I had a good experience using Borrowlense. I rented three lenses - all were in great shape. I found the customer service side of BL to be prompt, helpful and friendly. I'll rent from them again.
I had a good experience using Borrowlense. I rented three lenses - all were in great shape. I found the customer service side of BL to be prompt, helpful and friendly. I'll rent from them again.
I had an unfortunate surprise a week ago Sunday. I went to use my 40D and discovered that it no longer wanted to take pictures. Click, no photo - just the sound of the mirror locking up and a locked shutter. Yikes! Given that I was heading out on a photo vacation on Thursday (December 10th), you could say that I wasn't happy.
My camera was immediately sent to Canon for repair, and I started looking for a rental body for my trip.
I live in the northeast and was flying out of Manchester, NH. Happily for me, glassandgear.com is located in southern New Hampshire and provides a pickup location at Hunt's Photo in Manchester in addition to the normal shipping options - and given that I was short on time, a pickup felt like the right option for me. I arranged for a rental and was able to pick up the camera on my way to the airport.
My experience with glassandgear was good. The camera was ready and waiting, and it kept me happy during my wanderings.
I had a good experience using Borrowlense. I rented three lenses - all were in great shape. I found the customer service side of BL to be prompt, helpful and friendly. I'll rent from them again.
Glad you had a good experience! Thanks for posting too.
I placed an order last week with Borrowlenses.com for a lens I'll need in May (second year I've ordered from them). I was very pleased with my order last year and had no hesitation to use them again .
I placed an order last week with Borrowlenses.com for a lens I'll need in May (second year I've ordered from them). I was very pleased with my order last year and had no hesitation to use them again .
It's always good to plan ahead! Thanks for your order.
It's always good to plan ahead! Thanks for your order.
You're welcome . Hopefully I'll have more opportunities this year to rent glass from you again. It's hard to justify buying expensive glass when it's only used a few times a year.
You're welcome . Hopefully I'll have more opportunities this year to rent glass from you again. It's hard to justify buying expensive glass when it's only used a few times a year.
Totally agree -- glass is pricey!
In other news we just unboxed some Canon T2is and Nikon 16-35mm f/4 ED VR lenses
Lens rentals in Canada
I've recently started this venture for photographers in Canada. Until recently the big stuff was very difficult to acquire.
We are based in London Ontario, Canada. We ship as far as it is economical for you. If you are reasonably local you are welcome to come and pick-up. 3 day Fri Sat Sun, weekly or what have you.
We have the big stuff, EF500 f4.0, EF400 f2.8 & EF300 f2.8.
Canon 7D, EF 15mm Fisheye, EF 400 f2.8, EF 300f2.8, EF 100-400L IS, EF 70-200 f2.8, EF24-70 f2.8, 580EX II. Manfrotto mono, 055 ProB, 701 Video head. First SLR Zenith B, 12th Birthday 1972.
Martin.
I'd echo what others have said about both lensrentals.com and Penn Camera in Tysons, Virginia. lensrentals.com has been great to work with, very prompt service and response to questions - good prices as well. Jerry at Penn Camera is very helpful when you want to chat with someone face-to-face and delivers great service. On simple rentals and when I have some lead time, I tend to go with lensrentals.com given the price advantage, but it's great to have a local option for those times you need something today.
VERY pleased with this past weekend's borrowlenses.com rental of a Nikon D300S and 300mm f/4. Although I am quite sure I didn't utilize the camera and lens to their fullest capabilities, a few pics can be found here - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=169565
As cameras, lenses and acessories get more and more expensive, there is often a need to rent equipment needed to fulfill a short or moderate term of use. If you've had an experience with one of the rental houses that exist, good or bad, we want to hear about it right here, in this thread.
I've used borrow lenses twice to rent a nikon 79-200 2.8. Just broke down and bought the VRII version! Ouch! a lot of $$$! But...verrry nice.
Anyways BorrowLenses is easy to work with & very professional.
Steve
I am in the market to rent a lens and checked Borrowlenses but my only nikpik is that having the rental start the day the delivery reaches me.....which in my area is somewhere between 6-8 pm......meaning my rental starts a day before I even get to use it....would be nice if they gave you a grace period of at least having the day it arrives with no charge possibly..........any other rental places online that allow delivery time?
