Hi,
Someone here mentioned that they have never heard of rentals of the system being available still. Most rental shops will sell off equipment that is no longer currently repaired or supported by the manufacturer. Being a specialty 'boutique" rental house, I like carrying the harder to find items, as long as they have a unique value proposition, which GX680 definitely has, and will continue having. I rent almost every item ever made for the system, from my personal "GX680 museum" including multiple generations of same lenses, all 5 models of bodies, etc. I am located in Toronto, Canada.
Also have a number of GX680 models 1, II, and III, many models of lenses, and related gear still left for sale, after many years doing buying and selling of it, and will be posting updated list here soon, once I update prices.
My specialty (side passion) is in selling custom systems, which saves a lot of time from buying things piecemeal, or buying a large system with many things not needed for one's specific uses, then having to sell those items off. I don't really make a profit off it, doing it mainly to promote how great it is, and is a great way to connect with GX680 current or potential users. I have transacted with hundreds of GX680 buyers and sellers over the years.
Main advantage of buying from me is convenience, post sale support, professional system consulting and training, and end up selling a lot to Canadian and international clients, or to USA buyers that like buying a whole system, need something rare right away, or are traveling to Toronto, which I can then do some training if first time users and time is valuable to them. I have tested all the lenses with P45 or stitched P45 back, and been using the system professionally since 1998. Form that testing, I know that most lenses in the system can stand up to even higher MP and larger sensors.
Anyone can message me if interested. My buddy Yuri mentioned me in this thread, but forgot to mention that I also rent all my own personal gear. The equipment for sale has never been rented out by me, but haven't really promoted it, so rental requests have been rare. I do make sale gear available for rental if someone wants to try that specific item before buying, and I apply half the rental charge against purchase, but they always end up buying it, so never comes back.
Mir Lada
Toronto, Canada