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Gear Hire

Camera & Equipment Hire — powered by Lightning Studios

RFPI supplies production-ready equipment for shoots of any scale, from single-camera shorts to full unit productions. Dry hire kit, sound, lighting, technical crew and courier delivery — plus used gear to buy and a place to sell yours.

What we supply

Equipment categories

01

Cameras & Lenses

Sony FX3, Canon C70, Sony FX6, RED Komodo-X, ARRI Alexa Mini LF, Sony Venice 2, cine primes and zooms.

02

Lighting & Grip

Bi-colour COB LEDs, SkyPanels, tubes, M18-class heads, frames, C-stands, apple boxes and sandbags.

03

Sound Recording

Field recorders, shotgun and radio mics, timecode sync kits.

04

Drones & Specialist Rigs

Aerial and specialist camera rigs — priced on request.

05

Production & Transport Vehicles

Unit and kit transport, plus London and UK courier dispatch.

Lighting & grip hire

Lighting packages

Three ready-built lighting and grip packages, from one-person interview setups to a full grip and electric van. Tap a package to see everything included.

Tier 1 Compact Indie & Interview Kit 1–2 person crew£90 – £140 / day

Designed for fast setups, corporate talking heads and documentary shoots run by a shooter-producer or small crew. Runs entirely off standard domestic wall outlets or V-Mount batteries.

Key fixture
1× Aputure LS 300x / Nanlite Forza 300B II (bi-colour point-source COB) with Light Dome softbox and grid
Fill & ambient
1× 1×1 or 2×1 bi-colour LED soft mat/panel (e.g. Falcon Eyes RX-24TDX or Aladdin Bi-Flex) with diffusion
Accent / hair light
1× Aputure amaran 60x, or 2× Astera Titan / Nanlite PavoTube 2ft RGBWW tubes
Grip package
  • 3× 40″ C-stands with grip heads and gobo arms
  • 1× baby boom arm / mini boom
  • 4× 10kg sandbags
  • 1× 5-in-1 reflector (42″) and holder arm
  • Grip hardware: 2× Cardellini clamps, 2× Super Clamps (Mafer), 4× spring clamps (A-clamps)
Average day rate £90 – £140Week (3-day rule) £270 – £420
Tier 2 Mid-Level Commercial & Music Video Kit Gaffer & spark£280 – £450 / day

High-output, flexible daylight and RGB lighting capable of pushing through windows or soft diffusion frames for controlled commercial setups.

Heavy key / punch light
1× Aputure LS 600d Pro / Nanlite Forza 720 (Bowens mount) with F10 Fresnel and 150cm Lantern/Octa
Soft key & fill
1× ARRI SkyPanel S60-C or Aputure Nova P600c with SnapBag and 40° SnapGrid
Set dressing & practical accents
4× Astera Titan Tube 4ft kit with charging case and transmitter box
Diffusion & bounce
1× 8×8 ft modular frame kit with Ultra Bounce, Silent Grid Cloth (½ and full) and solid black textile
Grip & rigging package
  • 4× 40″ C-stands with turtle bases and 2× 20″ short C-stands
  • 2× combo / junior roller stands (for the 600d and SkyPanel)
  • 6× 10–15kg shot/sandbags
  • 8×8 frame ears, corners and rigging hardware
  • Rigging box: 4× Cardellini clamps, 2× Big Ben clamps, 2× duckbill / bead board clamps, safety chains
Average day rate £280 – £450Week (3-day rule) £840 – £1,350
Tier 3 Feature & Large-Scale Production Full grip & electric van package£750 – £1,200 / day

The heavy-duty standard for narrative feature films, high-concept TV commercials and large studio stages where scenes need big ambient levels, exterior sun simulation and overhead textiles.

