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The Best Gifts for the Photographer or Videographer in Your Life
The gift-giving holidays are upon us, so it was fitting to put together a list of our favorite gift ideas for these upcoming holidays. Because if you’re a photographer or videographer, you’ve probably gotten a dozen of those lens-shaped coffee mugs at this point, so let’s make a list of products…
Quick Fixes for Common Videography Mistakes
A couple of weeks ago, we shared some solutions that photographers just starting in their hobbies or careers might find helpful as they learn the ins and outs of their cameras. However, people experimenting with video might also run into several common problems if they’re not yet experienced in the…
Quick Fixes for Common Photography Mistakes
Getting started in photography in 2025 can be overwhelming. There is no shortage of information, but it’s easy to get overburdened when trying to solve simple problems a beginner might encounter. While the help is out there, we decided to give you a quick list of fixes for common mistakes someone…
Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8 Review: Photographing Brown Bears in Katmai
There I was, sitting in my office thinking about an upcoming photography trip, as I so frequently do. I often like to take little breaks from redundant office work or photo editing to dream and fantasize about upcoming adventures. Not only do I like to imagine what upcoming adventures will be like,…
First Impressions with the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM
I have extensive experience with macro lenses. I’ve owned at least half a dozen of them at this point and have regularly used another half dozen over the last decade or so. My love for macro lenses extends so far that it’s literally the only lens I have for my personal Fuji GFX100S. So, when Sony’s…
A Technical Review of the Fujifilm GFX 100RF
The Fuji GFX 100RF arrived from Lensrentals.com looking brand new. The first surprise was how compact it felt compared to the other GFX cameras. For a medium-format camera, it is downright svelte, close in heft to a Nikon Z7 with a small 35mm lens. The design evokes a modern digital version of the…
Five Things I’ve Learned While Being on a Commercial Set
Being on a professional photography or videography set for the first time can be an incredibly stressful and enriching experience. But if you’re coming into it for your first (or second) time, it can be a lot leading up to the day. It’s generally a fast-paced environment where everyone is expected…
How Lighting Affects Your Background
Over the years, I have discussed various lighting setups extensively on this blog. We’ve discussed the fundamentals at length, but I’ve also presented numerous experimental lighting diagrams and breakdowns. However, one thing has always been consistent across all those articles: the focus of the…
14 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Rent From Us
At Lensrentals.com, we’re known for renting cameras, lenses, and other equipment to photographers and videographers throughout the United States and those traveling worldwide. While much of our bread and butter consists of Sony a7R V camera systems and Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L lenses, we also offer a…
Still Tearing It Up: Teardown of the Sony PTZ FR7
### A Birthday Teardown Let’s talk about the Pink Elephant in the room and get that out of the way. I ghosted you, I know. It wasn’t my plan, but sometimes shirt happens. Kind of a perfect storm of shirts, actually. There was Covid when everything came to a halt, and we wondered for most of a year…
Gear We Miss: 5 Products That Deserve a Comeback
These past couple of weeks, as we celebrate another Lensrentals.com birthday, we’re taking a few strolls down memory lane. We first discussed the most popular rentals over the past 19 years, then took a closer look at some of the most groundbreaking pieces of gear from that time. But today, we’re…
Then & Now: A Look At Top Products From Over the Years
As you learned last week through emails and the previous blog post, Lensrentals.com turns 19 years old this month, which is undoubtedly a cause for celebration. What started as Roger renting out his camera lenses to friends has turned into a massive rental house, while still maintaining its family…