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With NVD, you never pay for more than what you need. Choose your crew size, time required and shooting format. And yes, we do 1-man band shoots all the time. Call Chicago's video production pros, and get the right camera crew for you!

XDCAM EX
Full-Day / 2-Man ................................................................................. $1750
Full-Day / 1-Man ................................................................................. $1350
Half-Day / 2-Man ................................................................................. $1350
Half-Day / 1-Man ................................................................................. $1100

P2, DVCAM or HDV
Full-Day / 2-Man ................................................................................. $1500
Full-Day / 1-Man ................................................................................. $1100
Half-Day / 2-Man ................................................................................. $1100
Half-Day / 1-Man ................................................................................. $ 800

XDCAM EX: Sony PMW-350 XDCAM EX HD camcorder with three 2/3" 1920x1080 CMOS chips, Fujinon 16x1 HD lens, two 32G SxS cards and MacBook Pro with expresscard slot for ultra-fast footage transfer. Shoots 1080i and 720p in variable frame rates. Has 4 independent, individually adjustable audio channels plus HD/SDI and HDMI outputs for multiple HD monitoring. NTSC or PAL recording. Price includes everything at bottom of page.

P2: Panasonic HPX-170 solid-state P2HD camcorder with 13x1 Leica lens, HD/SDI out, two 32G P2 cards and MacBook Pro with P2 card reader for easy, on-site footage transfer. Shoots 1080i, 720p and 480i in multiple frame rates. NTSC or PAL recording. Newly developed CCDs offer excellent resolution and low-light sensitivity. Price includes everything at bottom of page.

DVCAM: Sony DSR-130WS DVCAM digital camcorder (Sony DXC-D30WS camera & Sony DSR-1 back) with three 2/3" CCDs, Clear Scan, custom file settings & Fujinon 20x1 lens. Accepts full-size DVCAM tapes (up to 184 minutes of continuous recording). Switchable to
16:9 aspect ratio for wide screen recording. Prices include everything at bottom of page.

HDV: Sony HVR-Z1U 3CCD HD camcorder with variable frame rates, built-in HD to SD down-conversion playback and 12x1 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens. Shoots NTSC or PAL. Switchable between HDV, DVCAM and mini-DV in 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios. Prices include everything at bottom or page.

Other cameras available. If you don't see what you want, just call.
All camera packages include...
Ikegami 9" HD field monitor or Sony 8" SD field monitor, Sachtler 18II tripod, 3 light kits including 2 Arri 650 fresnels, 2 Arri 300 fresnels, 2 Arri 150 fresnels, 3 Strand Century 1K "redheads", 2 Lowel Totalights, Anton Bauer Ultralight, Dedolight pattern projection system with focusing lens & wide assortment of gobos, 2 Chimera video pro lightbanks with Lighworks grids, Lowel 1K dimmer with 4 memories and flicker control, 2 10' x 22' muslin backdops, TubeTape 9' x 12' & Wolcott 6' x 7' blue screens, 2 HKS 6' x 9' green screens, Tiffen Series 9 filter set, Anton Bauer & IDX batteries and chargers, Sanken COS-11 and Sony ECM-77B lavalier mics, Shure SM-58 and Beyer M-58 handheld mics, Crown PZM-6D contact mics, Sanken CS-3 shotgun mic, AT 815 & 835 shotgun mics, 2 Lectrosonics frequency-agile diversity wireless systems, K-Tek fishpole, Shure FP33 stereo field mixer, Zoom H2 portable SD audio recorder, Motorola 2-way radio set, full grip kit with C-stands, sandbags, clamps, gels, flags, nets & diffusion.

New this year, all packages include Willy's Widgets dolly and track (20 feet straight), EZFX 5' jib arm, Dyna Dutch dutch head and Woods Powr-Grip suction camera mount. (Use of dolly & track and/or jib arm requires the assistance of a grip. Please add $250 half-day or $350 full-day for grip.)
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