Equipment Resources

Cameras

  • 1) Sony High Definition:
  • HDCAM: HDW F900/3, HDW F900R, HDW 750P and HDW 730S High Definition units, with down-convertor cards (12 units)
  • HDCAM SR: Sony F23 with SRW 1 / SRPC 1
  • XDCAM HD: PDW F800, PDW 700, EX1, EX3, PDW 530P
  • HDV: HVR S270 and HVR Z7P with interchangeable lenses (using Fujinon ACM 17 adaptor)
  • HDV: HDR FX1E, FX7E, HVR Z1 and HC9E with underwater housing
  • 2) Panasonic DVC Pro HD:
  • Panasonic AJ-HDC27 Varicam
  • HVX 200 / HVX 202 P2 PAL and NTSC
  • 3) Sony DVCAM/DV:
  • Sony DSR 500WSP, DSR 570WSP, DSR 450WSP
  • Canon XL1E, XL1S, XM1, Canon XL1H (and Canon 3x wide angle for XL1)
  • Sony PD 170 PAL and NTSC
  • 4) Betacam SP (now pretty much extinct!):
  • Sony D55P / BVV5P, Sony BVW 400AP PAL & NTSC
  • 5) Digital Betacam:
  • Sony DVW 700WSP/790WSP/DVW 970P
  • 6) RED cameras:
  • RED cameras with Zeiss lenses, Viper, Si2K and Weisscam also available! Please inquire for more details

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VTR's

  • HDCAM: J-H1, J-H3, HDW S280 and HDW M2000 Cine Alta recorders: play and record PAL, NTSC and 24 fps, in interlaced and progressive modes.
  • Digital Betacam: Sony DVW A500P / 500P, J3 / 901, J3 / 902, J30, DVW M2000P
  • DVCAM / DV: Sony DSR 11 - PAL / NTSC recording, Sony DSR 45P / 1800P / 80P
  • Umatic SP: High Band VO 9800 / 9850P
  • Betacam SP: Sony PVW 2600P, 2800P, BVW 60P / 65P / 75P
  • IMX: Play back NTSC & PAL in Beta SP, Digi Beta, Beta SX and IMX formats!
  • DVC Pro: Panasonic AJ-D 455 / 450 / 650 edit recorders and AJ-D92 DVC Pro 50 NTSC recorder
  • DVC Pro HD: Panasonic AJ-HD1400 DVC Pro HD Recorder
  • HDV: HVR 1500 (with HD SDI up-conversion), HVR M15P and HVR M10U
  • HDCAM SR : SRW 5000, 5500 and 5800 with option cards

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Lenses

  • Canon HJ14 X 4.3 IRSE and IASE super wide angle lenses
  • Canon HJ11 X 4.7B IRSE, J11 X 4.5 WRS, J11 IRSE, J9 X 5.2 WRS, YJ12 X 6.5 wide angle lenses
  • Fujinon HA13 X 4.5 BERM wide angle lenses
  • Canon HJ22e X 7.6B IASE and IRSE, HJ21 X 7.8, Fujinon HA22 and the new HA23. Also, Canon HJ17.
  • Canon HJ40 X 14 B IASD with supporter (the longest portable lens in its class)
  • Canon MS210D, SS41 and MS15 zoom and focus remote control units

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Tripods

  • Vinten 22SD and Vision 10/12, Sachtler Video 18 and 20
  • Manfrotto 510 tripods, dollies and spreaders, Miller DS10 and DS60 heavy-duty HD tripods

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Accessories

  • Tascam DAP1 portable DAT recorders, Time Code DAT Tascam DA 60
  • Shure FP 42, M367, Sound Devices 302 and SQN 2S (four channel) and 4S field audio mixers
  • Sennheiser MKH 416 P48 and 415T shotgun mics, with Rycotes, Softies and boom rods
  • Sony 9" battery-operated monitors, 14" BVM HD NTSC and PAL monitors, SDI monitors
  • Marshall HD-SDI monitors of 8.6" and 21"
  • PAG C6 lighting kits, Rosco Litepad options, Frezzi and Sachtler mini lights
  • Sony BVM D9H5 HD monitors with HD-SDI cards
  • Sony MXP 290, Mackie Onyz 1650 Firewire and Yamaha audio mixers
  • Sony switchers: DFS 500/700 and Grass Valley GVG 110CV
  • Sony edit controllers: BVE 2000, RM 450, PVE 500
  • Shure and Sennheiser ew100 G2 and ew500 G2 Series lapel and handheld UHF cordless microphones (24 frequencies)
  • Infrared night-vision camera & button-concealed cordless audio-video Spycams
  • Sony Flycam/Cigarcam with digital recorders, and 8 miniature cameras - Sony XC 999P & Elmo, with 8 different lenses from 3 to 24 mm.
  • 800 Tiffen and Formatt filters (4X4, 4X5.6 and 6X6) and Chrosziel, Formatt, Vocas and Genus matte boxes
  • Portakit Lowell like kit with 2 lighting heads, stands and umbrellas (1 KV each).
  • Shadowcaster lighting kit - 3 lighting heads with stands - 100 to 500W.
  • Babies  1KV and Solar 2 KV lights, with stands and barndoors
  • Rosco lighting filters/gels/lighting pads
  • Sachtler Reporter lights of 30W, 100W, 300W and 600W
  • P+S Technic Mukasey Bags, for steady shots from a car or on the ground
  • Carl Zeiss/Arri Digi Prime lenses. Ultra Prime PL mount set: 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 40, 50, 65, 85, 100, 135mm

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Other Services

  • Qualified HD camera crews, DOP's, soundpersons, runners, fixers, production persons, lighting persons and the like
  • Location services across South Asia: we arrange the full gamut in terms of locations, permissions, access, etc.
  • Apple G5 non-linear video editing, with qualified editors, on FCP HD with Decklink HD Extreme 3 cards
  • Roaming cell phones and connections
  • Satellite phones, on Inmarsat Mini M terminals
  • Tapestock - all formats available in stock 24 hours a day/365 days a year
  • Solar battery charger and UPS set, for use out-of-doors, to provide up to 100W of power
  • Crew transport right across the country: cars, sedans, buses, vans, plane charters, etc.
  • Helicopter hire services, with qualified Swiss and Indian pilots, for filming anywhere in India
  • Special 'choppercam' camera with 3, 6, 8, 12 and 24 mm lenses
  • Coming soon: Bell 407 helicopter with Tyler mount, with Sony F23 and SRW 1/SRPC 1 HDCAM SR kit
  • Used and new broadcast equipment sale and purchase services
  • Engineering department, with full repair services and spare parts, for broadcast gear. Replacements too, so your shoot can continue!
  • Stock footage library, with 4000 hours of Digi Beta footage and 750, 000 stills shot on 35 mm
  • Field production generator power, from 2 to 500 KVA
  • Our digital imaging lab provides high resolution drum-scan quality 4000 dpi scanning, on Nikon
  • Coolscans, with Digital Ice technology, to 'remove' scratches and fungus from older slides
  • Broadband bandwidth on demand, and VSAT's for sending footage and content
  • Transfers/duplication from all video formats
  • Non-linear editing, based around dual-processor Apple G5 Powermacs running FCP HD
  • Mac Titanium Powerbook, Mac Book and IBM laptops, for use during your shoots with wireless internet, or for non-linear editing

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