ive just...

[Jeni]

requested a weeks hire of the sigma 10-20mm lens from lenses for hire for when we go on holiday a week on monday! :D pray for good weather for me, plz!

[kooky]

Really hope you get the weather Jeni

[benjiblanco]

We'll pray Jeni..

You'll enjoy that lens, its a great fun lens to have. Just remember to point it down and get close. :top:

[flook]

pointing it up or to the side works great too, so long as you get close;) :top:

[Mike]

It's an excellent lense Jeni, I look forward to seeing your photos:) I'll be taking mine when we go to Portugal in 2 weeks time :top
Mike

[Jones]

I've just....

...learnt that you can hire lenses!

Enjoy! You're sure to get perfect weather...

[miffy]

Can anyone give me a rough idea how much it costs to hire a lens like this? Please!

xxjan

[benjiblanco]

£28 a week :top:


checkout the retailer news forum Jan, there's a link to http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk there, just like this one :)

[miffy]

Thanks for the link, Ben:top:

xxjan

[Pipeman]

Enjoy the lens, Jeni.

[sharkbait]

Enjoy the lense jeni!!1

And I'd like to put a word in for lenses for hire... I have used them a few times and the service has always been excellent, the lenses in good nick and the prices way better than anything else I could find!!!:top::top:

[Jeni]

im just waiting for confirmation that i have it for these dates. i have my fingers crossed, and toes, and anything else that can be crossed is lol.

[JamesStan]

One word of warnign about the 10-20..... things are much MUCH closer than they appear lol. i nealry walked over the edge of a cliff whilst composingmy shot through the view finder and walking forward, when i movved the camera away form my face the cliff edge was right in front of me lol.

[Jeni]

lol thx for the warning James, ill be careful!

[flook]

also on a serious note, read their terms and conditions, there insurance excess is (from memory) £2000, altho they do offer a waiver for an additional fee. This means of course if you damage the lens and dont have the waiver, then you will be coughing up for the full cost :confuse:

[badbadman]

You'll have great fun with one of these Jeni.

Remember to fill your foreground with something and also take a head and shoulders pic of the Hubby up close.:legal:

[Beeje25]

also on a serious note, read their terms and conditions, there insurance excess is (from memory) £2000, altho they do offer a waiver for an additional fee. This means of course if you damage the lens and dont have the waiver, then you will be coughing up for the full cost :confuse:

http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/questions-and-answers-3-w.asp#Insurance%20excess

Is there an excess on the insurance?

Yes. You will have to meet the first £150 of any claim.

I just hired the 70-200 L f2.8:D it arrived the day before i wanted it

[Jeni]

well ive hired it from Monday 15th June for 7 days. it will be with me Friday 12th June before 17:30 and i need to post it back to them no later than Monday 22nd June. means i can get some practice in with it, and some critique off you lot before i take it on holiday :D

they dont have a 77mm polarizer though :( which i also wanted to hire. anyone got a spare they can lend me :) *smiles sweetly*

[badbadman]

I have a CPL for mine and to be honest I very rarely use it as the lens does a good job of darkening skies anyway because of its Angle of View. :)

[Jeni]

thats good to know Stew, thanks.

[Beeje25]

I have a CPL for mine and to be honest I very rarely use it as the lens does a good job of darkening skies anyway because of its Angle of View. :)

best way to darken the sky with this lens i found is to get the sun behind you and tilt the lens up or down but im sure you'll find out when you start to play

[Jeni]

when i borrowed my friends wide angle lens for the ferrari shots last year i didnt have a polarizer, and i did get quite dark skies on a few pictures. Calumet manchester lent me a polarizer free of charge for the few hours i needed it :top:

[badbadman]

I'd see how you like the lens first then invest in the CPL if you buy one.

Be cheeky and ask the hirers if they'll add one for free, tell them you will sing their praises on the forums and Facebook. :top:

[Jeni]

I'd see how you like the lens first then invest in the CPL if you buy one.

Be cheeky and ask the hirers if they'll add one for free, tell them you will sing their praises on the forums and Facebook. :top:

i had added one, was an extra £5, but they dont have one for the period im hiring.

[badbadman]

i had added one, was an extra £5, but they dont have one for the period im hiring.

Bugger. :headbanger: