Where To Rent A Lens Online

Ever needed a lens but have been unable to afford it? In this post Peter Carey explores how you can have them - by renting lenses. I admit it. I like to dream about owning many, many lenses. It seems I can always conjure up at least one photo to justify purchasing any given lens. But when it comes right down to it, I’m not a big fan of tying all my money up in glass that sits for months and months at a time. Sure, having a 600mm pro lens would have been great for a friend’s soccer game, but that would be over $5000 sitting in the corner in my house, collecting dust on the box right now. So what to do to get my niche lens fix while still maintaining the ability to keep food in the kitchen? Rent! I used to live near Seattle, Washington and there has always been a great local shop which rents out a wide variety of lenses. But... [read full story]