I don’t talk about gear all that much, but this one goes out to you camera geeks and gearheads. So many of you have been asking about the array of cameras I’m shooting while living in NYC (and somewhat in line with yesterday’s post) we decided to whip up a quick Chase Jarvis TECH video to run you through them. Ten formats in all, from top of the line Nikons, to old Polaroids, even some vintage stuff from the 1950’s. Check it.
[And, as you might imagine, I’m burning through a bunch film while I’m experimenting with all these toys during Dasein: Invitation To Hang. As such I want to say huge thanks to B&H, Polaroid, Fuji, and the Impossible Project for backing me with film for this adventure. You can pickup any/all the tasty films I mention in the vid here from B&H, except for The Impossible Project stuff, which is best to get here…and, update, is made in the Netherlands, correction from what I said in the vid 😉 ]
Love this video I’m shooting a band at a recording studios this weekend with the usual work horse my Canon 7D and a (borrowed of my uncle 🙂 ) Leica R7 complete with 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 90mm primes loaded with Ilford 3200 Delta really looking forward to it!!
Chase- thanks for the gear video. Very cool to see you using a different range, rather than just hitting buttons on an editing program. I am always blown away by how open you are in your how to’s and whatnot. You are really helping to change the landscape of the photo industry in that you are open and honest, instead of being negative and private, trying to grab everyone’s crumbs.
Keep it up, it is much needed.
D3 my workhorse as well. Rollei 2.8, formerly my grandmothers, will die with me loaded with Ilford 3200 (forever pulled). I use manual nikkor lenses on the D3. ESP the 50 f1.4. Focusing with said object is yummy. Also nice, learning about all this just to forget it.
Chase,
Thanks for the wonderful blog. I have a quick question if you get a chance. What are your thoughts on the D7000 vertical grip? I am trying to justify that purchase now and weighing (pun intended) the benefits of the vertical grip and larger size in general versus the larger size and corresponding increase in weight. The benefit of that camera over the D3 series is its small size, which after adding the grip has that difference minimized. I don’t think the grip adds frames per second and battery life on the camera is already phenomenal, so it is just a grip size vs. weight issue for me.
I agree, Daf! I love talking gear. I love to know why people from a fondness for each piece of gear. That’s one thing I loved about JPEG magazine (no longer printed). They had articles about why people used certain gear. We really become attached to certain cameras, and I LOVE reading those stories.