Rentglass.com

cwphotoscwphotos Registered Users Posts: 763 Major grins
edited July 6, 2007 in Cameras
www.rentglass.com anyone ever use them ?
I just ordered a 70-200 f/4 for the shootout. Im so happy. 70bucks total for 3 weeks.
====My Gear=====
Canon 5D Mk.2/Grip || Canon 7D Backup
17-40 f/4L || 70-200 f/2.8L IS || 100mm f/2.8L Macro || 24-70mm f/2.8L
Wedding Photographer
www.cwphotos.net

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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    cwphotos wrote:
    www.rentglass.com anyone ever use them ?
    I just ordered a 70-200 f/4 for the shootout. Im so happy. 70bucks total for 3 weeks.

    never heard of them, but it looks like a cool way to check out new glass. let us know if there are any down sides.
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • MarkM6MarkM6 Registered Users Posts: 97 Big grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    Nice idea but...
    cwphotos wrote:
    www.rentglass.com anyone ever use them ?
    I just ordered a 70-200 f/4 for the shootout. Im so happy. 70bucks total for 3 weeks.

    The last time I check that site, almost all the lenses are out. ne_nau.gif
  • JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    This is a problem
    a MAJOR problem for me:

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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    JohnR wrote:
    a MAJOR problem for me:

    dshfhjfg.jpg

    I HAVE A SOLUTION....1d_mkii_n_68x68.gif lol3.gif
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • CasonCason Registered Users Posts: 414 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    Nice find!
    Cason

    www.casongarner.com

    5D MkII | 30D | 50mm f1.8 II | 85mm f1.8 | 24-70mm f2.8    L | 70-200mm f2.8L IS II | Manfrotto 3021BPRO with 322RC2
  • Bob BellBob Bell Registered Users Posts: 598 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    Rentglass is talked about a lot on FM. I have heard nothing but positives about them. It is 2 people who own/ run it and they fund it out of their pocket so its fairly small and popular lenses are rarely in stock.
    Bob
    Phoenix, AZ
    Canon Bodies
    Canon and Zeiss Lenses
  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2006
    you're gonna fall in love man...

    you can't just rent an L glass...because you're gonna hate having to send it back... and then you're just gonna end up buying it.:D
    Daniel Bauer
    smugmug: www.StandOutphoto.smugmug.com

  • cwphotoscwphotos Registered Users Posts: 763 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    yeah. Im working on some L by the end of the summer. As for the lenses in stock you have to be quick. I got the email saying it was in about 2 weeks ago and went to rent it and bam....already gone. Sign up for the email alerts and be fast. I will report on my experience probably after the shootout. thumb.gif
    ====My Gear=====
    Canon 5D Mk.2/Grip || Canon 7D Backup
    17-40 f/4L || 70-200 f/2.8L IS || 100mm f/2.8L Macro || 24-70mm f/2.8L
    Wedding Photographer
    www.cwphotos.net
  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Woah.

    These guys are seriously screwing themselves.

    those prices are the regular DAY rates at most local places.

    They should up their prices a bit. If all the lenses are always out, then their pricing is too low, considering the demand exceeds supply.
    - Scott
    http://framebyframe.ca
    [Bodies] Canon EOS 20D - Canon EOS 500
    [Lenses] Sigma APO 70-200 f/2.8 - Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 - Tamron XR Di 28-75mm f/2.8 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
    [Flash] Sigma EF500 Super DG Flash
    [Tripod]     Manfrotto 055 Pro Black
    [Head] 484RC2, 200RC2
  • cmasoncmason Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    ScottMcLeod wrote:
    Woah.

    These guys are seriously screwing themselves.

    those prices are the regular DAY rates at most local places.

    They should up their prices a bit. If all the lenses are always out, then their pricing is too low, considering the demand exceeds supply.


    SSShhhh! (somebody slap Scott's wrist!)
    Photos
  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    cmason wrote:
    SSShhhh! (somebody slap Scott's wrist!)

    Sowwy!

    *zips mouth shut*

    But seriously. If this were available to Canada, I'd pre-book the weeks of the 2 big dance shows I shoot each year.
    - Scott
    http://framebyframe.ca
    [Bodies] Canon EOS 20D - Canon EOS 500
    [Lenses] Sigma APO 70-200 f/2.8 - Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 - Tamron XR Di 28-75mm f/2.8 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
    [Flash] Sigma EF500 Super DG Flash
    [Tripod]     Manfrotto 055 Pro Black
    [Head] 484RC2, 200RC2
  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Thanks for the site. Too bad 98% of ths stuff is unavailabe. Hopefully they will soon get more lenses as the site grows. I'd like to rent of of those fisheye lenses.

