My current list of equipment to write, shoot and edit on the go:
Macbook Pro 15" (first-gen unibody)
A super-slick massive upgrade from my ancient, creaky HP laptop. I'm a recent convert and I guess... once you go Mac, you never go back. I'm still too scared to carry this ridiculously expensive slim aluminium chunk in a backpack with all my climbing gear, but am looking for a good case that might keep it safe if I do.
I liberally covered it all over with Zagg's Invisible Shield, which isn't as awesome as I had thought. It was a pain in the ass to place (and I'm not particularly bad with my hands) and some of the edges are peeling, or collecting a line of grime.
Samson C01U studio condenser mic
Pretty darn good for the price and utility - direct to USB, no XLR mixer involved.
Lacie 250 GB external hard drive
It's lasted me 5 years now. What more can I say?
Lacie 1 TB external hard drive (with firewire 800, 400 and eSata)
Just picked it up to store the ever-increasing data I'm collecting on video and photo projects. So far so good. FW 800 is pretty fast, but I still get "frames dropped" messages while editing, and I don't know if it's the HDD speed, the computer, or this bus.
Photo/Video
Canon 7D body
Canon 400D body
- Canon 50mm F1.4
- Canon 17-40mm F4L
- Canon 70-200mm F4L
Bags
I just picked up a Kinesis bag to try out. Seems pretty good so far.