I am in the market to rent a lens and checked Borrowlenses but my only nikpik is that having the rental start the day the delivery reaches me.....which in my area is somewhere between 6-8 pm......meaning my rental starts a day before I even get to use it....would be nice if they gave you a grace period of at least having the day it arrives with no charge possibly..........any other rental places online that allow delivery time?
The other rental places have the same policy; essentially the gear is in your possession that first day so the rental begins then. We'd love to be able to deliver it first thing in the morning to everyone but using standard Fed Ex delivery the gear is dropped off in the afternoon. If we were somehow able to make Fed Ex change its delivery patterns the cost would be prohibitive to most consumers we're sure.
I am in the market to rent a lens and checked Borrowlenses but my only nikpik is that having the rental start the day the delivery reaches me.....which in my area is somewhere between 6-8 pm......meaning my rental starts a day before I even get to use it....would be nice if they gave you a grace period of at least having the day it arrives with no charge possibly..........any other rental places online that allow delivery time?
Lensrentals.com starts the rental the day after delivery From their web page "The first day of the rental period begins on the later of the day following the first attempt by the parcel carrier to deliver the item or the day stated on your invoice."
Life is too important to take seriously, no one gets out of it alive.
Lensrentals.com starts the rental the day after delivery From their web page "The first day of the rental period begins on the later of the day following the first attempt by the parcel carrier to deliver the item or the day stated on your invoice."
Where did you find that? Here is what we see:
WHEN DOES MY RENTAL PERIOD BEGIN AND END?
Rental begins the evening of delivery (or attempted delivery) for immediate orders. For reservations, the rental period begins on the reservation day, even if the lens arrives early."
WHEN DOES MY RENTAL PERIOD BEGIN AND END?
Rental begins the evening of delivery (or attempted delivery) for immediate orders. For reservations, the rental period begins on the reservation day, even if the lens arrives early."
http://www.lensrentals.com/page/rental-agreement Rental period is for the duration of calendar days noted on the invoice. The first day of the rental period begins on the later of the day following the first attempt by the parcel carrier to deliver the item or the day stated on your invoice. The equipment must be return shipped to us during business hours on the last day of the rental. In the event the last rental day is a Sunday or Postal Holiday, one day’s shipping extension is automatically given.
I have rented from them several times and they live by this, normally the lens arrives before the day they committed to and when that happens the rental still does not start until the "day stated on the invoice"
Life is too important to take seriously, no one gets out of it alive.
http://www.lensrentals.com/page/rental-agreement Rental period is for the duration of calendar days noted on the invoice. The first day of the rental period begins on the later of the day following the first attempt by the parcel carrier to deliver the item or the day stated on your invoice. The equipment must be return shipped to us during business hours on the last day of the rental. In the event the last rental day is a Sunday or Postal Holiday, one day’s shipping extension is automatically given.
I have rented from them several times and they live by this, normally the lens arrives before the day they committed to and when that happens the rental still does not start until the "day stated on the invoice"
Our policies are the same. They start the rental the day the lens is received or the first delivery attempt is made. We do the same when we ship items to people earlier than expected, which happens quite often for orders that are close to CA.
One other option is if you order it to be held at a Fed Ex it will always be there first thing in the morning.
Actually I contacted LensRental and here is their response:
"We calculate 24 hour increments, beginning and ending at 7 pm (which is both UPS drop off time and shipping cut off in most areas). So if it arrives at 7 pm on the 1st, day 1 ends at 7 pm on the 2nd, etc."
Is that also how Borrowlenses calculates their rentals? I was understanding it that day 1 would begin and end on the day it arrived...the following day would then be day 2. Am I correct?
I've recently started this venture for photographers in Canada. Until recently the big stuff was very difficult to acquire.
We are based in London Ontario, Canada. We ship as far as it is economical for you. If you are reasonably local you are welcome to come and pick-up. 3 day Fri Sat Sun, weekly or what have you.
We have the big stuff, EF500 f4.0, EF400 f2.8 & EF300 f2.8.
So I am thinking unless anyone else has any input that I will go with Lensrental......they seem to be very reasonable and I like their policy.......and read very good reviews......Thanks for all the info, as usual you guys rock!
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My camera was immediately sent to Canon for repair, and I started looking for a rental body for my trip.
