The society has a large range of equipment available to rent for free by our members, including a range of film/digital slr cameras, lighting equipment and lenses.
There are however some rules to follow, to insure that everybody gets the opportunity to make rentals.
- If you wish to rent something you must complete the contact forms below for the item/s you would like.
- Rentals run for one week only. The item being rented must be collected at a Friday meeting and returned the following meeting. If this will not be possible, we must be informed before you take the item.
- Anyone failing to return the item on time (without letting us know, if there is a reason) will be fined £10 for each week it is not returned. This will be taken from your deposit. In addition if it is more than a week late, you will be banned from further rentals.
- Any damage to equipment, accidental or not, will result in the seizure of your deposit money until an agreed amount is deducted. This amount will be based on extent of damage, cost of replacement and will be made by the committee.
From this I will form waiting lists and email those who will get the gear on each Friday.
Please can I also ask that you bring with you a completed rentals form, which you can download from here.
Below is a list of the equipment that we have available to rent:
Manual focus Nikon 35mm film camera
Got an urge to try film but think the camera above is a bit complicated? This one’s for you.
Deposit: £20
Available
Nikon D50 + battery + 512mb card + charger + UV filter + usb cable + Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens, all in a bag
The Nikon version of everything you need to get shooting. Bit older than the Sonys, but still good.
Deposit: £50
Available
Sony a230 + battery + 2gb SD card + charger + Sony 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens, all in a bag
Everything you need to get shooting. The lens is perfect for landscapes and general ‘walkaround’ subjects, and will have a stab at a bit of sports and portraiture too.
Deposit: £50
Available
Sony a230 + battery + 2gb SD card + charger + Sony 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 lens, all in a bag
Everything you need to get shooting. The lens is perfect for landscapes and general ‘walkaround’ subjects, and will have a stab at a bit of sports and portraiture too.
Deposit: £50
Unavailable
Autofocus Nikon 35mm film camera
Got an urge to try film? Here’s a good way in. Works with all the Nikon fit lenses below.
Deposit: £50
Available
Bronica ETRSi (Medium Format)
Bronica medium format ETRS + Bronica Zenza Non-Pe 75mm f2.8
Have you ever seen Remy wandering around the campus, looking oh-so-cool as he composes another masterpiece? Want to be just like him? Now you can. You’ll need a light meter of some sort though.
Deposit: £50
Available
Pentax 645 body, 120 film back, plastic blanking back, 80mm f2.8 lens
A great easy to use, medium format camera with acts just like a big SLR. + 80mm f2.8
Deposit: £50
Available
Autofocus prime lens for the Sony DSLRs, perfect for portraits.
Giving a wide aperture and letting you take headshots with a pleasing perspective, this is sharp from corner to corner and has great bokkeh to boot.
Deposit: £50
Available
Autofocus prime lens – fits all EOS cameras
Giving a wide aperture and letting you take headshots with a pleasing perspective, this is sharp from corner to corner and has great bokkeh to boot.
Deposit: £50
Available
Autofocus prime lens – fits all Nikon cameras
Giving a wide aperture and letting you take headshots with a pleasing perspective, this is sharp from corner to corner and has great bokkeh to boot.
Deposit: £50
Available
A mid level autofocus lens for Nikon, constant f/4 aperture. Autofocus with the f801s and the D50, but not with the D40 or D60
This one’s well worth a look – a reasonably fast tele-photo zoom with decent performance and lovely 1980s build quality.
Deposit: £50
Available
Fully manual macro lens – fits Sony/Minolta AF, Pentax PKA & Nikon
Craaaaaazy zoom – but can you focus it?
Deposit: £50
Available
Sigma 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 D (macro) – Nikon mount
Autofocus Nikon fit lens (will not autofocus with D40 and D60 cameras).
Decent telephoto zoom with interesting 1:2 macro ability.
Deposit: £20
Available
(Adaptall-2,BBAR), Macro 1:2. Fully manual macro lens – fits Sony/Minolta AF, Pentax PKA & Nikon
Really rather nice 1:2 macro lens. Fully manual; this one will suprise you.
Deposit: £20
Unavailable
Fully manual Nikon fit lens
Always fancied some candid work? This tiny lens will let you keep your distance from your subject.
Deposit: £20
Available
Fully manual Nikon fit lens
Fast, wide-angle performance. Combine this with the D50 for that Henri Cartier-Bresson style. Almost.
Deposit: £20
Available
Fully manual Nikon fit lens
With the AF version in stock, this one’s probably best used backwards to give crazy magnification.
Deposit: £25
Available
1x trigger, 4x receivers, trigger -> PC synch cable, Sony hotshoe adapter
Use these to remotely trigger flashguns or studio strobes up to around 30m away.
Deposit: £50
Available
4x flash heads, 4x light stands, 2x umbrellas & 1 PC Synch cable. (may not look like photo)
No power adjustment, but this flash kit kicks out plenty of light and recharges quickly. Good first step into studio work.
Deposit: £50
Available
Paper roll background + stand
1x paper roll background and a stand to hold it up.
Use this to create seamless white backgrounds, perfect for fashion and beauty portraiture.
Deposit: £50
Unavailable
