7″ LCD Bag and Sun Shade Combo

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This little monitor bag also acts as a sun shade combo. It would probably work good with a SmallHD DP6 monitor, but most mount their monitor right next to their DSLR camera. I guess if you have another monitor on set and if it’s a sunny day, this could be helpful.

Led Lighting Panel

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These small LED lights that are only 6mm thick could work great on indie films. They can be tucked away and hidden out of your shot but provide enough light to serve the scene. A prime example would be an interior car at night and if you want to create the same light as the [...]

AC power adapter for Canon EOS

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An even cheaper power adapter is offered from this Ebay seller. Power adapters are good if you want to film long time lapses with your Canon DSLR or even if you’re on set and you have a controlled environment, like a sit down interview and you don’t want to keep switching out batteries throughout the [...]

Rail rod system hand grip for Follow Focus

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This is as basic and simple as you can get. If you need a rail system for your follow focus and a small hand held rig for your DSLR camera, then this little setup is a pretty good handheld rig.     http://www.ebay.com/itm/360374456241?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Cheap Canon LP-E6 Battery

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Another Ebay seller is offering a very cheap Canon LP-E6 battery. At first these inexpensive batteries wouldn’t give you a read out of how much battery life is left, but now all of them do have decoding to do so. For the price point of about $7 bucks, it’s not a bad deal. Will it [...]

Fader Variable ND Filter

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This Fader ND filter has a pretty good price point, but just remember this ND filter has some heavy ND filters with it. For shooting with a normal 1/50 2.8 this will be overkill. This ND filter is made more of timelapses and if you want to really stretch the shutter speed during the day. [...]

Handheld GoPro Crane

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Habbycam.com has a small handheld jib/crane that you can use with small cameras – like your GoPro Hero. Some of the video looks like you have the ability to shoot some impressive shots with very little setup. The price point is a bit high and that makes this crane sort of a buy it or [...]

Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro

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If you’re looking for a microphone to mount on top of your DSLR camera, this mic from Rode might be a good one to consider. It’s a bit on the expensive side, but it offers more features than the other on board mics.   http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/839897-REG/Rode_STEREO_VIDEOMIC_PRO_Stereo_VideoMic_Pro.html

DIY Slider Wheels

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For those that are working on their own DIY slider or dolly. Here’s a set of wheels that can be pretty handy for that project   http://www.ebay.com/itm/CW3-wheels-for-DIY-camera-dolly-rig-slider-track-table-skater-rail-CamOnWheels-/110852400852?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cf5166d4

Velbon PH-368 Fluid Head

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If you’re dealing with a low budget, this fluid head might do the trick for your filmmaking needs. It’s cheap and it’s getting pretty good reviews on BH Photo   http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/152289-REG/Velbon_PH_368_PH_368_2_Way_Panhead.html