 | Canon EOS-1D Mark II 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Buy used from: $1,775.00 Start with a camera. The Canon EOS system is what you need, and this is the digital body for the job.
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 | Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Buy new: $1,190.00 / Used from: $1,119.00 This should be your base lens. Sharp, but you can shoot in very low light with it. Also, get a 70-200 L.
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 | Canon EOS 6.3MP Digital Rebel Camera (Body Only)
You need a digital body backup, and this camera is well worth the price. A good starting place before you plunge down money for the 1D.
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 | Canon EOS1V HS Professional 35mm SLR Body
Buy used from: $739.00 While you must have digital, you also need a film camera for various applications. This is the top of the line.
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 | Canon EOS Elan 7n 35mm SLR Camera Kit with 28-105mm Lens
If you want to save some money on your film camera, this body is still a great unit at a great price.
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 | Olympus Stylus Epic QD CG Date 35mm Camera
While I strongly recommend a film SLR, never, ever go anywhere without this point and shoot 35mm. It takes as good a picture as any film camera on the market, and sees in the dark!
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 | Canon Speedlite 420EX Flash for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
Buy used from: $279.99 While I'm not the world's authority on flashes, I've used this unit and like it.
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 | Stroboframe Quick Flip 350 Flash Bracket for 35mm Cameras
Buy new: $46.73 This is an absolute must for flash use. Mount your backup body (or film body) to this frame with the flash.
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 | Sony DCRVX2000 MiniDV Digital Camcorder with 2.5" LCD, Memory Stick & BuiltIn Digital Still Mode
Though I shoot Canon EOS exclusively in SLR, Sony makes better camcorders because of the Zeiss glass and low light performance. You can get great pro shots with this one.
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 | Sony DCRTRV900 MiniDV Handycam Digital Video Camcorder with Builtin Digital Still Mode
Buy used from: $550.00 You'll need a backup and a compact unit that's not as heavy, and this is the one you want. Actually better than the one that replaced it, though not as good in low light as the VX-2000.
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 | Olympus L400 Ultra-Compact Microcassette Recorder
Buy used from: $199.99 You need something handy to take interviews, make notes when you shoot, etc. If you go microcassette, this is the best. You MUST use good tapes in it, however.
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 | Olympus DM-10 Digital Voice Recorder and Music Player
While I think you need a tape with minicassettes for several reasons (archiving is easier and more secure) you may decide to do digital in addition to analog. With this, you can play MP3 files.
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 | TOPS 8030 Reporter's Spiral Gregg Ruled Notebook, 4x8, 70 White Sheets/Book, 12 Books/pack
Buy new: $25.62 These are great sized notebooks. Get a couple of packs. Even though I no longer report or shoot that much, I still use these.
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 | American Constitutional Law (University Textbook Series) by Laurence H. Tribe
Buy new: $47.20 / Used from: $34.99 When Tribe gets around to finishing this series with a second volume, you can read up on the first amendment based on caselaw perspective from a lawyer rather than a media person.
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 | IBM ThinkPad T41 (2379DJU) Laptop (1.60 GHz Pentium M (Centrino), 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Combo)
This is your portable base. Thinkpads are the way to go, laptop wise. It has all the audio video external controls the Powerbook has for a lot less. And it runs everything.
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![Adobe Photoshop CS [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G31XWX1VL._SL75_.jpg) | Adobe Photoshop CS [OLD VERSION]
Buy used from: $299.99 PS is pretty much the industry standard. You not only need it, you need to get good at it.
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 | Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Win/Mac
Buy used from: $550.00 Go ahead and get this entire suite. You've got Dreamweaver for web pages, Flash for animated media of all kinds, and Fireworks for image and original graphics that are easier in here than in Photoshop
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 | OpenOffice.Org 1.0 Resource Kit by Solveig Haugland
Buy new: $40.49 / Used from: $11.51 With all the scratch you are laying down on the other gear and software, you need a break on the office suite. MS Word is buggy, and this is just as good, and you can install it whereever!
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 | AVID TECHNOLOGY Avid Xpress DV 4 ( Windows / Macintosh )
Avid has taken the lead in video editing for Windows platforms.
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 | Pelican 1450 Watertight Hard Case with Padded Dividers - Silver, #1454
Buy new: $102.95 You need to secure all this gear for travel and mobility. This case isn't exactly small and convenient, but it will keep your stuff safe.
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