Baller On A Budget!
Trust me, I know that photography and video are expensive hobbies. And if it’s your profession, I seriously hope you have a corporate budget! Most of us want our own toys and adding up all those lenses, lights, cameras, sliders and mics make my eyes cross.
If you’re looking for specific items to DIY or if you’re trying to hunt down some quality gear for the best price, let us know. Tell us what you’re looking for, we’re here to help! Tutorials, how to’s, you name it, we can help you to do… almost anything.
Creativity is king when you’re working on a shoestring!
I am currently looking for best shoulder rig DIY solution that I can attach some kind of follow focus… doesn’t have to be realy cheep, but something to use until I come up with some cash for the real thing.
I am in the part of the world where DSLR gear (other than body and lenses) is realy hard to find, and ordering from US or even Europe, is not practical when you have to add 40% of the cost to customs
Check this one out. You may be able to find on eBay and they might ship international. http://cheesycam.com/express35-offset-adapter-and-rigx/
Where are you located?
Serbia
No dealers of any kind here…
Might go with that express35 solution.
Thinking of buying HandyFilmTools bundle, now Edelkrone, but prices for their bundles are not promising. What I like, and need, is ability to use shoulder rig for low shots, which Edelkrone provides.
I’m taking a few beginner photography classes and was loaned a Canon XSI and wanted to know where i could get lenses for it at a good price. the only one i have is the 18-55mm that came with it and i’m not having any luck finding any other accessories at a decent price.
Also i want to try my hand at taking pictures with the white back ground for portrait shots but dont have the money for the lighting equipment and expensive thread less background. Any suggestions for a DIY fix for the background and lighting?
Thanks in advance!
Hey Mac, you should definitely start with the Canon 50mm F/1.8 lens. It’s the best entry level price, that can provide you with really sharp images, and a very very shallow depth of field: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
For backgrounds and lighting, there are some very inexpensive kits online that you can start with as you learn.
Thank you so much for replying back, i may look into getting the lens this weekend. Thanks again!
Hi Olivia, I just posted a suggestion here, but have a feeling it probably went to your spam list because I included my website url. Is there any chance you could click ‘not spam’ for it?
Thanks, I’m not a spammer, but I think I must have ended up on a spam list due to a pingback plugin I used to use on my blog.