Kit Hire  Dry hire fees per day:

Video

Broadcast BetaSP or DSR DVCam 16:9/4:3 camcorder            130.00*#

Includes lens & Batteries

On-camera light. (50W)                                                                  10.00*#

Monitor (8” LCD, 4:3/16:9  SD PAL/NTSC)                                    25.00*#

Wide-angle lens: Canon 12x6.5;2x extender                                  50.00*

Fuji A14 x 9 lens; 2x extender                                                          25.00

HC400W Camera head with lens  (4:3/16:9)                                  50.00

BVP7P Camera head with lens (4:3 only)                                       50.00

Tripod                                                                                               20.00*#

Sony TRV20 miniDV camera  / video recorder                              25.00

Widescreen 7” domestic LCD TV/Monitor                                     12.00

Lighting

Strand “Reporterlight 300” 3 x 300W kit                                          20.00*#

300/500W “Misar” kit (3 Heads)                                                      25.00*

2kW “Blonde”                                                                                   12.00*

Lastolite reflector + stand                                                                  7.00*#

Audio

SQN3M 4-into-1 mono mixer                                                           20.00

Radio mic. (2x Sony UHF type)                                           Each   20.00#

Personal mics. ( Tram)                                                    per pair   10.00#

Beyer M58 hand mic.                                                                         5.00#

Rifle mic.                                                                                          12.00#

(Senheisser 416T, with power supply/mount/Rycote windshield)

PZM “flat” mic                                                                                    5.00

”Panamic” telescopic boom                                                              5.00

Headphones (Beyer DT100)                                                             5.00#

Walkie talkie (Pair) with headsets                                                   14.00

Sundries

VHS Recorder (Mains powered)                                                     15.00

“Full kit” includes Dedolights & any other above listed kit           350.00

”Standard” video kit  includes all starred (*) items                    250.00

”Basic kit”  includes all hashed (#) items                                   200.00

”Sound kit” (mono)                                                                       50.00

includes mixer, 2 radio mics, pair of Trams, rifle mic & headphones

The above kit is available on demand 24 hrs a day.

Please try to give 48 hrs notice if additional lighting or audio kit is required and 5 days notice for any other equipment not listed above e.g. Matt box/filters, replay machine, alternative cameras/formats. Equipment can usually be sourced within minutes but requests at short notice can sometimes incur extra carriage costs and/or increased hire charges, for both equipment and personnel.

NB: NTSC KIT needs booking several days in advance and will be subject to carriage charges.

(Alternatively, PAL recordings can be converted to NTSC with almost no loss of quality. This is often a simpler and cheaper alternative)

Prices are in UK Sterling Pounds and subject to UK VAT

Non-UK based clients might not be required to pay VAT

All prices are negotiable, particularly for block bookings, long term assignments or regular clients. Kit hire is charged at 4 days for 5, or 5 days for 7. Similar discounts can be negotiated for crew.

Updated Sept  2009

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Dedolight kit, 3 standard heads                                                        50.00

Dedo Softlight Box (“Chimera”)                                                        25.00

Dedo Projector lens & Gobos                                                          25.00