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Panasonic AJ-HDC27 H Varicam 24p HD Camera 
Most complete Panasonic Varicam HD rental facility in the Midwest
  Four complete HD Varicam camera packages
               
(click on link to see exact package contents)
Specials
(pending availability)
Camera Body      $750/day  
free tripod and monitor ENG 
package
   
$985/day  
free monitor Documentary
package
 
$1,250/day  
free recorder rental Cine
package
$1,700/day  
free week on month rental Cine plus 
package
 
$2,300/day 
Operating Manual
we ship anywhere! 3 day rental week! we have multiple cameras! open 7 days!
complete camera setup
cine style
complete camera setup
ENG style
Chrosziel  follow focus
using cine lens
Chrosziel follow focus using ENG lens (docu package)
Canon - 9.5x5 wide angle or
15x8 standard HD ENG lenses
Canon HD non-breathing
21x7.5 cine zoom lens
Canon HD 
prime lenses
vertical Heden motor with 
Microforce zoom controller
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Sony BVMD9H5U 
9" HD monitor
Chrosziel swing-away
3 stage matte box
BT-LH900 HD / SD high res.
on-board monitor with waveform
7" SD on-board
16x9 monitor
cinema package setup
front view
very small and light
handheld view
ENG lens, follow focus 
with matte box (docu pkg)
1080i/720p DVCPRO 
HD Recorder 
Chrosziel  matte-box &
follow focus using cine lens
ECU AJ-EC3 remote control unit with 50' cord  AJ-FRC27 HD Cinema Frame Rate Converter Hot-Swap 
Dionics batteries
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Vari speed VSC-27
programmable speed ramp unit
HD probe lens
 Completely waterproof
HD 90° Periscope 
 Completely waterproof
down-converter allows 16x9 or 4:3 output on any NTSC monitor
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Zacuto custom DocuCase

create your own HD ENG, documentary or cine style camera package rental
Zacuto HD inventory includes:

camera

Panasonic AJ-HDC27 F Varicam Multi-Frame Rate HD Cinema Camera
DVCPRO HD 2" hi-resolution 16:9 viewfinder
Anton Bauer quad 70 watt charger & power supply
4 Hytron 100 logic series batteries, 14.4 volt 
4

Dionics light weight batteries, with Hot-swap Anton Bauer mount 

lightweight support rods 

New (no wiggle)  Chrosziel tripod plate

raincoat

lenses

Focal Length Comparison Chart
Canon HJ11ex4.7B ENG Style HD wide angle zoom lens  (T1.9)
Canon HJ9x5.5B ENG Style HD wide angle zoom lens  (T2.0)
Canon HJ15x8B ENG Style HD  zoom lens (1.9)
Canon HJ18x7.8B ENG Style HD zoom lens (1.9)
Canon HJ21x7.5 KLL cine style HD non-breathing telephoto zoom 270 degree rotation  (T2.1) specifications
Canon HD prime lenses 6mm,10mm, 15mm, 24mm & 35mm  (T1.5)

Innovision HD Probe with Straight and 90° Periscope attachments & 5mm, 8mm, 12mm, 17mm & 23mm prime lenses, completely waterproof, (works with camera's follow focus).  Also, optional remote focus control

monitoring

9" Sony BVMD9H5U HD monitor, Anton Bauer gold mount, HD component & HD SD I/O's, Hoodman

8.4" BT-LH900 HD / SD on-board 16x9/4:3 monitor (with waveform) & clawball mount 
17" Panasonic BT-H1700 HD monitor, component & HD SD I/O's
18" Panasonic BT-LH1800 HD LCD monitor
7" Panasonic 7WMS1 LCD SD on-board 16x9 monitor
20" Sony PVM20M2U SD 4:3/16x9 component, composite & S-video monitor

follow focus

Chrosziel light weight follow focus, crank handle, 1' & 3' whips

matte box & filters 4x5.650

Chrosziel 4x5.650 two stage swing away matte box/siders/brow
Schneider Tur-Pol  Polarizer
coral 1/4
sunset Grad 1/4
blue Grad 1/2
set of Soft Efx 1/4, 1/2, 1
set of white Promist 1/8, 1/4, 1/2
set of black Promist 1/8, 1/4, 1/2
set of ND Grads (soft) ND3, ND6, ND9

optional filters

white net 1
black net 1

optical flat
ND3, ND6, ND9
85
coral grad 1/4
coral 1/4
haze 1a
fog f-1
fog f-2
low contrast 1-5

accessories

Abakus extension viewfinder
AJA HD10MD (on-board HD down-converter to watch video on Standard Definition NTSC monitors)
Microforce zoom controller & motor
Microforce pan arm bracket - Oppenheimer
ECU AJ-EC3 remote control unit with 50' cord
VariSpeed ramping control unit for slow/fast motion

recorders & frame rate converters

Panasonic AJ-HD130DC 1080i/720p DVCPRO HD Recorder  specifications
AJ-FRC27 HD Cinema Frame Rate Converter (see your slow & fast motion while your shooting)  specifications
Panasonic AJ-3700A D5 HD Cinema Mastering Recorder with format converter board installed  specifications
Panasonic AJ-1200a HD1080i/720p DVCPRO HD Recorder with Firewire 

support

Sachtler Studio 80 9+9, Video 30, 25 or 18 7+7  fluid head w/front box  & eyepiece leveler mount
Standard heavy duty graphite legs 
Baby legs
Sachtler mid-level spreader or  wheeled dolly
100mm or 150mm ball Hi-hat

sound gear

1 Senheisser 416 short shotgun mic/Zeppelin shock mount/windsock
2
Sankin lav mics
3 Tram lav mics
1 RE50 Electro-Voice omni directional stick mic
1 6 foot telescoping graphite boom pole
1 12 foot telescoping graphite boom pole, internally cabled
1 Boommate boom pole holder
2 Lectrosonics (201 series) UHF wireless mics 
1 Shure FP31 3 input mono mixer
1 headphones

on-board light

Anton Bauer Ultralight 2 & camera power cord

lighting kits

Arri Softbank - 5 light kit (650, 300 & 150 watt fresnel, 1 open face 1k, soft box, scrims, stands, gels)
Lowell kit - 6 light kit (2 1K DP lights, 4 omni 650 watt lights, barndoors, stands, gels)
Mole kit - 3 light kit (2 inke 250 watt fresnels, 1 Mickey Mole open face light with Chimera, barndoors, stands, gels)
Arri - 2 light kit (2k open face lights, barndoors, stands, gels)

tape stock

any DVCpro tape can be used, the length changes depending if you are shooting DVCpro, DVCpro50 or DVCpro HD
$78/each Panasonic AJ-5P92LP -- DVCpro 50 (in DVCproHD this tape will last 46 minutes)
$50/each Maxell VP-126L -- DVCpro (in DVCproHD this tape will last 32 minutes)
$30/each Panasonic AJ-P66MP  -- DVCpro 50/25 (tape stock for SDX900)  (in DVCpro50 this tape will last 66 minutes and in DVCpro25 it will last 33 minutes)
Which is for me Sony or Panasonic (progressive vs. interlace) visit:  720p vs. 1080i
What do all those numbers really mean?
Panasonic HD Frequently Asked Questions