    Quick question. When they say "Your rental period begins when your order is delivered by the shipper and ends when the shipper receives your return package." Does that mean the day that your order arrives at your house, or the day that they send it out from their place? The 100mm macro is in and I want to rent that for a week.
    -Steven

    http://redbull.smugmug.com

    "Money can't buy happiness...But it can buy expensive posessions that make other people envious, and that feels just as good.":D

    Canon 20D, Canon 50 1.8 II, Canon 70-200 f/4L, Canon 17-40 f/4 L, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro, Canon 430ex.
  • cwphotoscwphotos Registered Users Posts: 763 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    From the email i got they estimate when it gets to your house and then its from that time. I think you lose a day or two at the end. But hey if it goes over its like 5-10 bucks or something.
    ====My Gear=====
    Canon 5D Mk.2/Grip || Canon 7D Backup
    17-40 f/4L || 70-200 f/2.8L IS || 100mm f/2.8L Macro || 24-70mm f/2.8L
    Wedding Photographer
    www.cwphotos.net
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    :uhoh :uhoh Where are the serious "L" teles? I don't see a 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4 or the 600mm f/5.6. Those might be something worth renting before buying.
    Mike McCarthy

    "Osprey Whisperer"

    OspreyWhisperer.com
  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    From the FAQ
    • Do you plan to carry the very long fast lenses such as the Canon 400mm f/2.8L?
    Size, weight, and shipping insurance challenges prevent us from being able to offer such lenses at the level of value we like to offer.

    -Steven

    http://redbull.smugmug.com

    "Money can't buy happiness...But it can buy expensive posessions that make other people envious, and that feels just as good.":D

    Canon 20D, Canon 50 1.8 II, Canon 70-200 f/4L, Canon 17-40 f/4 L, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro, Canon 430ex.
  • Matthew SavilleMatthew Saville Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,352 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    I shall patiently await the Nikon rental department's opening....

    This strikes me as a very new market that could explode. If one had a small forture, you could make some serious penny renting out lenses like that. Of course I'd charge a bit more, but yeah... If only I were 20 years older with a nice fat savings account, I'd jump on that bandwagon!

    -Matt-
    “My first thought is always of light.” – Galen Rowell
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    $70 for 3 weeks???? At those prices they will never have lenses in stock!! You could use it for a week and rent it out to someone else and recoup your costs!!! Sounds too good to be true, to me! :D
  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2006
    saurora wrote:
    $70 for 3 weeks???? At those prices they will never have lenses in stock!! You could use it for a week and rent it out to someone else and recoup your costs!!! Sounds too good to be true, to me! :D

    That'swhati'msayin'...butit'sgettingmeaslaponthewrists...

    *runs*
    - Scott
    http://framebyframe.ca
    [Bodies] Canon EOS 20D - Canon EOS 500
    [Lenses] Sigma APO 70-200 f/2.8 - Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 - Tamron XR Di 28-75mm f/2.8 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
    [Flash] Sigma EF500 Super DG Flash
    [Tripod]     Manfrotto 055 Pro Black
    [Head] 484RC2, 200RC2
  • BeachBillBeachBill Registered Users Posts: 1,311 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2007
    Red Bull wrote:
    Quick question. When they say "Your rental period begins when your order is delivered by the shipper and ends when the shipper receives your return package." Does that mean the day that your order arrives at your house, or the day that they send it out from their place?

    Just having rented and returned a lens from rentglass.com, I thought I would reply.

    They use USPS shipment tracking (both ways) and the rental period begins the day the post office delivers it to your house. Mine was delivered on Friday and I had to have it back to the post office 7 days later, the following Friday. Your rental ends when it has been accepted by the post office.

    Anyway, I had a very positive experience with rentglass.com. I'm definitely going to consider them again when I need a speciality lens or just want to try out a lens I'm considering buying.

    They don't accept reservations but you can sign up to be notified when a specific lens is in stock. This is how I got the lens I wanted to try out, the Sigma 18-200mm for Canon.
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  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2007
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    :uhoh :uhoh <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/headscratch.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > Where are the serious "L" teles? <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > I don't see a 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4 or the 600mm f/5.6. Those might be something worth renting before buying. <still looking for a rental place>

    http://www.lensrentals.com/item/canon-300mm-f2.8-is

    As you would expect, at a much higher rental cost.......
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