UK South-East Thread

How the HELL can you FORGET a lens............

i mean before i head out, i make sure i have everything like 5 times.....

silly noink

Wazza wrote in post #5791803
So where did you hide his lens

Why does one assume that I had anything to do with it. I was going to lens him a lens and then though no since he would have tried to mount it.

nealhumphris wrote in post #5791810
How the HELL can you FORGET a lens............

i mean before i head out, i make sure i have everything like 5 times.....

silly noink

I would ALWAYS have a lens mounted so I can be ready to start shooting. You never know what is waiting.

same, i have my 70-200 attached, just incase said subject is far away, lol

Pete wrote in post #5791381
Ahh.. I'm going to watch my brother do a "race what you brung" day at Santa Pod at the end of next month (he's got a Pontiac). Just hope I manage to get some decent shots there.

Just checked the site, http://www.santapod.co​.uk/e_rwyb.php

I will have to make the Sat 30th one unless I take a day off. Will see how it goes. Still some time away. Im sure others may wish to attend also.

My 1D is always attached to the 120-300. Usually my 20D, 580EX, 1.4tc, shoe cord, spare batteries are outside of bag, as it's simply too heavy. More recently I've been going out with just 17-40, 24-105 and 50mm, but my bag is over twice the needed size - and looks absolutely ridiculous.

It is quite big I must admit!

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Wazza wrote in post #5791370
So you're not sure when you're going?

I've got the media pass for the weekend to Santa Pod, European Drift champs, but will probably only go on the Saturday.
Just found out today also have a R & R for work on Friday 11th (Matt, you text me about meeting, so looks like I can't do that now )
Try and stay half sober, before an early start on Saturday 12th, and try and do air show on 13th! I'm considering hiring gear too, but I read on a website I would need to pay up front the full cost of lens if it's my first time! If I had that cash up front wouldn't I just buy one anyway

I originally got the weekend ticket incase no-one else was going, that way, I could choose the day that had the better weather. Seems like everyone is targeting Sunday though, I don't mind either way.

If you go to Lensesforhire.co.uk, Stuart doesn't usually charge a deposit for obvious photographers. I've never used him before for lens rental and he just asks a few questions on the online form to hire a lens... like your username here, any website you have, (if) memberships etc. I didn't pay a deposit, just the cost of the rental... EF 300 f/2.8, 2x TC and 1.4x TC = £145 for 3 days hire. I pick the lenses up on the 11th and then the courier collects on the 15th, so I get 3 FULL days hire and a bit extra. Will definately be using him again.

I did look at other lens hire places, but as you say, they want the cost of the lens as a deposit I might as well buy the lens if I had that sort of money! When I hire a CLK Merc, they don't ask me for £35,000 deposit!

Hogster86 wrote in post #5792911
It is quite big I must admit!

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Still, better too big than too small and being forced to leave gear behind

David

Does anyone remember "Sport Billy"?? ? ? ?? There's probably a 1200L in there with a giant field tripod

I've used Lensesforhire once before and it was an absolute pleasure I hired a Canon 10-22mm to see if I liked it enough to buy one (I did ). I popped up to Maidenhead to collect it from him at the train station, and dropped it back to the drop-off shop a couple of days later. I love the way he gives you the FULL number of days you've hired the kit for!

Great guy, can't recommend his services enough


David

Wazza wrote in post #5791370
I'm considering hiring gear too, but I read on a website I would need to pay up front the full cost of lens if it's my first time! If I had that cash up front wouldn't I just buy one anyway

Don't they usually charge your credit card and then refund it after you return the lens? I've rented cars and other things where they take a deposit on a paper slip with those old credit card machines that sounds like you're loading a shotgun. After you return it, the piece of paper is ripped up and destroyed. Bigger companies probably have an electronic way of doing this, but so long as you high enough limit on your card, you shouldn't notice it (unless you walk off with the lens )

adam LC wrote in post #5792950
I originally got the weekend ticket incase no-one else was going, that way, I could choose the day that had the better weather. Seems like everyone is targeting Sunday though, I don't mind either way.

If you go to Lensesforhire.co.uk, Stuart doesn't usually charge a deposit for obvious photographers. I've never used him before for lens rental and he just asks a few questions on the online form to hire a lens... like your username here, any website you have, (if) memberships etc. I didn't pay a deposit, just the cost of the rental... EF 300 f/2.8, 2x TC and 1.4x TC = £145 for 3 days hire. I pick the lenses up on the 11th and then the courier collects on the 15th, so I get 3 FULL days hire and a bit extra. Will definately be using him again.

I did look at other lens hire places, but as you say, they want the cost of the lens as a deposit I might as well buy the lens if I had that sort of money! When I hire a CLK Merc, they don't ask me for £35,000 deposit!

Sounds good, looks like I will hire a 70-200 and a 1.4x soon

adam LC wrote in post #5792950
I originally got the weekend ticket incase no-one else was going, that way, I could choose the day that had the better weather. Seems like everyone is targeting Sunday though, I don't mind either way.

If you go to Lensesforhire.co.uk, Stuart doesn't usually charge a deposit for obvious photographers. I've never used him before for lens rental and he just asks a few questions on the online form to hire a lens... like your username here, any website you have, (if) memberships etc. I didn't pay a deposit, just the cost of the rental... EF 300 f/2.8, 2x TC and 1.4x TC = £145 for 3 days hire. I pick the lenses up on the 11th and then the courier collects on the 15th, so I get 3 FULL days hire and a bit extra. Will definately be using him again.

I did look at other lens hire places, but as you say, they want the cost of the lens as a deposit I might as well buy the lens if I had that sort of money! When I hire a CLK Merc, they don't ask me for £35,000 deposit!

That seems a good price for 3 whole days!
One would be handy for me for the drifting on Saturday and then air show Sunday.

Dr D wrote in post #5794044
Don't they usually charge your credit card and then refund it after you return the lens? I've rented cars and other things where they take a deposit on a paper slip with those old credit card machines that sounds like you're loading a shotgun. After you return it, the piece of paper is ripped up and destroyed. Bigger companies probably have an electronic way of doing this, but so long as you high enough limit on your card, you shouldn't notice it (unless you walk off with the lens )

Don't think my limit would allow for a £6k lens - who even has those sort of limits . In NZ most peoples cards have NZ$5-7.5k max (I do, but that's only £2-3k max), at 20-23% interest.

elysium wrote in post #5791855
Just checked the site, http://www.santapod.co​.uk/e_rwyb.php

I will have to make the Sat 30th one unless I take a day off. Will see how it goes. Still some time away. Im sure others may wish to attend also.

http://www.rwyb.co.uk/​dates.php

I don't know what you're looking at, but my brother and I are thinking about going to the Sunday 27th (July) one.

Pete wrote in post #5794516
http://www.rwyb.co.uk/​dates.php

I don't know what you're looking at, but my brother and I are thinking about going to the Sunday 27th (July) one.

LOL! Whoops. Wicked I should be able to make that one. Will see if anyone else wants to attend.