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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