Yea, Alex, if I recall right the entire works came to over $60,000 originally. We were going to purchase two kits and rent them out on a daily basis but there was a long waiting list and the parties involved have all been working constantly so that plan fell apart real fast.
During hard economic times the movie production business picks up because people get depressed and seek some form of comfort on the motion picture screen. My family members have only had a moment's free time during that last writers' strike but have been very busy ever since.
Camera equipment rental is a very interesting business which I'll do my best to explain if there is any interest.