Students, professionals and visiting filmmakers to the Philippines can now avail  of Okara Video’s production equipment. We offer only the best in standard definition NTSC camera equipment. In some instances, a production-knowledgeable caretaker for 2,000 PHP/day will accompany this equipment (especially cameras) to production locations. The availability of the caretaker, however, will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Limited post-production services include video and audio editing, optical output to DVD, and videotape output to DV, S-VHS or regular VHS. Free embroidered baseball cap (right) with any camera rental, otherwise available for 400 PHP. Minimum equipment rental charge per day is 1,500 PHP for Metro Manila area, 3,000 PHP for outside of Metro Manila. Tel. 63-2-567-4351 Cell 63-918-925-1507  Click here for FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSIONS.   Production Equipment Description Day Rates Weekly Rates (7-days)      Canon XL-1S DV camcorder (NTSC): Features three 1/3”€� CCDs, manual audio recording levels, manual or auto exposures, time-lapse photography, interchangeable lenses, can synchronize with computer screens (no roll bars), 16X standard lens,  attached stereo microphone. This camera records only standard definition video. For HDV or full HD video, look for other vendors here in Metro  Manila. Php 3,000 15,000                  1.6 Extender lens for the XL-1S camcorder above. This lens offers additional 1.6 X telephoto capacity, and is placed between the standard lenses above and below. FREE with XL-1S rental. 750 3,750              Canon 3X wide-angle zoom lens for the XL-1S DV camera. Provides the widest angle coverage among DV  cameras, and is still prized by videographers working in the standard definition format. 1,000 5,000            The Panasonic AY-DV63PQUS Mini DV Pro Cassette uses AME (Advanced Magnetic Evaporation) technology to provide high signal  output and consistent durability and reliability in a recordable  videocassette. Sourced from B&H Photo Video, New York, this tape  offers the best in image quality. 250 Each (5 pieces or more available at 200 each) Same            We have a specialized camera filter called a circular polarizer. This 72 mm filter will darken blue skies and eliminate reflections from glass and water surfaces, to name just a few. Works with XL-1S only. No charge with camera rental, otherwise, 460 No charge with camera rental, otherwise, 2000          Canon Optura Mini DV Camera: The Optura, Canon’s first-ever mini DV camera, is a good B-Roll unit if you need an extra DV camera to capture matching action from two different  angles. It has both a pop-up LCD screen and a traditional optical  viewfinder that saves on battery consumption. This unique camera boasts  of an amazing 14:1 optical zoom range. Comes with a small,  sturdy complimentary Bogen tripod with a non-fluid head. 1,500 (1,000 if rented with the XL-1S) 7,500 (5,000 if rented with the XL-1S)      Manfrotto tripod and a Bogen 501 fluid head with detachable camera plate. The tripod legs have spiked feet for rough terrains, rubber boots for interiors and tripod leg spreaders.  Fluid head has a gimbaled base to allow leveling camera in any environment. Adjustable aluminum tripod legs lock rock-solid. Last but not least are the silky panning and tilting movements only fluid heads can provide. 500 2,500        Birns and Sawyer production slate, otherwise referred to as a “clapper”�. Features eraseable board for shot information. A must-have item even in this digital age. This a no-frills slate that is extremely legible, and boasts of a color scale clapper for evaluation of the color fidelity your camera is recording. This slate is also important for syncing up multiple cameras on a shoot. Dry-erase markers supplied. 250 1,250          JVC-TM910SU Color Field Monitor: This CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitor is 9 inches diagonally, and boasts of many professional features such as 4:3 or 16:9 display, calibration tools such as blue check, pulse cross and color off, plus underscan, composite and S-Video (Y/C) inputs and outputs, plus 12 volt  DC operation. One caveat: It’s a 120 volt AC-only device and requires a small step-down transformer for use in the Philippines. 