Calumet Photographic

Theodore McNeil · October 16th, 2006, 07:54 PM

Can anybody recommend or not recommend leasing a video camera from Calumet? Or recommend someone else to lease from?

My situation: I live and work at a small government television station in a rural county on the eastern shore of Maryland. I can get some sidework doing local commercials and sports events but I have to get my own camera set up. I can't use the government's equipment for these jobs because it would violate the ethics policy and I could loose my day job. And I'm about 2 hours from the nearest rental house...

I just need access to a high-end prosumer camera, a few mics and i'll be good to go.

Steve House · October 18th, 2006, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Theodore McNeil

Can anybody recommend or not recommend leasing a video camera from Calumet? Or recommend someone else to lease from?

My situation: I live and work at a small government television station in a rural county on the eastern shore of Maryland. I can get some sidework doing local commercials and sports events but I have to get my own camera set up. I can't use the government's equipment for these jobs because it would violate the ethics policy and I could loose my day job. And I'm about 2 hours from the nearest rental house...

I just need access to a high-end prosumer camera, a few mics and i'll be good to go.

I haven't dealt with them in a number of years but Calumet has had a very very long history as a reliable vendor in the professional photography market. Whether you're getting the best deal or not compared to, say, B&H I couldn't say nor do I know anything about their leasing terms etc but from the general standpoint of whether they're on the up and up, I wouldn't hesitate to deal with them.

Barry Gribble · October 18th, 2006, 11:53 AM

I've bought some stuff in their showroom, but haven't rented. They were all-pro as far as I could tell.

Charles Perkins · October 18th, 2006, 03:02 PM

as far as i can say for calumet in the uk and the "pro"(haha) video department is... i only brought from them, so i cant comment on rental, but really, comeone people, when a customer comes into a shop to buy expensive stuff, have the right answers to the questions if you want me to come back. it fills me with anger thinking about them.

Chris Barcellos · October 18th, 2006, 04:33 PM

Might want to edit that post, Charles, before someone does it for you...

Chris Hurd · October 18th, 2006, 04:56 PM

Too late. Already edited. No profanity on my boards please -- thanks in advance.

At any rate, the question referred to Calumet in Chicago Illinois, not in the UK.

October 16th, 2006, 07:54 PM	#1
Theodore McNeil Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Centreville, Maryland Posts: 258	Calumet Photographic - Yea or Nay? Can anybody recommend or not recommend leasing a video camera from Calumet? Or recommend someone else to lease from? My situation: I live and work at a small government television station in a rural county on the eastern shore of Maryland. I can get some sidework doing local commercials and sports events but I have to get my own camera set up. I can't use the government's equipment for these jobs because it would violate the ethics policy and I could loose my day job. And I'm about 2 hours from the nearest rental house... I just need access to a high-end prosumer camera, a few mics and i'll be good to go.

October 18th, 2006, 11:53 AM	#3
Barry Gribble Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 817	I've bought some stuff in their showroom, but haven't rented. They were all-pro as far as I could tell. __________________ Barry Gribble Integral Arts, IMDB

October 18th, 2006, 04:33 PM	#5
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Might want to edit that post, Charles, before someone does it for you... __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

October 18th, 2006, 04:56 PM	#6
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Too late. Already edited. No profanity on my boards please -- thanks in advance. At any rate, the question referred to Calumet in Chicago Illinois, not in the UK. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

October 18th, 2006, 03:02 PM	#4
Charles Perkins Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: paris, fr Posts: 102	as far as i can say for calumet in the uk and the "pro"(haha) video department is... i only brought from them, so i cant comment on rental, but really, comeone people, when a customer comes into a shop to buy expensive stuff, have the right answers to the questions if you want me to come back. it fills me with anger thinking about them.