Equipment hire

This is an equipment hire list, NOT a sales list.

As a general rule, I don't hire out equipment without myself going with it (either I operate it, or I supervise others operating it), although there are some of the smaller, older, or more robust, things that I'm less precious about.  I'm mainly a video production house, not a hire facility, and this is the equipment I use with my own work.  i.e. This equipment may be used as part of a job, it's a list of most of what's available, and the costing for using it, individually.  Most of the equipment forms part of my edit suite, or location shooting kit.

Most filming or editing jobs won't have an increase in the edit suite hire rate to use some extra equipment, though it may involve some additional set up time.  Setting up time will be included in the hourly rate the equipment is hired for (the gear is hired for the time you occupy it to the exclusion of it being able to do any other work, not by the amount of time that you record onto tape).

The following prices (current as of the dates written next to them) are the general costs involved with hiring the equipment, individually.  Additional staffing and transportation costs may need to be factored in.  Combined hire of multiple pieces of equipment may be done at a discounted rate.  Some equipment can include optional extra accessories at no additional charge, however this needs organising beforehand, as optional items are often left behind to avoid carrying everything and the kitchen sink on a job. And you may need to check whether the pricing has changed on any item with an old date.

We also have a collection of retro gear (some listed separately) for special needs, and other unlisted equipment.  And we have contacts for other equipment.  Please ask if you're looking for something in particular.  We also have various broken equipment, or empty shells of equipment (defunct computer cases, video monitors, etc.), which could be used for inactive props when dressing a set.

NB:  Some equipment is currently scheduled for maintenance.  It may require inspection or repair work.  The maintenance could be merely cosmetic, or affecting functionality.

Recorders, cameras, tripods, lighting, microphone stands, microphones, audio cables, tape decks, CD/DVD decks, audio mixers, video mixers, graphics computers, video monitors, camera cables, intercom…

Hire rates for most of our production equipment
Quantity Item Rate (each) Rate last updated
1 Panasonic AG-7650 time base corrected S-VHS editing player, without timecode reader card Suite hire
$35/hourly