Need equipment rental in Tampa / St. Petersburg

[klynam]

I have a one-day shoots coming up in Fort Wayne, IN and Pinellas County, FL (St. Petersburg) during late August or early September.

Checking briefly online, I can't find anyone who rents photographic equipment in these areas.

Does anyone know of a equipment rental source in that area?

Or, any fellow pros in the area willing to rent me a couple of strobes, modifiers, and stands?

Thank you...

[cory1848]

rentglass.com in Celebration and thelensdepot.com in Altamont Springs.

[klynam]

Thanks Cory - Orlando is what, about two hours from Tampa by car?

Anyone in Fort Wayne?

Also, I really just need lighting equipment. Bringing my own cameras/lenses...

[_aravena]

Yeah, about 2hrs pending where you're at and where in Orlando you're going. Say 2.5 to be safe if you're planning travel time.

[cory1848]

Both of those companies will ship it to you as well. I have dealt with rentglass on numerous occasions and they are great, easy to work with, supply you with box and prepaid shipping back to their location. Just drop it in the mail and be done with it.

Celebration is only about an hour from tampa, Altamonte is about 1.5-2 on a light traffic day.

[_aravena]

Looks like I'll need a 100-400L again for Rock the Universe. I checked rentglass.com but they don't allow you to reserve it. What a waste. Fortunately thelensdepot.com allows for reserve but not until one copy is in. Kinda annoying but it's suppose to be in tomorrow so I'll schedule it then.

I've used borrowlenses.com and they're quite awesome. bit more than these guys. Rentglass is awesomely cheap, but you just have to keep checking in randomly.

[cory1848]

Looks like I'll need a 100-400L again for Rock the Universe. I checked rentglass.com but they don't allow you to reserve it. What a waste. Fortunately thelensdepot.com allows for reserve but not until one copy is in. Kinda annoying but it's suppose to be in tomorrow so I'll schedule it then.

I've used borrowlenses.com and they're quite awesome. bit more than these guys. Rentglass is awesomely cheap, but you just have to keep checking in randomly.

You can sign up for the email notification list for when a lens comes in, then rent it. He is very good about that. Allowing reservations prevents him from renting it out, from a business POV, I dont see that as a problem, maybe a little frustrating at times, but then again, his cost reflect that.