, rig accessories and assorted “bits”.
Not the kit in it now, but a earlier image. In the bag next to the removable insert is a 480 RGB LED panel.
If I am doing a big project, then the two go (and more), if not, then only the roller is needed.
*M43 range is16-120mm in 4K, up to 240 in 1080p and lots of other options available. The full frame is 20-85, 130 in APS-C. This is a wider range than a “cinematic” kit.
**This is 24-225 (macro) if APS-C, M43 and full frame are mixed.