There is the place where you start and a place that you are going to. If you buy the cheapest components, you will end up throwing them away. If you can get good enough components to last a few upgrades you'll be better off. If you can get good sticks you can upgrade the video head. If you get a decent microphone you can keep it when you add more. Good quality products can be resold or repurposed. The GL2 is a good camera. I'd go for a decent set of sticks with a decent video head (I'm thinking you'll eventually will go multicam and this will be your second camera and tripod). Get a Tascam D40 and use that for your audio, hide it close where you need it and sync it in post. Eventually you'll need a shotgun and wireless. Gerry
