Other gear and thanks!!
23 August 2018
Hello again :-)
In the lead up to going to the Solomon islands we were rushed off our feet getting things together. I'd hoped to post further updates of things I'd managed to buy before we left but didn't manage to so here they are:
The list of items that I purchased with the wonderful total donations are:
1. The Manfrotto Sympla rig with follow focus - $500 - trademe - can be viewed in the gallery
2. The manfrotto digital director - $295 - Photowarehouse (I was so lucky in this regard as the price online shows as $848!!! :-0 - but because it was end of line and one of the last they had in stock I got it for a song!)
This unit was specifically designed to work with Canon and Apple. In the picture attached it's the device in the middle of the picture. It allows the iPad to be directly attached to the camera to enlarge the image with real time footage (due to its own processor) and it also comes with an app to be able to control all the settings on the camera quickly and easily.
3. A light/umbrella tripod with clamp and a portraits umbrella - $63 - Photofans
4. Extra parts for the Manfrotto Sympla rig - $64 - Photogear
Friends and industry colleagues lent me other items that I was unable to purchase because of their expense and/or I'd run out of time trying to find them. A big shout out to them for helping me out.
1. Wireless Sennheiser lapel microphone - Grant Finlay - A brilliant sound man based in Christchurch. I met him on a shoot for House Hunters International. Thanks so much Grant!!
2. Bruce Nixon - Nixon Pictures - An LED light with compatible rechargeable Sony batteries and an adjustable sunshade for videoing outdoors. Thanks heaps Bruce and for taking time out of your day to teach me some videoing tricks as well as help me set up the wireless microphone and teach me how to use it.
3. Dave Weston - Videographer - He gave me a flexi-arm to hold the Manfrotto Digital Director onto the Manfrotto Sympla Rig. Thanks so much Dave, it worked a treat and saved the day when I was desperate to find a solution.
Thanks to everyone who donated to this cause. The trip was a success and a wonderful experience. So many people underwent life changing surgery and I had the honour of photographing and videoing case studies for it. It was with your help I managed to achieve it all.
The material that I have taken will be vetted by Interplast, as they are under strict regulation to protect children from harm or exploitation and the privacy of all they help. Once they have managed to check all the material (over 100Gb!!) and case studies are created I will then share the link to the material that they release.
Thank you all :-)
Baron Collocott
