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MOVIE MATTERS 59 SAVE CASH ON HARDWARE
Cashflow is king to all small- and medium-sized filmmaking businesses. We look at how you can make very real savings by choosing what kit to buy and how you pay for it in our real-world guide to doing business the modern way.
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64 CANON’S RAW POWERHOUSE On paper, the new Canon EOS C500 Mark II is a stunner, as it takes the Raw Light format of the C200 and mixes in the high bit rate codec of the C300 Mark II. But what is it like to use in the real world and is it worth the steep asking price? 72 MINI TESTS We review a huge swathe of great new kit, including the latest GoPro Hero8 Black action camera, affordable and compact new DJI motorised gimbal, a 24-70mm f/2.8 premium standard zoom to fit Sony E-mount cameras and an award-winning Manfrotto camera slider. And we take a look at a compact V-Lock battery from IDX that suits smaller camera set-ups. 82 GROUP TEST: MIDDLEWEIGHT TRIPODS We take a five very different tripods at a range of prices and put them through their paces to see which is worth the cash. From carbon fibre to aluminium, single-tube legs to traditional twin- tube, and even a hybrid tripod that has multiple uses, we take a look at some stunning sticks. 92 BUYERS’ GUIDE: AUDIO EQUIPMENT Take a look at our guide to some of the very best sound equipment you can buy. From XLR- and DSLR-style mics to recorders, wind jammers, wireless kits and more, we probe the professional sound gear that deserves a place in your kit bag.
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