Whilst it has been possible to hire Nikon and Canon equipment in the UK, until now, Sony lenses could only be hired in the USA and Germany. As we already have premises, staff and card processing facilities and Mike is passionate about Minolta/Sony gear, it made sense that we fill in the gap and provide Sony/Minolta equipment for hire in the UK.
We've pitched our prices at the same multiple of hire fee to lens value as companies in the USA, putting us below similar Canon/Nikon hirers in the UK.
Everything hired out will be in good condition, fully working and with all accessories and we will endeavor to send it, by a timed delivery, in good time for the start of the hire period. The hirer will need to be available to sign for receipt of the equipment.
Update - July 2011
After a successful first year we are increasing the numbers of our most popular lenses and making additions to the range. This will be an ongoing process, but at the moment we are not expecting to add to the camera bodies that we hire.
Up until now our customers have arrived entirely by word of mouth, but we will be starting to advertise our services shortly.
The most popular lenses book up well ahead, so if you have a holiday, wedding or show to photograph, don't leave it to the last minute to book a lens.
One of the best ever ultra wide angles for crop sensor cameras. Superb for landscapes and building interiors. Depth of field is massive and with the Sony steady shot on, hand held exposures of up to a quarter of a second are possible.
Prices
1 Week: £ 27
2 Weeks: £ 40
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A new build of Sigmas famous 10-20, heavier and more solid in construction, constant f3.5 across all focal lengths, this lens is chipped for the newer alpha cameras.
Prices
1 Week: £ 33
2 Weeks: £ 50
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A beautiful lens, solidly built, quiet and fast. Not a light weight lens though, and not a walkaround lens. Picture quality superb, ideal for smaller wildlife or hide based bird photography.
More Details
Max Aperture: 4 - 5.6
Min Aperture: 22 - 32
Focal Range: 70 - 400mm
Min Focus Distance: 150cm
Max Magnification: 1 : 3.7
Length: 196mm
Weight: 1500g
See Dyxum's Information about this lens
Prices
1 Week: £ 65
2 Weeks: £ 96
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Reckoned by Dyxum to be one of the sharpest lenses made for Minolta and Sony cameras, it gives 1:1 reproduction and whilst ideal for macros of insects and small flowers, it's max aperture of f2.8 and sharpness make it ideal for many purposes.
Prices
1 Week: £ 24
2 Weeks: £ 36
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Big, but not as big or heavy as the 70-400. It is a practical lens to hand hold if the light is reasonable. Good for moving wildlife, sports air shows etc. Superb build quality, fast and silent.
Prices
1 Week: £ 70
2 Weeks: £ 104
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An excellent wildlife lens, lots of reach without a massive weight to carry around. Same height as the Beercan but nearly twice the reach.
More Details
Max Aperture: 4.5 - 6.7
Min Aperture: 32 - 45
Focal Range: 100 - 400mm
Min Focus Distance: 200cm
Max Magnification: x0.25
Length: 149mm
Weight: 840g
See Dyxum's Information about this lens
Prices
1 Week: £ 34
2 Weeks: £ 50
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A very different lens this one. Fully manual, you set the aperture, ideally to f8 then you set the focus to 1m. and fire away. In most lighting conditions you'll need +1 stop on the metering. Intended for crop sensor cameras, it fills the frame, (not circular like some fisheyes) it gives almost 180 degree coverage (sigma 10-20mm gives almost 90 degrees).
A good quality, sharp, prime lens that will give photos with a difference.
Prices
1 Week: £ 28
2 Weeks: £ 40
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Very small and light for such a long focal length, the only mirror lens with auto focus. Can be carried around all day, but unless the light is very good you would need a tripod or some support. It is capable of taking sharp photographs but needs more care to avoid shake than most telephoto lenses possibly due to it's light weight.
Prices
1 Week: £ 30
2 Weeks: £ 45
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Rated 4.99 out of 5 for sharpness on dyxum reviews, this is a superb little lens, small, light and fast to focus. So deeply set into the mount is this lens, that unusually, it does not need or come with a lens hood. This is not a true macro in that it only reaches 1:2 magnification, but at its closest on an A700, a compact flash card fills the frame.
Prices
1 Week: £ 25
2 Weeks: £ 36
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Sharp and very fast, an ideal low light or street photography lens. Can be handy for places where flash is not allowed, such as in church at weddings, but watch for the very narrow depth of field when wide open. Just read the Dyxum reviews on this lens.
Prices
1 Week: £ 54
2 Weeks: £ 80
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It is expected that it's main use on hire will be as a competent second body for wedding or wildlife photographers. It has live view with a tilting back screen (ideal for outdoor macros where you can't get your head low enough or close enough). It has a very high frame rate, up to 7fps, good for sports or fast moving wildlife.
Prices
1 Week: £ 48
2 Weeks: £ 72
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This works off-camera, wirelessly, with those models of Sony camera that support wireless flash. Has it's own stand and tripod mount. Takes four AA batteries.
Prices
1 Week: £ 13
2 Weeks: £ 18
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Sony's top of the range flash gun, wireless off camera or on camera. Works with other Sony flashguns, more power and more controls than the F42 flash.
Has a stand and tripod mount and takes 4 AA batteries.
Prices
1 Week: £ 19
2 Weeks: £ 30
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Set of fully auto extension tubes for SonyMinolta, can be used with most lenses to decrease the closest focusing distance.
Prices
1 Week: £ 8
2 Weeks: £ 10
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