I finally pulled the trigger. After years of saving and months of research (and trying to wait for the Red Scarlett), I have decided to go Canon DSLR to begin this film making journey. I have some very specific goals with what I want to obtain from my camera package, and I think I have ironed out as much as I can, to this point.
All of my basic pieces arrive next week. Here's the lineup, and prices:
Canon EOS 7D Body (Retail 1700): Paid $1378
(bought New from pmidigital on ebay with 8% cash back from Bing)
Tokina 11-16 2.8 Wide Angle Lens (Retail 650?): Paid $596
(bought New from ancora2010 on ebay with 8% cash back from Bing)
This lens is beyond difficult to find. I found one on craigslist but everywhere else was pretty much sold out.
Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC Lens (Retail 1000?): Paid $563
(bought from B&H Photo with $70 Mail in Rebate and 2% cash back from Bing)
LCDVF Viewfinder (Retail 179): Paid $179
(bought from B&H Photo with 2% cash back from Bing)
I was ready to pull the trigger on the Zacuto Z-finder 2.5 and drop $375, but they weren't getting any in stock for 6-8 weeks, so I went with the next recommended brand. Besides, zacuto is coming out with something new in the fall, so I may upgrade soon on that part of the package anyway.
BG-E7 Battery Grip (Retail 300): Paid $180
(bought from B&H Photo with maybe 2% cash back from Bing)
Additional Accessories:
SanDisk Extreme 8GB CF Card (x2) (Retail 140): Paid $110
(bought from B&H Photo with $30 Mail In Rebate and maybe 2% cash back from Bing)
Canon Rechargeable Battery (Retail ?): Paid $79
(bought from B&H Photo with maybe 2% cash back from Bing)
DSLR Grand Total (To Date): $3,006
Not too bad considering the full frame bad mambo Canon 5D Mark II (Which I almost went with) costs $2500 for the body... alone.
It's going to be a long weekend.
UPDATE: Actually had an issue with focusing on the Tamron lens, so I returned it and bought at Canon 17-55mm 2.8. A bit more money, but very happy with it.
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