I live in the northeast and was flying out of Manchester, NH. Happily for me, glassandgear.com is located in southern New Hampshire and provides a pickup location at Hunt's Photo in Manchester in addition to the normal shipping options - and given that I was short on time, a pickup felt like the right option for me. I arranged for a rental and was able to pick up the camera on my way to the airport.
My experience with glassandgear was good. The camera was ready and waiting, and it kept me happy during my wanderings.
--- Denise
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Glad you had a good experience! Thanks for posting too.
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It's always good to plan ahead! Thanks for your order.
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Totally agree -- glass is pricey!
In other news we just unboxed some Canon T2is and Nikon 16-35mm f/4 ED VR lenses
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I've recently started this venture for photographers in Canada. Until recently the big stuff was very difficult to acquire.
We are based in London Ontario, Canada. We ship as far as it is economical for you. If you are reasonably local you are welcome to come and pick-up. 3 day Fri Sat Sun, weekly or what have you.
We have the big stuff, EF500 f4.0, EF400 f2.8 & EF300 f2.8.
canadalensrentals.ca
All right eh?
Cousin.
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Canon 7D, EF 15mm Fisheye, EF 400 f2.8, EF 300f2.8, EF 100-400L IS, EF 70-200 f2.8, EF24-70 f2.8, 580EX II. Manfrotto mono, 055 ProB, 701 Video head.
First SLR Zenith B, 12th Birthday 1972.
Martin.
http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/nikon_wide_angle/Nikon_24mm_1.4
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Are there any discount codes/promotions to rent a lens? I need the EF-S 10-22 next weekend. Thanks!
Thanks!
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Have you checked with "Kameradoktorn"?:
http://www.kameradoktorn.se/servlet/us_pyra?wts.PAGE=h_ix3.htm&$GUEST=SE&wts.ACTION=loginguest&p=H
Also check with:
Hyrcentralen.se
108 West Higgins Road
11 420 Stockholm, Stockholm
Phone: 010-1089027
Camrent
Drottninggatan 63
Stockholm Stockholm
Phone: 010-1089337
It looks like Camrent is only video but they might know about still camera rent/hire.
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I've used borrow lenses twice to rent a nikon 79-200 2.8. Just broke down and bought the VRII version! Ouch! a lot of $$$! But...verrry nice.
Anyways BorrowLenses is easy to work with & very professional.
Steve
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The other rental places have the same policy; essentially the gear is in your possession that first day so the rental begins then. We'd love to be able to deliver it first thing in the morning to everyone but using standard Fed Ex delivery the gear is dropped off in the afternoon. If we were somehow able to make Fed Ex change its delivery patterns the cost would be prohibitive to most consumers we're sure.
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Lensrentals.com starts the rental the day after delivery From their web page "The first day of the rental period begins on the later of the day following the first attempt by the parcel carrier to deliver the item or the day stated on your invoice."
Where did you find that? Here is what we see:
WHEN DOES MY RENTAL PERIOD BEGIN AND END?
Rental begins the evening of delivery (or attempted delivery) for immediate orders. For reservations, the rental period begins on the reservation day, even if the lens arrives early."
http://www.lensrentals.com/page/faq#rental-period
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http://www.lensrentals.com/page/rental-agreement
Rental period is for the duration of calendar days noted on the invoice. The first day of the rental period begins on the later of the day following the first attempt by the parcel carrier to deliver the item or the day stated on your invoice. The equipment must be return shipped to us during business hours on the last day of the rental. In the event the last rental day is a Sunday or Postal Holiday, one day’s shipping extension is automatically given.
I have rented from them several times and they live by this, normally the lens arrives before the day they committed to and when that happens the rental still does not start until the "day stated on the invoice"
Our policies are the same. They start the rental the day the lens is received or the first delivery attempt is made. We do the same when we ship items to people earlier than expected, which happens quite often for orders that are close to CA.
One other option is if you order it to be held at a Fed Ex it will always be there first thing in the morning.
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"We calculate 24 hour increments, beginning and ending at 7 pm (which is both UPS drop off time and shipping cut off in most areas). So if it arrives at 7 pm on the 1st, day 1 ends at 7 pm on the 2nd, etc."
Is that also how Borrowlenses calculates their rentals? I was understanding it that day 1 would begin and end on the day it arrived...the following day would then be day 2. Am I correct?
Thank you!
And thank you Ken for your input and the link
-jim