SURPLUS 

After testing every piece of photo & video gear we could afford, I started to ask if we really needed the VERY BEST KIT EVER. For some reason, I was thinking we wouldn't be able to survive without the top-of-the-line gear! Then, we realized the answer to this question was "No, we don't need the very best gear, to make good content!" After that, we stopped worrying and started working...which made creating this list really easy.