VMI are currently supplying a double Alexa Package with Cooke S4i Primes and Optimo zooms for the 13th and last series of Poirot staring David Suchet for ITV's flagship Period Drama.
The 4th VMI Annual Client Questionnaire Survey has been a resounding success.
We emailed all of our clients who have hired from VMI in the past year and of those who answered, fully 98.5% of you consider VMI to be either your favourite or in one of a few favourite hire companies and 98% of you say that they would recommend us to others!
We thanks those who took part and would love to share it wth you! ...more
Just before Christmas, we told you about the ARRI Cage system - but VMI's new development is to be able to provide dedicated 'coffin cases' with pre-built C300 and similar camera kits for you, to save your camera assistant from having to build the cameras on location and saving you time!
The ARRI Cage system offers additional mounting points for camera peripherals (arms, viewfinders etc) and a secure handle for carrying a kit when loaded with heavy lenses, matte box, follow focus etc.
This makes this system really useful indeed and now the coffin option means you don't even need to build it on location, saving you time and unnecessary work on location
The popular Zeiss CP.2 range has been extended with the introduction of the 15mm/T2.9 wide angle lens. Available in PL or EF mount, it works well with all large sensor cameras. Take advantage of VMI's offer of 2 x CP.2 lenses for the price of one when you book a CP.2 Prime set from VMI ...more
The Canon XF-305 is an excellently versatile HD camcorder but until now, it did not shoot in NTSC (US) frame rates. VMI have changed this and modified our fleet with the US frame rate option, so now you can shoot HD in all international frame rates as standard ...more
With the recent increased availability of digital cameras able to record significant slow motion speeds, VMI are hosting an informal seminar designed to highlight the practicalities and pitfalls of high speed acquisition with element of 'hands on'
