Equipment Rentals

Buying new photographic equipment is expensive, and rentals are a great way to try out new things without making a huge financial commitment.

Need a long telephoto lens for a single event? A fisheye lens for a weekend shoot? You can rent a lens for a fraction of the purchase price, get your shots, have some fun, and learn more about photography at the same time.

And Camera Traders is in a unique position to seek out and provide for rental a range of unique lenses and equipment. From super-macro lenses to fisheye, we hope to keep our rental fleet growing with interesting and useful items. Let us know if we're missing something you'd like to see, and we'll see what we can do about finding one.

Please call or e-mail for more information or to book your rental.

 

For Canon EOS:

Canon EF 15mm f2.8
$30/day

A full-frame fisheye lens for any Canon EOS camera, film or digital. Get those crazy horizon-spanning shots, distort reality, or shoot tight interiors with ease.

Canon EF 100-400mm f4-5.6 L
$35/day

A long-range super-telephoto lens from Canon's premium L series, this lens features Canon's IS system for steadier handheld shooting. Use it by itself, or pair it with the EF Extender 1.4x (below) for even more reach.

Canon EF Extender 1.4x teleconverter
$10/day

Nicely matches the Canon EF 100-400mm f4-5.6 L lens, giving you even more telephoto range.

Canon MP-E 65mm f2.8 1:1-5:1 macro
$25/day

A Canon oddity, this specialized, extremely high-quality macro lens provides true 1:1 macro magnification and beyond. Without the use of extension tubes or bellows, the 65mm MP-E magnifies objects up to 5 times life-size. If you're doing close-up work, this is the lens to get.

Sigma 12-24mm f4.5-5.6 EX DG
$25/day

Sigma's full-frame wide-angle lens provides corner-to-corner, rectilinear images on film or digital. Unlike a fisheye lens, a rectilinear lens is corrected for curvature and distortion, taking in a huge ultra-wide images without a crazy bent horizon and distorted lines.

Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5 L tilt-shift
$35/day

Ideal for architecture or difficult interior shots, this tilt-shift lens gives you more complete control over perspective and plane of focus so that you can get the shot you need.

 

For Nikon AF:

Sigma 15-30mm f3.5-4.5 AF-D
$25/day

This is a solid full-frame ultra-wide-angle optic with a convenient zoom range for both film and digital cameras.

Nikon 85mm f1.4 AF-D
$30/day

Nikon's 85mm f1.4 AF-D is a super-fast medium telephoto that works just as well indoors as out, whether it's shooting a portrait or a hockey game.

Nikon 85mm F2.8 PC Micro-Nikkor
$35/day

For demanding close-up or architectural photography, this lens' tilt-shift capabilities could prove indispensable. Control the plane of focus and prevent distortion with easy, repeatable dial-based adjustments. Compatible with any Nikon camera, film or digital, full frame or crop. Makes for some interesting portraiture effects, too.

Nikon AF-D 80-200mm f2.8 ED
$25/day

One of Nikon's best professional zooms, the 80-200mm f2.8 ED is a fast, convenient, and high-quality telephoto lens. The large f2.8 constant aperture lets you shoot in low light, use faster shutter speeds, and control depth-of-field to eliminate distracting backgrounds.

Tamron 200-400mm f5.6 AF
$20/day

Back by popular demand, this long-range zoom lens is great for nature photography or pretty much just taking pictures of things that are far away.

 

For Sony/Minolta Alpha mount:

Minolta Alpha 16mm f2.8 fisheye
$30/day

A full-frame fisheye lens for Sony Alpha and Minolta Maxxum cameras, this lens is a very fine performer and provides a unique fisheye perspective.

 

 Cameras:

Mamiya 645AFDII w/ 21mp ZD Digital back
$150/day

The Mamiya 645ADFII is a modern digital medium-format camera body featuring a 21mp digital back. This camera rents with its 80mm f2.8 AF lens, a manual-focus 50mm lens, a manual-focus 150mm lens, three batteries, and a charger.  Please note that this camera is not presently eligible for special weekend rates.

 

 Lighting:

Litepanels MicroPro Hybrid
$25/day

The Litepanels MicroPro Hybrid is a brand-new professional continuous LED light source with a special 400% "burst" mode, making it ideal for both still and videography. The MicroPro Hybrid is fully dimmable and runs for hours on 6 AA batteries.

Multiblitz Compactlite outfit
$40/day

A compact strobe outfit in a convenient carrying case, this outfit includes two 150Ws strobes, two sturdy lightstands and two umbrellas.

All pricing is subject to tax and to the terms and conditions in our rental agreement (download it, ~125k PDF)

Please call us or e-mail to check equipment availability, or if you'd like more information on our rental program.

 

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