Greg Lowe's Jacobs Prize Equipment Dream List .... for writing, shooting and editing short films

External Audio Sound kit (with estimates at B&H Photo)
Rode NTG2 Shotgun Mic ($269)
Windscreen Kit: Rycote miniscreen and Windjammer ($121)
External Digital Audio Recorder: Tascam DR-100 ($299)
On-Camera Recording unit (for reference): Rode VideoMic ($149)
On-Camera Rycote Shockmount & Rycote Pistol Grip ($198)
XLR Audio Cable: Pearson 3-pin 20' ($20)
Sound Total = $1056

Lighting (with estimates at B&H Photo)
Light: LitePanels LED On-Camera Light ($275)
Reflector: Impact 5-in-1 Collapsible 32" Disc ($39)
Lighting Total = $314

Camera Accessories:
Viewfinder: Zacuto Z-Finder Pro 3x ($375)
Steady Cam Handheld & Shoulder Support (will build with friend from scratch)
Camera Accessory Total = $375

Cannon L-Series Lenses
Cannon EF 24mm f/1.4L (I placed order on Monday 11/14 for $1,419)
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L ($1,538 on B&H)
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L ($2,369 on Amazon)
Remaining Lens Total = $3907

Apple iMac w/27-inch monitor
3.4 Ghz-Quad-Core Intel Core i7 (upgrade to Core i7 +$180)
8GB 1333Mhz (+$180)
1TB Serial ATA Drive (standard)
AMD graphics card (upgrade to 2GB +$90)
Link to configured iMac
Computer Total = $2349 (not including taxes, includes educator discount)

Video Production Editing and Processing Software
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 ($1,195)
Total Software = $1195

GRAND TOTAL = $9,196

Total w/Greg purchasing remaining lenses (only) on own = $5,289

Total w.Greg purchasing iMac (only) on own = $6,847