Chase Jarvis: New Essential Gear Video

Years ago, well-known Seattle photographer Chase Jarvis went through a collection of the gear he takes on his photo and video shoots. But given the great deal of change in technology — and capital on his side — since then, he recently created a completely new and updated video showing, again, his must-have gear for photo and video shoots.

According to Chase It’s all about packing light and only taking the gear to absolutely need:

ESSENTIAL VIDEO GEAR

• 2 Canon 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera Bodies


• Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens


• Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II Lens


• Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS Lens


• Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L Lens


• 2 Zacuto Z-Finder EVF Pros


• Variable Neutral Density Filters


• 2 Rode Stereo VideoMic Pros with Dead Cat Wind Muffs


• Extra Batteries


• Cords


• Lens Cloths


• Flashlights


• Dakine Reload Pack

ESSENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR

• Think Tank Photo Airport Security V2.0 Rolling Camera Bag


• 2 Nikon D4 16.2 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Bodies


• Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Lens


• Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Lens


• Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S VRII


• Blower Sensor Cleaner


• Lens Cloths


• Cables


• 2 Battery Chargers


• 8 Extra Batteries


• 2 Nikon SB-910 Speedlights

ESSENTIAL DATA MANAGEMENT GEAR

• 15″ Apple MacBook Pro


• 2 Promise Technology Pegasus J2 512GB SSD Thunderbolt Hard Drives


• 2 Promise Technology Pegasus J4 2.5″ 2TB Thunderbolt Hard Drives

Chase Jarvis: New Essential Gear Video