Hi, can anyone point me in the general direction of a company willing/able to rent out a 300 f2.8 for a weekend? I really need to see for myself what one of these puppies is capable of. Cheers.
bildeb0rg Goldmember  More info | Jan 03, 2007 00:57 | #1 Hi, can anyone point me in the general direction of a company willing/able to rent out a 300 f2.8 for a weekend? I really need to see for myself what one of these puppies is capable of. Cheers.
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Tall_Paul_2000 Senior Member 919 posts Joined Sep 2006 Location: North West, UK More info | Jan 03, 2007 03:33 | #2 If you are around London then apparently Fixation are pretty good and keep the kit in good condition. My Gear
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petrolhead Goldmember  1,735 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: UK< Newcastle More info | Jan 03, 2007 05:47 | #3 They will charge about £10 delivery if like me you live away from London and if you have not rented before will want a big deposit ie cost of lens
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anglefire Senior Member  903 posts Gallery: 193 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 3074 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Solihull, West Midlands, UK More info | Jan 03, 2007 05:51 | #4 I live in Birmingham and looked into lens hire before Christmas - the only place I found was Calumet in Birmingham - and they didn't have the lens - London did- but it would have worked out as a 3 day hire and delivery - just wasn't worth it - so I bought a 85mm f/1.8, 2nd hand, instead - not the same as the f/1.2 I was looking at hiring - but was only about £50 more - and I have a lens to keep!
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Jan 03, 2007 11:43 | #5 Tall_Paul_2000 wrote in post #2481798  If you are around London then apparently Fixation are pretty good and keep the kit in good condition. Elsewhere then try Calumet. Should be looking in the region of about £30-35 a day, or about £140-150 for a week. Most will let you have one for the weekend for the same as the daily rate. http://www.fixationuk.com/rental.htm http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk …ui.if=text/rentaldest.jsp Oh and good luck, since after you use one of these, you will have great difficulty in talking yourself out of getting one!!! I borrowed one from our paper and was hooked instantly! Thanks for the link Paul. Pending the deposit fitting onto my card, it should be here for next weekend.
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Jan 03, 2007 11:45 | #6 petrolhead wrote in post #2482005 They will charge about £10 delivery if like me you live away from London and if you have not rented before will want a big deposit ie cost of lens 2800 smackeroonies to be precise!!!
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Jan 03, 2007 11:49 | #7 anglefire wrote in post #2482014 I live in Birmingham and looked into lens hire before Christmas - the only place I found was Calumet in Birmingham - and they didn't have the lens - London did- but it would have worked out as a 3 day hire and delivery - just wasn't worth it - so I bought a 85mm f/1.8, 2nd hand, instead - not the same as the f/1.2 I was looking at hiring - but was only about £50 more - and I have a lens to keep! I already have the 300 f4, so this is the only way to go for me, really. I didn't think £150 for the weekend wasn't bad for a 3 grand bit of kit.
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