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How to Rent Camera Gear For Your Next Adventure Vacation

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Going on a trip of a lifetime is something that you want to remember forever. Whether your favorite way of remembering experiences is through living in the moment, writing about your day to day activities, or taking pictures, you want to make sure you are doing everything you can to remember this experience perfectly. 

If your favorite way to remember trips and other experiences is through photography, then you are probably familiar with how intimidating and expensive the camera industry is. These days, smartphone cameras are amazing quality and you may be happy with that! If you want to try your hand at more serious photography or try out some gear for a really special trip, you likely are not prepared to buy all of the equipment necessary. 

Colorado Summer Panorama with Elks in the Rocky Mountains.

Lensrentals is a company built on the idea that you shouldn’t have to buy all of the fancy equipment to use some really top-notch gear for a trip. Founded in 2006 by Roger Cicala, Lensrentals has grown from a one man operation to the largest online rental provider for photography, videography, and lighting equipment and accessories in the United States. 

Lensrentals carries camera bodies and lenses in every format from every camera manufacturer. Their products are the highest quality possible. The Lensrentals team even goes as far as to sell all equipment that is older than two years so customers can be assured they are using like-new products. 

The way Lensrentals works is simple. You shop around the site to find the gear that fits your needs perfectly. You then pick a day you need the gear delivered by and Lensrentals will ship it to you so it arrives on time. You have the gear for the agreed upon amount of time so you can comfortably shoot whatever you need to! Then, you just ship the rented materials back to Lensrentals. Simple as that! Below are a few of the packages Lensrentals offers its customers.  (See our review of our experience with renting camera gear from Lensrentals)

Wildlife Kit for Canon

A group of North American Elks are resting on a meadow in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

This Lensrentals package is made for capturing wildlife photos in a variety of scenarios. If you are going on a trip where you think you might be in a setting with wild animals and you want to capture their beauty, then this package might work for you! The package includes: 

  • Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II
  • Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II
  • Canon 5D Mark IV
  • LensCoat LensSack Jr. 
  • Spare Canon LP-E6N Battery
  • SanDisk SDXC 128GB Extreme Pro 170MB/s UHS-1 U3 

You can rent all of this for only $312.00 for 7 days. Lenrentals allows you to customize the length of the package with a price change, as long as it is available for your desired dates.

Canon Full Frame Landscape Package

Beautiful views of Mount Shuksan at Picture Lake in Mount Baker National Forest near Deming, Washington.

This Lensrentals package is made so you can take the perfect landscape shots. If this is something you often do on your smartphone but are looking into trying an upgrade, then this is the package for you! It comes with: 

  • Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L III
  • Heliopan 82mm Slim Circular Polarizing Filter 
  • MeFOTO GlobeTrotter Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Kit 

This package only costs $138.00 for a 7 day rental from Lensrentals. 

Ikelite Canon 54 IV Underwater Camera Kit

The coral reefs are bathed in sun off just the coast of Roatán, Honduras

Even though smartphone companies say that their phones are technically water-resistant/waterproof, most of us don’t trust that claim quite enough to test our luck. The Ikelite Underwater Camera Kit rental package from Lensrentas is a great alternative for when you want to get some really great underwater shots. This kit is waterproof down to 200 feet and it includes: 

  • 30.4MP full-frame CMOS sensor; DIGIC 6+ image processor 
  • DCI 4K capture at 29.97 fps 
  • Canon 16-35mm f/2/8 III lens included 
  • Small Ikelite housing waterproof down to 200 feet

Lensrentals offers this camera rental kit to its customers for $613 for a 7 day rental. You can customize the length of your rental with a price change, as long as it is available for the days requested! Whatever your need is, step up your photography and videography game without the enormous price tag of buying your own gear. Lensrentals lets you rent their high-quality equipment for whatever needs you have! Check out their full list of rentals to see if something may work for your project.