600 3,000     Sony GV-D1000 Walkman Video Recorder performs a multitude of tasks relating to the MiniDV tape format. As a VCR, it can function both in the studio and all day on battery power in the field. Most importantly, this versatile deck supports Firewire input/output as well as S-Video and RCA inputs for composite video and audio. In the field, it can serve as a back-up recorder and field  monitor for your camera which also records video onto its own tape. In the studio, it performs as a feeder deck for inputing video into non-linear video editing software like Final Cut Pro. 2,000 10,000      Omnicron 12 volt, 14 amp lead-acid battery belt that is rechargeable without memory effects. This battery is powerful enough to power several devices simultaneously, like the XL-1S camera and the ATW-U101 wireless receiver (see below). The belt employs both CIG and XLR4 type jacks. It has a shoulder harness that makes wearing the belt comfortable. Although it’s a behemoth belt, nothing beats a long-lasting battery for your production when time and money are in short supply. Charger uses 120 v AC power. Step-down transformer supplied. 750 3,750          Audio-Technica AT 4073a Short Condenser Shotgun microphone: This mic requires 48-volt phantom powering (supplied with the mic). The advantage of this microphone is its long-reach of 1-2 meters over actors’ heads. Best for use attached to a micrphone boom for interior locations, but it will work well outdoors with a windscreen attached (supplied). 400 2,000        K-Tek KE-79 Mic Boom Pole: A total of 6 aluminum sections telescope between 1.8 - 6.7 ft. (0.54 - 2.04 m) and will easily store in any standard equipment case. As an aluminum pole, it is significantly more quiet compared with carbon fiber poles that can conduct handling noises. Metal poles also don’t bend as much as carbon fiber poles due the weight of the microphone. 500 2,500    By popular request, Okara Video has acquired the M-Audio Mobile Pre USB, a microphone preamplifier with 2 microphone inputs (XLR balanced) with 48v phantom power audio interface that's designed for laptop recording  such as field recording and sampling expeditions. A total of three kinds of audio inputs and outputs provide maximum flexibility for any application, including two on-board microphone/ instrument preamps and high-impedance instrument inputs. The unit is entirely USB powered  and drivers are supplied with the unit for your laptop or desktop computer. 1,500 7,500            Audio-Technica’s AT 8415 Universal Shockmount is the most popular shockmount in use today. It holds any shotgun mic securely without generating unnecessary noise. Available with or without the mic boom described above. 250 (Free with Mic Boom rental) 1,250      Sign Video XLR-PRO adapter box features switchable XLR mic/line level inputs. This device connects to the camcorder via a mini stereo plug since many camcorders do not have XLR connectors except broadcast quality gear. In stereo mode, this interface can record two separate XLR mic inputs to two camcorder tracks or in mono mode it can record one XLR input onto both camcorder tracks. Device also boasts of a ground adjust switch to eliminate ground noise that sometimes occurs with different cameras. 250 (Free with any camera rental) 1,250 Sony MDR-7506 Professional Studio Headphones: Designed for DJs and general audio production. Either ear phone is able to swival 90 degrees horizontally in order to free up the other ear so you  can hear what your director is telling you. Their frequency response is from 10 Hz to 20KHz. These are the best phones you’re likely to use on any production. 250 (Free with any camera rental) 1,000        ATW-U101 Professional UHF diversity wireless mic system: Features a body pack transmitter (left) and a receiver. This great mic system offers 100 user-selectable channels. Supplied with this system is a lavalier microphone, and if  you want to patch your transmitter into a mixing board, we supply mic and line level XLR adapters. For the receiver, we also can supply you with 220 volt AC powering, 9-volt rechargeables or powering via the Omnicron battery belt described above. 1,250 6,250      ATW-U102 Professional UHF diversity wireless mic system: Features a plug-on transmitter (above, left) and matching 100-channel receiver. This transmitter accepts any standard dynamic, hand-held microphone, but the Sennheiser cardiod mic shown below is normally supplied with this system. Powering options for the receiver cited above are available for this mic system.We now have an omni-directional lavalier mic for use with this system instead of the hand-held mic shown. 