How much does a camera cost to rent?

How much does a camera cost to rent?

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With an independent film, equipment like camera cost can be very diverse. You can be using a camera you got at your buddy's school, that you stole and use for the afternoon, or you're paying fifty thousand dollars a day to use a specific camera, and then paying the actual operator to operate it, and his assistant. That's a huge undertaking when making an independent film as cameras can cost anything. Independent film makers are saving a lot of money now because of the advances in camera technology with digital video, with high definition and with certain cameras that shoot on memory disks instead of film or even tapes. Indeed cameras can cost anything. FYI: one of the cameras used in the independent film Blair Witch Project was bought at Circuit City and after filming, the camera was returned for a refund.