Logistics & Equipment Upgrades (Patreon)

I am rather conservative with spending money on equipment that is not directly related to my day-to-day work (aka in front of the computer), since I rather first gather some experience and develop a proper doctrine before I throw a few hundred bucks on something that then just collects dust.
After my latest trip to the Panzermuseum Munster, I was confident to note what worked, what didn't work and what needed an upgrade or addition.
My Sony Camera to the left lower end worked great so far, I used it since late 2016 for videos and photos. Yet, in 2018 I realized the shortcomings, first the video recording is limited to a total of 20-30 mins then the camera automatically stops (I read this is due to tax/toll reasons, because camera not camcorder). This was the reason why there a "holes" in the Chieftain Flak Tower video. I wasn't aware of this problem. As such I got me a camcorder, which also has a display to flip (highly recommended also for cameras!) this allowed me to adjust the recording the NOT visualized videos far better since I could setup it without getting behind the tripod - which was standing on a table. Additionally, when I took out my camera in the Panzermuseum and started recording the video everything was really dark. Got the camcorder out, everything fine. Big thank you here to Andrew for providing funding for the Camcorder btw. Also note the spare batteries of 2 for each. I have not even come close to run out of space, but battery power is more of an issue. As such, I use the Sony for videos under good lighting, e.g., Tank Fest 2018, I often used both cameras one on a tripod, the other freehand.
The audio devices, I got myself a zoom h1 (center), which only showed its usefulness with a lavalier microphone (clip-on mic), yet, once I started to do interviews, I noticed I need two or a lavalier mic with two inputs. At first I went with the second option, which worked out well so far, e.g., Chieftain Vienna, Chieftain Tank Fest 2018 and Panzermuseum Munster. Yet, the downside was the cable is long, thick, visible and both people are "locked" to each other. As such, I got a second zoom h1n (just the next generation). Additionally, I added 32gig sd cards to them and now will record in wav not mp3 files. Also note that I have a set of spare batteries with each one.
Furthermore in the Panzermuseum I noticed that my stuff was all over the place, water bottle, audio device, notebook, books, camera, camcorder, etc. as such I got myself a proper camera backpack with adjustable "areas", this should make future trips for more efficient, convenient and also "professional", the later one is often important for (perceived) credibility, similar to a suit.

Also, since I know did videos with the Military History Park Pivka (Slovenia), the Tank Museum at Bovington (UK) and the Panzermuseum Munster (Germany), I have now a very credible Trinity of Museums in Europe I worked with, which ideally should make any future request far easier.

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