1,250 6,250      Sennheiser E-825 dynamic microphone: Using a wider cardiod pick up pattern (as opposed to that of shotguns), this mic is great for hand-held uses such as announcing and singing. It also requires no batteries for use. 150 750      The CT100 accepts every type of cable you might use in a recording or live performance situation: XLR, mono and TRS phone (1/4",1/8", TT), RCA and  even MIDI. Choose from three modes: cable test mode, installed CABLE TESTER mode and TONE mode. The CT100 can check for continuity, intermittency, phantom power presence and grounded shields. Because this handy tool runs on two AA batteries, you can carry it in your pocket  and be ready to troubleshoot at a moment's notice. 500 2,500      Motorola Walkie-Talkies: With up to a 2-mile (3.2 Km) range under unobstructed conditions, and 14-channels to choose from, this pair of devices is indispensible for production communications. Supplied with 3 AA batteries each unit. 500 2,500      StatPower PW 150 Voltage Inverter: This device can be handy if you need to power a 120 volt AC device (drawing a maximum of 150 watts) from a 12 volt DC power source such as the above-mentioned battery belt. Of course, the higher the amperage of the 12 volt DC source, the better the inverter will perform. 300 1,500      Denon DRM555P audio cassette deck: Great for post-production when you have to digitize audio material recorded on cassettes. Also good for creating audio CDs as well. 500 / hour N/A        JVC HR-S4800 SVHS Recorder: Surprisingly, there is still a lot of important material around on VHS cassettes. This material can be easily digitized from this deck, and we can output high-quality SVHS video if necessary. 500 / Hour N/A      Rosco Cinegels: Okara Video has a collection of lighting gels for almost every need of  the videographer from light conversion (converting from Daylight to Tungsten or vice-versa), neutral density gels to reduce light intensity, and diffusion media to soften hard light or specular light sources. 200 1,000 Luminaires: Open-face Quartz-Halogens: Two 500 watt and one 1,000 watt units from Ace or Handyman hardware stores. One collapsible, two-sided shadow-filling reflector, silver and gold textured surfaces. Although these hardware store-quality luminaires are primitive compared with  professional tungsten-halogen lamps, these cheap lights are more than adequate for small productions. Their color temperature is around 3200°  Kelvin and is compatible with the tungsten settings of most camcorders. If the filmmaker desires luminaires of a professional grade, they can  be rented from other vendors. RATE UPDATE: Php 1,500 for all three units, otherwise  750 per the 500-watt units and 1,000 for 1,000 watt unit. 7,500 Miscellaneous Supplies: Professional gaffers tape, AC extension cords, black wrap, wooden clothes pins for  diffusion media, camera head-cleaning tapes, rechargeable 9-volt batteries for wireless gear, extra pairs of headphones and cables. We supply professional gaffers tape free of charge. This is not the cheap, plastic stuff usually found in hardware stores. Aside from this, we   have thought deeply about all the things filmmakers need while on the set and have done our best to anticipate most requirements of video  production. No Charge with 1-day’s camera rental or greater. No Charge with a weekly rental or greater. UPDATED INFO Utility vehicle: Mitsubishi Pajero 4-wheel drive available for rentals. We can go virtually anywhere within Luzon, the Visayas, and some parts of Mindanao on a case-by-case basis. Client pays for diesel fuel. 1,000 Metro Manila 2,000 Outside of Metro Manila 5,000 Metro Manila 10,000 Outside of Metro Manila

FINE PRINT: No equipment will normally be rented the same day it is reserved. However, if the equipment is prepped and ready to be  released, published charges will be doubled. Ideally, reservations  should be made at least 48 hours prior to the production date. Last minute requests almost always result in a failure to secure the  equipment needed.

On reserving dates for your equipment rentals, no reservations can be confirmed without a 20% cash deposit.  In the event a customer cancels their reservation within less than 24  hours of start date, the 20% deposit will be forfeited. Customers must also pay a 30% additional amount to start the rental, with the balance of 50% made payable upon completion of the rental period. If a caretaker is not required, a suitable ID such as a driver’s license or student I.D. must be surrendered as collateral for any potential equipment loses or theft.

Out-of-town terms: When travel by vehicle such as the Pajero is not feasible, client must arrange and pay for necessary airline reservations,  including baggage fees, accommodations and food for the caretaker (applies to camera rentals only) for the duration of shoot.

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