Friday, February 5, 2010

The Zacuto package is here!

I'm really happy to announce that my Zacuto package is here! It was a really pleasant surprise, as I was not expecting it until tomorrow and there was a chance that it will be delivered on Monday and that would really suck.

My first impression after opening a package was: Oh my... this stuff does not look like it is worth a 1000$, but hey at least they gave me a freebie - a baseball cup with Zacuto logo.

I ordered everything at German Zacuto partner - BPM GmbH. I must say that their client service was superb! Thank you Edith! And really thanks for this hat! A great surprise!

So - what I bought?

First of all a famous Z-finder V2, advertised as an absolute necessity for DSLR video shooting. It looks like this:

 

Basically it is a magnifying glass that you attach to your camera's built in lcd to make manual focusing easier. I've checked it quickly and it seems to be a really interesting solution. How good? We will see this weekend, because right now the mounting frame for it is being attached.

How do you attach? Well - you just have to place it carefully around LCD an the apply some pressure. It takes 24 hours fot glue to become solid, so I can' t use my camera. Bummer. I can't take a photo so I will use one from Philip Bloom's site.

If you read this Philip: please don't get mad! I just need to show my possible readers how does it look.

If you read this and you don't know who Philip Bloom is please visit his website. It is a great place that every DSLR movie maker should now. It is a holy ground full of great knowledge! Visit it often! Maybe thanks to this Philip will not sue me for using his picture.

The second thing I bought are Z-bands - a small accessory for Z-finder that lets you make sure Z-finder will stay in place.

 

Will this be useful? I don't know! We will see.
Last but not least I bought a Rapid Fire - a rig that should help a lot with 7D's stabilization. This is the piece of equipment that especially does not look like it should cost so much. It is 550$ and it looks like just two metal pipes with a handle!




Well we will see whether it was worth that kind of money. I will let you know. Even if not... well at least I have a 1000$ worth Z-hat! :)





But seriously all this stuff looks cool and users reviews are great so I think I will have a really nice weekend testing it! 


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