LightRentalsPH.Com

We have served so many photographers and videographers for the past 21 years. Through those years we have had our fair share of ghosting clients. These are the clients who are fast to reply before the shoot (because they need us) but totally ignore our messages (months over months) when we try to collect. Some treat us like we are a bank you can loan from. Worse, some doesn’t even bother paying.

Recently, some of our regular, old time clients, who has never given us any problem start ghosting us as well. It seems that this doesn’t stop and it doesn’t even differentiate new and old clients.

We have proven to be a reliable supplier in this industry for 21 years. We do not deserve being treated with so much disrespect and rudeness. Now that I have been stricken with cancer, I personally do not see this kind of stress worth taking.

With this, we are now implementing a pay first policy. Booking confirmations will be issued but not receiving a FULL payment before shoot day would cancel your booking. Invoices (for VAT claims) will be issued only on shoot day since invoices cannot be cancelled.

This arrangement will be beneficial for all the parties involved. Think about it, we will never have to bother you right after the shoot and everyone will never have to deal with undue stress.

To thoroughly ensure exact amount of rental/service fee. Please specify total work hours to cover the OT of the crew so everything will be completely setlled.

Thank you for your understanding.

Our lineup of Butterflies have changed. We are redescribing them to provide a clearer idea of what feature it has.

Mini Butterfly:
– 1.0m x 1.5m size
– diffuser only
– vertical or horizontal orientation
– comes with 2 stands and 2 super clamps
– indoor use only
– php440

Regular Butterfly (formerly indoor):
– 1.5m x 2m size
– diffuser only
– vertical or horizontal orientation
– comes with 2 stands and 2 super clamps
– indoor use only
– php550

Flexi Butterfly (formerly outdoor):
– 1.5m x 2m size
– diffuser only
– vertical or horizontal orientation
– comes with 2 Cstands with Arm (more overhead reach), 2 super clamps and 2 Sand Bags
– indoor or outdoor use, we require an assistant if it will be used outdoor
– php1,320

Wheelie-Combo Butterfly:
– 1.5m x 2m size
– diffuser with silver and black backing combo
– vertical orientation only
– comes with wheels
– indoor use only
– requires an assistant
– p770

Ultra Butterfly:
– 3m x 3m size
– diffuser only
– square shape
– comes with 2 Straight Cstands, 2 super clamps and 2 Sand Bags
– indoor use only
– requires 2 assistants
– php1,870

New Item:
Aputure 600D (daylight) – P2,420

Rate Reduction:
Aputure 300Dii – P1,980
Aputure 120Dii – P1,430
Godox SL200 – P990

New gear listing:
Sony Lens 16-35 f2.8 GM1 – p1,870
Sony Lens 24-70 f2.8 GM1 – p1,870
CStand with Extended Arm – p440
Elgato Camlink 4K – p440
Curved Reflector with Stand – p330

Price Reduction:
A7R4 – p3,960
A7R2 – p3,300
A7iii – p3,300
16-35 f4.0 – p1,100
24-70 f4.0 – p1,100

Policy Update:
When we started out in 2004, minimum consumable for free assistant was php2,800 and assistant’s fee was php400. Today, minimum consumable package starts at php5,500 with assistant’s fee at php1,320. Cost-wise, we are absorbing an extra 15% in staff costs compared to when we started. While we constantly try to shoulder increasing costs, the bigger concern lies in providing better service with higher volume of gear requirement.

Our individual equipment rate has stayed the same all throughout the years. We only increased once to cover increasing maintenance cost while absorbing labor costs. With individual equipment rate staying the same, the assistant ends up having more gear to handle for each shoot.

For this reason, we are modifying our minimum consumable packages to accomodate better service over free logistics.

Minimum Consumable Package Rates:
PhP5,500 total gear rent – free 1 assistant for 8 hours
PhP8,800 total gear rent – free 2 assistants for 8 hours
PhP11,000 total gear rent – free 2 assistants for 8 hours with free logistics for 10km radius from LEGAR, New Manila, QC

The number of required assistants will depend on the gear list. Normal amount of gear one assistant can handle are 2-3 lights and a background. It also depends on what kind of stands and other accessories as well. LightRentalsPH reserves the right to require how many assistants should go in one shoot.

Free assistants are not convertible to any form of discount.

2024 marks our 20th year in the industry. With this, we extend our gratitude with a large rate cut and the return of consumable packages.

STROBES
500w from 1,100 to 990
700w from 1,320 to 1,100
1200w mono head from 1,540 to 1,430
1200w split-type from 1,870 to 1,650
i4 from 1,320 to 1,100
i6 or ni6 from 1,540 to 1,320

LED RGBWW
T4C from 1,100 to 990
Nova P300c (with barn door) from 4,290 to 3,960

LED PANELS
LS1s from 1,540 to 1,100
Ring Light from 550 to 440

LED HEADS
Aputure LS Mini20 from 660 to 550
Aputure 120Dii from 2,310 to 1,760
Aputure 300Dii from 2,970 to 2,200
Godox SL200 from 1,320 to 1,100

BACKGROUNDS:
Seamless Paper Background (2 yards stepping area allocation) from 1,650 to 1,320

CAMERA BODY:
Sony A7iii from 3,960 to 3,630
Sony A7R2 from 4,400 to 3,960

CONSUMABLE PACKAGES:
Total Gear Rent = P5,500 or higher gets 1 FREE Assistant for 8 hours
Total Gear Rent = P8,800 or higher gets 1 FREE Assistant for 8 hours, FREE Logistics 10KM radius from LEGAR Building, New Manila, QC

Due to the increase of halogen bulbs, spare parts and service rates for repairs of Rimelite Strobes, we have increased rates for all flash strobes that we offer.

500w = 1,100
700w = 1,320
1200w mono head = 1,540
1200w split type = 1,870
i4 = 1,320
i6 = 1,540
ni6 = 1,540
nova p300c (now with barndoor) = 4,290

Our rates never go up. It has been the same since we started and we do not have any plans of increasing not unless it’s a brand new gear. We have been offering low rates even when inflation has been consistently increasing. We are still not yet inflation-adjusted.

For this reason, our only way to cope up with low volume of sales and increasing costs of manpower and logistics is to remove our consumable package offerings (free assistants and free logistics).

Effective June 1, 2023. We will be charging assistants and logistics accordingly.

The number of assistants will be our discretion and it will depend on the list of equipment and complexity of the shoot.

Thank you for your understanding and continued patronage.

We have added new equipment to add up to your artistic arsenal.

Aputure Nova P300c
Aputure Spotlight Mount

These items will require an operator to be included.

We have been very accommodative to rent out our gears during the pandemic without requiring assistants. However, after more than a year of doing so, we have incurred UNNECESSARY damages to our equipment due to careless handling.

4 Godox SL200 unit with broken screws
2 Aputure 120D/300D units with damaged cables
7 Pocket Wizard damaged cabling

It seems to us that care to our equipment has been of least concerns so we are now implementing assisted shoots for all our clients.

Our assistants are fully vaccinated. If you require covid testing, you will have to handle the transportation and testing costs.

Thank you for your understanding.

Effective June 11

1. Minimum consumable for free assistant will now be 4,400 total gear rent (paper backgrounds excluded).
2. Minimum consumable for free assistant and logistics (depending on the location) will now be 6,600 total gear rent (paper backgrounds excluded).
3. Extra assistant – 1,320
4. Teleprompter Operator – 1,650