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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: geronimo13 on July 22, 2008, 05:49:56 pm

Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: geronimo13 on July 22, 2008, 05:49:56 pm
Hi!

I'm going to NYC this fall, around end of september.

Looking for a good place to rent a db + camera and some lights.

Preferable elinchrome ranger but profoto will do aswell.

Any good places with good prices?

Looking for a p30+ or p30 with an h2 + 80mm, 35mm and 150mm or 120 macro.
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: Studio12NYC on July 22, 2008, 05:52:06 pm
K&M Camera has the best prices and a great service.  Ask for Ross

Treat you like a real person even if you're not Steven Meisel's number 2.

TREC is a distant second
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: Anthony R on July 22, 2008, 05:55:35 pm
Have had good luck with Calumet and Fotocare
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: James R Russell on July 22, 2008, 06:11:01 pm
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Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: geronimo13 on July 22, 2008, 07:55:21 pm
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Thanks guys!

What about adorama? They seem to have the most fair prices atm. Thursday to monday rentals are pretty cheap.
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: Juanito on July 22, 2008, 08:14:53 pm
I love Fotocare! Fantastic customer service with none of the madness of B&H. They know their stuff too. If there's anything Leaf you want to check out, you can test it all there.

John
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: ericisaac on July 22, 2008, 09:02:31 pm
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FYI, Fotocare does not rent or carry phase products.
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: canmiya on July 22, 2008, 09:30:13 pm
for elinchrom lighting, i would recommend flashclinic:  http://www.flashclinic.com/index2.html (http://www.flashclinic.com/index2.html)
for phase/blad in addition to calumet, you might try lens and repro:
http://www.lensandrepro.com/ (http://www.lensandrepro.com/)
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: jing q on July 22, 2008, 09:45:49 pm
Adorama has good deals. I quite like using them. their thurs to monday deals are great.
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: TMARK on July 23, 2008, 12:40:12 am
Fotocare is great for rental. So is Calumet.
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: Raphael on July 23, 2008, 12:22:01 pm
On a connex topic, what is your best advice for insuring your gear, do you guys have any particular insurance provider recommendations, as per your own gear and occasional rentals?

Thanks,

R.
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: Studio12NYC on July 23, 2008, 12:37:55 pm
Adorama is also great!
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: fuzzyfoto on July 23, 2008, 01:20:47 pm
adorama = great
calumet = good
k & M = good
fotocare = MISERABLE, terrible, etc.
Title: Rental places in New York
Post by: Studio12NYC on July 23, 2008, 02:02:24 pm
AGREED!

Although I would lump Fotocare and Calumet in the same place and Adorama and K&M in the same place.  with TREC in the Middle

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calumet = good
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