Daniel Haggett

Cameras

 

 

Canon C300

As soon as the C300 was announced from Canon, I put in my order for one.  Super 35 mm chip full broadcast spec HD.  Great camera that solves all of the issues inherent with DSLR shooting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon 7d

After owning a Sony F900 and a DVCAM 450 I was keen to try something new.  I had used the 5d mark2 several times and fell in love with large sensor cameras.  As soon as the 7d came out I had to get one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grip Equipment

Redrock Cinema Rig

The redrock rig converts the 7d from a stills camera into a usable video rig.  It has a separate follow focus unit and you can mount an external HD monitor for correct focusing.  This is essential for any handheld work especially with shallow depth of field.   The rig can be mounted on a tripod, saving time when switching between shoulder and tripod.  I use a scaled down version of this for handheld work with the Canon C300, which you can see more of here.

 

 

 

 

 

Miller Arrow Tripod

Good fluid head on this tripod.  Same design as Satchler similar to the V18 or V20, although slightly cheaper.  This is a full size tripod, which I find useful even when shooting DSLR as the weight soon mounts up when you start adding large lenses, shoulder rigs or sliders.  This tripod is easily strong enough to deal with that kind of pay load.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miller DS20 Tripod

This is a very light weigh tripod with thin carbon fiber legs, perfect for run and gun shoots.  The head is still very good and can handle a payload of up to 10kg.  Can also shoot from a very low position, which makes it very useful to have around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glidetrack Hybrid Slider HD (1 meter)

Sliders or "pocket dollies" are a great addition to the HDSLR and C300 kit.  They sit on flat surfaces, at ground level, or on the tripod head making them much quicker to set up than traditional dollies.

This one uses a combination of sliding and rolling barrings, for smooth and quiet moves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lenses

Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8 L

This is a great lens to use: really fast 2.8 through the range, good optics, very sharp.  It is a great interview lens for TV work as you don't have to be too close to the subject, making them feel uncomfortable.  It also has plenty of range, so you can switch between, wides, tights and mids in the interview, making the editors job easier.

 

 

 

 

Canon EF s 17-55mm 2.8

Great all rounder.  2.8 through the range, so fast, nice depth of field and good in low light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon EF 50 mm 1.4

Beautiful looking lens when you need really shallow depth of field.  Macro facility is also pretty decent, so great for getting close detail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tokina 11-16mm

The fastest and sharpest ultra wide lens for the Canon 7d or Canon C300.  Great for shooting impressive interior shots of grand buildings or wide establishing GVs when it is impossible to get far way enough for the building to fill the frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canon Extender 2x

This extender doubles canon L series lenses by 2, meaning the 70-200mm lens becomes a 140-400 mm lens.  (When considering the crop factor of 1.6 on the Canon C300 this makes the maximum focal length of 640mm).  This light and small, so a useful addition to most shoots.

 

 

 

 

 

Canon Macro Extension

A really handy extension to have for extreme detail and close up shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lensbaby Composer Pro

Interesting effects lens.  The font element can be tilted and swiveled to dramatically alter the focal plane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor

TV logic 5.6

This is an amazing little monitor: incredibly light weight, battery powered and really high res at a full 1080 HD

 

 

 

 

Zacuto Z Finder

Ideal for situations that require a small light weight camera rig.

 

 

 

 

 

Lighting

Diva Lite 400

2ft 4 bank kino flo lights with day light and tungsten bulbs.  Great soft light with a fader - perfect for interview set ups, quick and easy to use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dedo Light Kit

Dedo Lights with faders.  Great for pinpointing interesting areas with accurate spot lighting.  Also small and light weight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redhead Light Kit

800 watt redheads, ideal for when extra power is needed.  Flight case full of diffusion and every kind of gel you could ever want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Felini Click - Tecpro

This small light panel clicks onto the top of the camera for a great little top light.  It has a fader switch so you can control exactly how much light you need.  So much better than the old pag light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

MK 416 Boom Mic

Sennheiser MKH 416 mic extra XLR and windcovers.  Also comes with lightweight carbon fiber boom pole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio mics

Easy to use, decent range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECM tie mic

Reliable mic, great for setup interviews.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom H4N

Records up to 4 channels on SD card