RATES 2025

Underwater Cinematographer Rate Card (all rates are in Australian Dollars excluding GST):

Equipment fees calculated at 20% less than market camera hire rates.

RED V-Raptor 8K S35 Cinema Camera Production Kit. Capable of shooting stunning 8K RAW at 120fps. Includes everything required to shoot: RED V-Raptor S35, Rigging, Monitor, 3x 2TB Media, Sigma 18-35mm F1.8, Canon 28-80mm (for use UW with WACP), Sigma 8-16mm, & Canon 70-200mm F2.8 with 2x optical converter (Cine Lenses available below).

Nauticam RED V-Raptor Underwater Housing + Lighting & Optics - $1250AUD
- Nauticam V-Raptor Underwater Housing, Nauticam Wide Angle Conversion Optics (WACP), 230mm Glass Dome, Laowa 24mm Probe Cine Port, Atomos Shinobi Monitor Housing, 2x 10,500 Lumen Orcatorch CRI 92 Constant Lights.
Cinema Lens Optics, Laowa 24mm Macro Probe Cine T14 & Sigma Cine 18-35mm T2 - $270AUD
- Laowa 24mm 2x Macro Probe Cine T14 provides a unique wide-macro perspective for underwater or topside sequence work.
- Sigma Cine 18-35 T2 has an outstanding optical performance through a constant aperture of T2 for high-resolution shooting in 8K.

2x Sony A7SIII bodies (4K120, 10bit 4:2:2), Lenses, Rigs & Monitoring, Isotta Underwater Housing, 8.5” Dome, Underwater Monitoring, 2x 10,500 Lumen Orcatorch CRI 92 Constant Lights.

Rode NTG-3, Zoom F3 32Bit Recorder, Rode BoomPole, Rode Blimp, XLR cabling, Rode Wireless Lavs and Receivers.

DJI Mavic Air 2S (1” Sensor, 5.1K, 10Bit D-Log), 3x Batteries, and DJI RC Pro Controller. CASA Licensed Pilot with a standing permit for drone operation on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.