Aikidoken, although I commend your high aim, most of your prices are quoted much higher than necessary. For instance one could get two fx7’s for around 4 grand or two panasonic HM150’s for about 6. Also, although it’s important to be sufficiently supported, you need not spend $500 per tripod system on a camera of that size. I certinaly think that one should buy the best equipment possible, but 10 grand is plenty suffecient for your average starter, there is always time to upgrade later.
