Wafian rental at DVinfo.net

Nick Hiltgen · May 15th, 2006, 08:06 PM

While it doesn't really sound like a purchase item for most of us it does sure seem like a wafian would be a handy item at a cheaper price. What would going rate be for something like the wafian $500 a day? Am I the only person who thinks that perhaps renting the wafian wouldn't be a bad deal.

Combine a wafian, a mini 35 at 300 a day, and an xl-h1 and you've got pretty good looking HD captured and editable, for around the same cost as a typical f900 rental. Am I off base with this? Maybe there really is no market for it. What do you guys think?

Nik Manning · May 15th, 2006, 08:36 PM

I think it is a brilliant idea. $400 a day wafian. Im a mac guy thou. So wafian osX and im in. What are the XL H1 rental prices? I also seen today a special if u bought a XL H1 you get a firestore free. I could be wrong but I think I saw that advertised somewhere.

Nick Hiltgen · May 15th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Nik, you may have seen the firestore offer at the sticky at the top of this section,

I was under the impression that the wafian could record either .mov or .avi, I'm a mac guy too, hopefully it would be switchable.

Robert Sanders · May 16th, 2006, 01:29 PM

From what I understand Cineform will be offering full Quicktime support soon. However, you'll need to be on an Intel based Mac to use it as the codec uses specific intruction sets found on Intel processors.

May 15th, 2006, 08:06 PM	#1
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	Wafian rental While it doesn't really sound like a purchase item for most of us it does sure seem like a wafian would be a handy item at a cheaper price. What would going rate be for something like the wafian $500 a day? Am I the only person who thinks that perhaps renting the wafian wouldn't be a bad deal. Combine a wafian, a mini 35 at 300 a day, and an xl-h1 and you've got pretty good looking HD captured and editable, for around the same cost as a typical f900 rental. Am I off base with this? Maybe there really is no market for it. What do you guys think? __________________ I have a dream that one day canon will release a 35mm ef to xl adapter and I'll have iris control and a 35mm dof of all my ef lenses, and it will be awesome...

May 15th, 2006, 11:31 PM	#3
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	Nik, you may have seen the firestore offer at the sticky at the top of this section, I was under the impression that the wafian could record either .mov or .avi, I'm a mac guy too, hopefully it would be switchable. __________________ I have a dream that one day canon will release a 35mm ef to xl adapter and I'll have iris control and a 35mm dof of all my ef lenses, and it will be awesome...

May 16th, 2006, 01:29 PM	#4
Robert Sanders Starway Pictures Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Studio City Posts: 581	From what I understand Cineform will be offering full Quicktime support soon. However, you'll need to be on an Intel based Mac to use it as the codec uses specific intruction sets found on Intel processors. __________________ http://www.starwaypictures.com http://starwaypictures.blogspot.com/

May 15th, 2006, 08:36 PM	#2
Nik Manning Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: los angeles california Posts: 9	I think it is a brilliant idea. $400 a day wafian. Im a mac guy thou. So wafian osX and im in. What are the XL H1 rental prices? I also seen today a special if u bought a XL H1 you get a firestore free. I could be wrong but I think I saw that advertised somewhere.