Equipment
Pachurros supports a workspace-wide Equipment table: a structured database of all your gear. From there, you select with a click which items appear on the public Brief page of a Session.
Creating the Equipment table
Section titled “Creating the Equipment table”- In the sidebar, click + next to Tables
- Under Photography, pick the template Equipment (marked Guided) and click Set up step by step
- The Equipment wizard (Set up your equipment list) guides you through all categories in 6 steps. Choose gear gets you started.
No time? Create now, add gear later creates the table right away, with example rows you can clear in one click.
Equipment wizard
Section titled “Equipment wizard”The wizard offers over 400 suggestions from leading manufacturers, sorted by category. Each step lists the most commonly used items to tick off; further models are found via Search or enter gear, where you can also enter your own gear. You can set a quantity for every item.
Step 1: Cameras, Lenses & Drones
Camera bodies (Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Leica, Blackmagic, RED and more), lenses (Sony GM, Canon RF L, Nikon Z S-line, Sigma Art, Tamron Di III, Zeiss and others) and drones/action cameras (DJI, GoPro, Insta360, Autel).
Step 2: Lighting
Continuous and strobe lighting (Godox, Aputure, Profoto, NANLITE, Astera, Broncolor, Litepanels, Kino Flo, Westcott) and light modifiers (softboxes, octaboxes, grids, reflectors).
Step 3: Stabilisation
Gimbals (DJI RS, Zhiyun, Moza), tripods (Gitzo, Manfrotto, Leofoto, Peak Design, Really Right Stuff), video heads (Sachtler, Miller) and sliders/dollies.
Step 4: Audio
Wireless systems (Rode, DJI, Hollyland, Saramonic, Sennheiser, Deity), shotgun microphones, recorders (Zoom, Tascam, Sound Devices, Roland) and accessories.
Step 5: Computers & Storage
Computers (Apple MacBook/iMac/Mac Studio/iPad), field monitors (Atomos, SmallHD, Blackmagic Video Assist), storage media (CFexpress, SD, NVMe, SSD) and hubs/colorimeters.
Step 6: Production & Filters
Cages and rigs (SmallRig, Tilta), backdrops, filters (NiSi, Tiffen, Kase, Lee, PolarPro, Haida, URTH, H&Y), bags and hard cases.
At the end, an overview shows all the gear you picked. Give the table a name, and you’re done.
Later you add more gear with the same wizard: in the equipment table, click Add at the top. The new rows appear in the view right away.
Adding your own entries
Section titled “Adding your own entries”After creation you can edit the table like any other database: add rows, adjust categories, enter quantities and brands.
The table has the following columns (the column names are in German):
- Name (item name)
- Kategorie (category, select)
- Marke (brand)
- Menge (quantity)
- Koffer (case: camera case, light case, sound case, backpack, studio)
- Seriennummer, Wert, Gekauft am, Versichert (serial number, value, purchase date, insured)
- Bild and Notizen (image and notes)
It also comes with the views Galerie (with image, category, case and value) and Nach Koffer (kanban grouped by case).
Using equipment in Session Briefs
Section titled “Using equipment in Session Briefs”In the Session detail page → Brief section → Select equipment opens a modal. There you pick items from your Equipment table that should appear on the public Brief page.
You can also add custom entries directly in the modal, for rented gear or items not yet in the table. These appear on the Brief page under “Miscellaneous”.