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CAN'T USE, OR DON'T NEED
WORKING...BUT
NOT PART OF OUR KIT PLANS
All items are in working condition because we tested & reviewed each one. We get rid of items if we can't use them for our KIT PLANS, or they don't pass our QPACE checklist (Quality, Portable, Affordable, Common, Easy-to-Use). See the REVIEWS page (on our website) for more on what we did & didn't like about each product, because they still could work well for you (but just didn't work for us).
CAMERAS
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Leather Camera Case for LUMIX FZ1000 (by MegaGear)
All I did was open the box, put the camera into it, and then realized that it was going to take too much time to remove this case to put the camera onto a tripod (for VIDEO the FZ1000 needs a tripod, so this case doesn't work for me).
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CAMERAS, [NOT IN KIT]
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SOLD: The Nikon Z5 (v1) is NOT Good for Video
I really wanted this to work because it is one of the few full-frame cameras, with IBIS, that were under $600...but even after adding custom, Nikon Picture Control files, this camera is horrible for video recording purposes. I was going to just keep it for doing stills only, but I really do need a hybrid photo & video camera if I'm going to spend this money.
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CAMERAS, [NOT IN KIT]
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SOLD: The GoPro HERO4 Black Doesn't Have a Screen
The HERO4 Black was supposed to be the top-of-the-line action camera of that time period, but it does not have a rear screen, yet the HERO4 Silver does...so I recommend buying that instead. To me, the lack of a screen on the HERO4 Black makes it impossible to use on a professional shoot.
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