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The leader in used video and stills kit is award-winning retailer MPB, with bases in the UK, USA and Germany. Fuelled by an easy-to-use website, you can browse and buy a big range of fully-tested and guaranteed kit. Plus, sell themyour old equipment to help fund your new gear – or just take the cash. MPB has one of the biggest inventories of used equipment, so it takes the worry out of buying used. Specialists check kit based on 40 criteria to make sure it’s in reliable, working condition. Gear comes with a six-month guarantee, and is usually around 30% cheaper than new... sometimes more. There is always a huge stock of DSLR and mirrorless cameras, lenses and accessories. It’s not only previous- generation models, as MPB often has the latest cameras and kit in stock. What makes MPB special is that it regularly has a big offering of cinema cameras and camcorders from Canon, Red, Sony, Blackmagic, Panasonic and Arri. View photos of the actual kit for sale, with a detailed and honest description of condition and what it includes. When it comes to selling your kit on to MPB, an online form gives you an approximate value. A courier can pick it up and deliver it safely to MPB, where it’s checked. You are then emailed a confirmed offer. If you want to go ahead, then the money is in your account within days. Or use the value against some new kit from MPB. You know it makes sense, and saves a busy professional hours poring over social media or auction websites. BUYWITH CONFIDENCE FROM THE BEST
IN THE KNOW Justin Patricolo (left) and Jakub Golis (right) are experienced filmmakers – and part of MPB’s expert team
But, for many filmmakers, there is always the lure of an extra bit of kit. For Patricolo, it’s glass. “I need lenses, really. And I want some more G Masters, as they are a native Sony mount, so I can make full use of the AF,” he says. “I love wide-angle lenses. I’m on the lookout for one of those – used, of course. “For me, it’s not about just buying the latest piece of kit, brand-new, but finding the real gems from used equipment.” And MPB is perfect for that.
actual difference in image quality between the latest and slightly older equipment is often not that big at all. A lot has stood the test of time well. “The biggest differences on the new cameras are in things like autofocus – that just gets better with each generation. But the quality of the final image is still excellent on many older cameras – especially if you are shooting in HD rather than 4K. Plus, it’s nice to get some of the older cameras back in circulation and creating once more.”
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