Please contact me and feel free to ask questions about all problems related to your assignment in Japan. 

Sample of prices for rent of photo equipment, car, studio:               Digital Camera 35mm:   JPN Nikon D3X 25,000   D3 20,000 D700 15,000   D300 12,000 Canon EOS 1DS Mark III 25,000   EOS 1D Mark III 20,000   EOS 5D Mark II 15,000   EOS 50D 11,000             Medium Format Camera:     Hasselblad H2 6,500   503 CW 5,500 Mamiya 645AF 645AF-D 4,500                   Digital Backs:     Phase One P45+ (Hassel V/H mount) 60,000   P30+ (Hassel V/H mount) 55,000   P25+ (Hassel V/H mount) 55,000 Leaf Aptus75s (Hassel V mount) 60,000   Aptus22   (Hassel V mount) 55,000             Strobo Lights:     Profoto Pro-B2 1200 + 1 head 9,000   Pro-7b 1200 + 1 head 8,000   Pro-Acute B 600 + 1 head 6,000   Pro-8 1200 + 1 head 9,000   Pro-8 2400 + 1 head 12,000   Pro-7s 1500 + 1 head 8,000   Pro-7s 3000 + 1 head 11,000   Pro-7a 3000 + 1 head 11,000   spare battery for Pro-7b 2,000                   Soft Box:     Chimera XS   40x55 2,000   S      60x80 2,500   L    135x180 5,000       Photoflex OctoDome S     91cm 3,000   M  152cm 5,000   L   213cm 6,000                   Rent Car small wan 5-7 passengers 21,000/day   middle size van till 7 passengers 21,000/day   big size van max. 8-10 passengers 25-28,000/day                   Location Service minibus till 7hours and 80km 50,000/day                   Photo Studio             Large studio-shoot of cars, bigger group of people           11 x 20 x 6m 21,000/h (minimum 6hours)         Middle size studio-smaller group of people, bigger still setup 7 x 11 x 4m 12,600/h (minimum 5hours)         Smaller studio-portrait of single person, small setup          5 x 6 x 4m 10,500/h (minimum 3hours)