Daylight punch
1× Aputure LS 1200d Pro or ARRI M18 HMI (MSR daylight head with electronic ballast)
Overhead & studio soft light
2× ARRI SkyPanel S60-C / S120-C (or ARRI SkyPanel X)
Large soft key
1× LiteGear LiteMat Spectrum 4 with PolySkirt and 40° grid
Practical FX / accent
Full 8× Astera Titan or Helios Tube flight case with ART7 AsteraBox controller
Overhead textiles & frames
  • 1× 12×12 ft folding butterfly frame with ½ Silent Grid, Full Silk, Solid and Bleached Muslin
  • 1× 8×8 ft frame kit with Silver/White Griffolyn and Solid Black
Heavy grip & support
  • 2× heavy-duty wind-up / Crank-O-Vator stands (for high overhead rigging and the 1200d/M18)
  • 4× 3-riser junior combo stands with braked casters
  • 8× 40″ C-stands + 2× low boy stands
  • 1× Menace Arm / Mega Boom rig kit
  • 12× 15kg sandbags and full apple box family (full, half, quarter, pancake)
  • Complete grip van kit: junior/baby pipe clamps, scaffold clamps, gobo arms, Kupo foam core holders, safety bonds
Dry hire £750 – £1,200 / dayFully equipped 3.5T / LWB gaffer grip van with onboard generator £1,400 – £1,900 / day

Equipment hire pricing summary

Production tierTypical package inclusionsAverage day rateWeekly rate (3-day rule)Typical team
Tier 1: Indie / Corporate300W bi-colour COB, LED panel, 3× C-stands, basic clamps£90 – £140£270 – £420Solo op / spark
Tier 2: Commercial / Promo600W COB, SkyPanel S60-C, 4× Astera tubes, 8×8 frame, combo stands£280 – £450£840 – £1,350Gaffer + 1 spark
Tier 3: Narrative / Feature1200W / M18, 2× SkyPanels, 8× tubes, 12×12 frame, wind-up stands, full grip kit£750 – £1,200£2,250 – £3,600Key grip + gaffer + team
Tier 3+: 3.5T Grip & Light VanRolling van inventory (all fixtures, frames, distribution, generator, full hardware)£1,400 – £1,900£4,200 – £5,700Full G&E department

Rates are guides and exclude VAT. Final pricing depends on dates, location and exact kit. The calculator below uses a typical mid-range rate for each tier.

Instant estimate

Hire price calculator

Pick your kit, crew and delivery to see an estimate. Standard 3-day billing week applies to all multi-day equipment dry hire. Prices exclude VAT.

1Shoot schedule

Dates fill in the number of days for you. You can still change it by hand.

2Camera body, optics & support

3Lighting & grip

4Sound kit, media & power

5Crew & technical operators

10-hour standard day. Crew are billed for every day worked (the 3-day week doesn’t apply to crew).

6Dispatch & transit

Estimate excl. VAT
£100
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Hire terms: payment, insurance & security

Key points are below. The full Hire Terms & Conditions apply to every booking.

  • 24-hour hire day. A hire day is 24 hours from collection or dispatch. Late returns are charged at the day rate for each further 24 hours or part of one.
  • Payment in advance. 100% of the hire invoice (equipment and crew) is payable before collection or dispatch, unless RFPI has approved a credit account in writing. Invoices can be paid online by PayPal.
  • Refundable security deposit. A pre-authorised deposit (£500 standard) or a signed guarantor deed is required for every booking.
  • Hired-in equipment insurance. Please provide a Certificate of Hired-In Equipment Insurance naming RFPI before release, e.g. from Performance Film & Media or Aaduki, with cover matching the kit value.
  • Guarantor. The guarantor or registered cardholder (director or account holder) must provide contact details and photo ID when the booking is confirmed.
  • Billing week. Equipment dry hire is charged on a 3-day week: any 7 consecutive days cost 3 days’ hire.
  • Delivery. Self collection and return from our depot is free. Courier options are listed in the calculator above.
Step 1 · Book your hire

Booking form

Use the calculator above, press Book this hire and your kit list, dates and estimate are filled in here. You’ll get a booking reference (e.g. RFPI-BK-2026-0001) and a customer number straight away.












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    Step 2 · Insurance & guarantor

    Insurance & guarantor form

    Required before any kit is released. Enter your booking reference, your hired-in equipment insurance and the guarantor’s details. You can upload the insurance certificate here too.


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      Gear sales

      Buy or sell production gear

      Looking for used kit, or have equipment you no longer need? Send us an enquiry and we’ll come back with what’s available or an offer.

      Buy used gear

      Ex-hire and pre-owned kit from our inventory, checked and ready to shoot.

      • Camera bodies, lenses and support
      • LED lighting, stands and grip
      • Audio, media and power accessories

      Sell your gear to RFPI

      Tell us what you have. We buy quality cinema and broadcast equipment.

      • Include make, model, age and condition
      • Mention accessories, boxes and receipts
      • We’ll reply with an offer or next steps
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