Mini35 purchase
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Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Mini35 purchase
6k? I think you missed a lot of mandatory options. To get a fully-rigged mini35 it costs about $10,000.
And that doesn't include any lenses.
6k? I think you missed a lot of mandatory options. To get a fully-rigged mini35 it costs about $10,000.
And that doesn't include any lenses.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Mini35 purchase
I think they're around $300-$400 per day to rent, lenses are additional.
I think they're around $300-$400 per day to rent, lenses are additional.
Re: Mini35 purchase
Don't forget most rental houses require 1,000,000 dollar general liability insurance and insurance on the equipment. The cheapest premium for liability I found was 2500.00 US. Needless to say my micro-budget film is now being shot without the adapter.
Don't forget most rental houses require 1,000,000 dollar general liability insurance and insurance on the equipment. The cheapest premium for liability I found was 2500.00 US. Needless to say my micro-budget film is now being shot without the adapter.
Z
Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Mini35 purchase
There are some insurance places that will give you insurance for $300 a day.. but still its a little retarted, spending a grand a day for the adapter and insurance and another grand a day on some nice Primes.
You really need to be doing something special to put up the dough. I actually do know someone here that bought one for his XL1, and rents it out. Well, he basically gives it away now because not that many people wanna use the XL1 anymore, as with the resolution loss on the adapter and the low rez on the XL1 its kinda bad. Regardless, if it fits his Xl2 mabe he will make his investment back.
There are some insurance places that will give you insurance for $300 a day.. but still its a little retarted, spending a grand a day for the adapter and insurance and another grand a day on some nice Primes.
You really need to be doing something special to put up the dough. I actually do know someone here that bought one for his XL1, and rents it out. Well, he basically gives it away now because not that many people wanna use the XL1 anymore, as with the resolution loss on the adapter and the low rez on the XL1 its kinda bad. Regardless, if it fits his Xl2 mabe he will make his investment back.
smithy
Well-known member
Re: Mini35 purchase
Well for future reference you can find it here:
http://www.zgc.com/zgc.nsf/c7a68299...b20461fb956bf08085256a8400801da2?OpenDocument
Well for future reference you can find it here:
http://www.zgc.com/zgc.nsf/c7a68299...b20461fb956bf08085256a8400801da2?OpenDocument
Re: Mini35 purchase
XL1-S and the Mini35 used for the American Express ads starring Jerry Seinfeld and directed by Barry Levinson.
www.americanexpress.com/jerry
Check out the 5 minutes "movies" and the "behind the scenes."
Michael
XL1-S and the Mini35 used for the American Express ads starring Jerry Seinfeld and directed by Barry Levinson.
www.americanexpress.com/jerry
Check out the 5 minutes "movies" and the "behind the scenes."
Michael
Antoine_Fabi
Well-known member
Re: Mini35 purchase
thanks Michael,
very well made video, fun !
thanks Michael,
very well made video, fun !