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Scarlet X EF Al mount package - $225/day shipped anywhere in the US.

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Red Scarlet X Canon EF Mount package available for rent anywhere in the US.

Package includes:
  • SCARLET-X brain
  • DSMC® SSD SIDE MODULE
  • DSMC® SIDE HANDLE
  • RED PRO 5” TOUCH LCD (comes with 7” LCD/EVF Cable)
  • 2x REDVolts®
  • 1x REDMAG 1.8" 64GB
  • RED STATION® 1.8"
  • AC POWER ADAPTOR (DSMC)
  • DSMC® TRAVEL CHARGER
Minimum rental time is 4 days. Also same package is available for local pick up in Boston area for shorter periods.

Complete line up of Zeiss CP.2 primes as well as complete lineup of Canon EF lenses is available as well.

Visit www.lensprotogo.com or call 877-578-4777 or email tony(at)lensprotog0.com for reservations.
 
Is the game plan here to give them a package that will run for 40 minutes and shoot for 20, then house them on the real accessories? 225 is terribly low.
 
Houseing on accessories or undermining the industry is not out intention. Minimum rental time is 4 days = $900 minimum rental.
 
The calculus is in the lower end, but within the normal calculus...

1.5 - 2.5% of value per day.
The price of the Scarlet is a bit lower than the Epic.
But the package is probably a bit disapointing for the custome to be really useworthy. That is more of an issue.
You'd need at least 2x 128 GB on top of the 64 to stay current on a shootingday and 6x redvolts with at least 3 chargers.

The package - as is, is more like a stills package.
And THAT would add to the price and also rentalprice, I guess...

But the calculus for rentals is quite often in the 1,5 - 2,5% of cost + insurance each day.


As there are so many Epics/Scarlets/C300/F3s currently out, you have to adjust for saturation through either service, equipmentkits and backups, total solutions (like not only camera, but all kit around it including DIT solutions) or just pure price.

Not meaning to start a flamewar here, just thinking out loud...

The best thing for a pricehike usually, is competence, and as far as I can see, that is not part of this package.
 
you can do as you want with your camera and rates, but posting it publicly on this site in particular is only going to upset the people who are trying to make a living with these cameras. at that rate, though i would suggest requiring production insurance because the types of productions that would seek out that rate and that package are the most likely to mistreat it.
 
You are going to invite people who don't know what they're doing to abuse your gear. You are also not giving them a package that is in any way shootable, so I don't know how happy users will be with your rental.

I think a better strategy would be to advertise a $600-$800/day package that includes proper monitoring, support, media, filtration and power and set yourself up some reliable subrental source to cover the things you don't have.

You can do a lean doc package with a lower 'foot in the door' price, but please make it a shootable package for a realistic rate.
 
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$225?? Well, there goes my side income.... Corrupted market thanks to the few who undervalue the ownership of a RED camera. I do wonder if this will translate over to car rentals.... Ferrari for $50 a day?! Why not we are giving everything else away!
 
5D Kits rent with basic support for $350 on some jobs! I just feel bad for the guys actually trying to run a real rental house with competition like this.
 
I don't know? Something makes me want to rent from you and not return it.... And something else makes me wanna raise my fist in the air and say some bad words... All in All, do yourself a favor and build your package first. Odds are your not gonna read this seeing that this is your second post and probably ignoring this thread/site now, cause how laughable the rate/usability the package is. (No offense) But, trying to make a quick buck with a incomplete package affects you, the people renting from you, people with complete packages, and people who spend most if not all of their personal income building their package. 225/day for a 17k camera package that's not usable, affects the whole market whether your camera is worth 30, 40, 50 or 100k+ that are usable. I know I spent over 30k in less then 7 months of my own personal money. No loan, no partner, no parental help, no credit cards, just cold hard cash. And seeing people post rates like this with the most bare bones package, just irritates the hell out of me and makes me not want to dump more money into my camera package. I apologize if you may think this is a attack on you, but you gotta see it from our side and you target market's side
 
Relax, everyone. It's one camera. Even if the guy rented it every week, it's quickly off the market and you can rent your camera for more.

Every market, not just camera rentals, has the bare bones person.

And for all of you who are thinking "that rental can't possibly be useful", well, I have an Epic-X that I only ever shoot in my garage/studio, with AC power, no matte box, rails or batteries, and just a single 128GB card (although I used to have two).

Because I use my Epic-X for 3D facial capture.

In short: not every Red camera needs to be rigged with everything you could ever need for a live shoot. There are many ways to use an Epic/Scarlet.

P.s. I'd love to find some local (Los Angeles) Epic owners who want to rent their bodies w/ AC power and a Canon mount for $750/day.
 
Erich said it best, I am renting just such a kit this weekend. Since I already have a Scarlet and lots of extra media, batteries, and glass, all I need is the "Box," so I'm sure there are plenty of people that would snatch up that kind of deal.
 
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