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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Jonathan H on November 11, 2008, 04:33:54 am

Title: How often do you hire a Digital Tech?
Post by: Jonathan H on November 11, 2008, 04:33:54 am
I was wondering about a couple different things pertaining to hiring a digital tech.  I would appreciate it if you could weigh in and answer any (or all) of the questions.  Many thanks!!

1 - How often do you hire a DT? Every job, only large jobs, only complicated jobs, etc?

2 - For those that do hire DT's, do you generally hire independent techs or do you hire through studios, rental houses, etc?

3 - Do you hire techs to work your own equipment, or do you hire DT's who provide an entire set cart (MFDB, tower, UPS, printer, etc) of their own?

4 - What sort of day rates do your techs bill?  For just the tech by himself?  For a tech with a full set cart?

5 - When you travel, do you hire a local tech or do you fly out your "home-tech"?

6 - And finally, can you recommend any good techs in the NYC market with experience working on location?

Thanks again!
Title: How often do you hire a Digital Tech?
Post by: Shedaoshai on November 11, 2008, 03:04:28 pm
Quote from: Jonathan H
I was wondering about a couple different things pertaining to hiring a digital tech.  I would appreciate it if you could weigh in and answer any (or all) of the questions.  Many thanks!!

1 - How often do you hire a DT? Every job, only large jobs, only complicated jobs, etc?
only large jobs

2 - For those that do hire DT's, do you generally hire independent techs or do you hire through studios, rental houses, etc?
only independent

3 - Do you hire techs to work your own equipment, or do you hire DT's who provide an entire set cart (MFDB, tower, UPS, printer, etc) of their own?
it depends if i fly or work within my city

4 - What sort of day rates do your techs bill?  For just the tech by himself?  For a tech with a full set cart?
only tech 400euro, full set 800-1000euro (depends on equipment)

5 - When you travel, do you hire a local tech or do you fly out your "home-tech"?
local!

6 - And finally, can you recommend any good techs in the NYC market with experience working on location?
nope, sorry

Thanks again!
Title: How often do you hire a Digital Tech?
Post by: Jonathan H on November 13, 2008, 11:27:21 am
Shedoshai, thank you for your response!