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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Clive Carpenter on September 04, 2011, 05:42:49 am

Title: Hiring a tripod in Boston
Post by: Clive Carpenter on September 04, 2011, 05:42:49 am

I'll be visiting the US during the week of 19th September on business.  After that, I'm going to be flying to Boston and taking some time out doing some photography up the East coast. 

I'm reluctant to drag a tripod from the UK for the business trip.  Can anyone advise about a rental outlet in Boston that would hire Gitzo tripods?  I've done some searching on the internet, but with little success.

Any help would be appreciated.

Clive

Title: Re: Hiring a tripod in Boston
Post by: mcbroomf on September 04, 2011, 09:35:21 am

I googled "boston camera rentals" and found a few places, 2 of them look like they have SLR tripods;

EP Levine
http://www.eplevine.com/Merchant2/rental/2011RentalPricelist.pdf
They don't say what make of tripod

Borrowlenses
http://www.borrowlenses.com/category/Tripods_and_heads
They have one Gitzo, also Induro and Manfrotto,

Hope that helps

Title: Re: Hiring a tripod in Boston
Post by: SeanBK on September 04, 2011, 09:28:28 pm

Last fall I went on west coast trip. I mailed my Gitzo tripod through FedEx. My Gitzo fitted their triangular box perfectly. At the end I mailed it back, no problem. Check out the price.
  Sean

Title: Re: Hiring a tripod in Boston
Post by: Clive Carpenter on September 05, 2011, 04:01:32 am

 Mike :  Your Googling's a lot better than mine   :(  All I could find with tripods for video rental.

Sean :  That's an excellent idea that needs investigating.

Many thanks, both of you.  Very helpful....

Clive

Title: Re: Hiring a tripod in Boston
Post by: Jack Varney on September 05, 2011, 07:46:49 pm

"EP Levine
http://www.eplevine.com/Merchant2/rental/2011RentalPricelist.pdf
They don't say what make of tripod"

I recommend E.P. Levine. I traveled to the Boston area in April and purchased a tripod head from them. They are very knowledgeable and they have an extensive rental inventory.

Title: Re: Hiring a tripod in Boston
Post by: Swanhaven on October 09, 2011, 04:15:58 am

Jack's right - E P Levine is great - bit hard to find (industrial area) but have a good range and a great hiring department and all the folksknow what they are talking about.