Behind the Scenes Scenic Bikeway Filming - The Gear

We get a lot of questions about the gear we use for filming. Since I'm packing to do another Scenic Bikeway shoot tomorrow I decided to lay everything out and take a picture of it all. Our primary camera is a Panasonic GH3 which is capable of both stills and videos. There are, I suppose, "better" cameras in terms of resolution, sensor size, etc., But for our purposes, the micro 4/3rds format is really the best solution. We needed a system that we could carry easily by bike. By using a small camera, everything else tends to be smaller. The lenses are smaller, the supports and other contraptions for camera movement are smaller. I'm as much of a camera nerd as the next guy and would love to shoot with a RED or Black Magic, but honestly, I don't think those cameras would survive a days worth of shooting after bouncing around in one of our panniers. So operating on the truism that "the best camera is the one you have," the GH3/GH2 is the best camera for our purposes.Everything is carried by bike with a mix of panniers, Wald 137 basket, some PVC pipe and Revelate Mountain Feedbags (makes great lens holders). For the eagle-eyed, you'll notice an Abus Bordo lock in the mix. I use it for a counter balance for the camera on the jib :)Camera BodiesGH3GH2GoPro Hero 3 Blackspare batteriesLensesOlympus 9-18mmOlympus 45mm 1.8Olympus 14-150mmPanasonic 25mm 1.4(Would love to add the Panasonic 35-100 2.8 and 12-35mm 2.8 in the future)SupportsBenro Video TripodManfrotto MonopodVaravon SliderNice Industries Aviator JibKrupo ClampMeFoto and Joby ball headManfrotto quick release bases and platesThe Videos