Do you rent out your equipment? at DVinfo.net

Eric Lian · January 27th, 2005, 12:53 PM

I have a couple XL-1s, Canon 10D Digital SLRs, related accessories, lighting/sound equipment, etc...

I was thinking of making my equipment available for rent when I'm not using it. Does anybody have any experience doing this? Do you have an insurance company or contact you presently use for this purpose?

Any tips? Any horror stories? Things to look out for?

Thanks,

-Eric

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Dan Uneken · January 28th, 2005, 05:52 PM

It pays to rent out your equipment. 5% of purchase value per day. Well insured (by the customer), only to trusted clients or with a proper deposit (credit card). But you have to provide backup if something breaks down, service the equipment more often than usual... so you may need to invest and perhaps you will lose some sleep thinking of your XL-1s not being at home..

Dylan Couper · February 6th, 2005, 11:27 PM

Hey Eric, try a forum search for gear rental. We've covered the pros and cons several times before and you should find some good reading.

Eric Lian · February 7th, 2005, 08:19 AM

Thanks, Dylan.

I've done the search and read some of the past comments. It sounds like most people have rented out their equipment on a casual basis, but I'm not finding anyone who consistently rents their equipment as a side business to their own shooting and has that equipment insured for that purpose.

I'll keep looking.

-Eric

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January 27th, 2005, 12:53 PM	#1
Eric Lian Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 61	Do you rent out your equipment when you're not using it? I have a couple XL-1s, Canon 10D Digital SLRs, related accessories, lighting/sound equipment, etc... I was thinking of making my equipment available for rent when I'm not using it. Does anybody have any experience doing this? Do you have an insurance company or contact you presently use for this purpose? Any tips? Any horror stories? Things to look out for? Thanks, -Eric ***** __________________ www.liandigitalmedia.com www.henry1.com

January 28th, 2005, 05:52 PM	#2
Dan Uneken Major Player Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Andalucia, Spain Posts: 301	It pays to rent out your equipment. 5% of purchase value per day. Well insured (by the customer), only to trusted clients or with a proper deposit (credit card). But you have to provide backup if something breaks down, service the equipment more often than usual... so you may need to invest and perhaps you will lose some sleep thinking of your XL-1s not being at home.. __________________ Film & TV locations & production Spain http://www.fotofilmvideo.com/

February 6th, 2005, 11:27 PM	#3
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Hey Eric, try a forum search for gear rental. We've covered the pros and cons several times before and you should find some good reading. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

February 7th, 2005, 08:19 AM	#4
Eric Lian Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 61	Thanks, Dylan. I've done the search and read some of the past comments. It sounds like most people have rented out their equipment on a casual basis, but I'm not finding anyone who consistently rents their equipment as a side business to their own shooting and has that equipment insured for that purpose. I'll keep looking. -Eric ***** __________________ www.liandigitalmedia.com www.henry1.com