Recommended lens rental company/lens type?

[Wadecool]

Can you guys recommend a good 18-135, 18-200, or 18-300 lens to rent and a good company to rent it from? We will be checking into AoA Oct 5th to 13th. I have a Nikon D3100.

Thanks in advance.

 

[MAJPLO]

I can't help you with input on the lens but cameralensrentals.com has been great for me. Very flexible, decent prices, easy to use. I have a rental arriving in a couple of days. :

 

[rmattman]

I have used Lensrentals.com with good success on several occasions but I am in Memphis and do not pay shipping (pick-up from warehouse). Lensrentals.com has a new local pick-up location in Nashville TN if you are driving to WDW.

I used Kingdom Camera Rentals on the last trip. Good prices, no shipping, and they deliver and pick-up free at the WDW resorts. Plus you can shorten your rental to only the days the equipment will be needed at WDW. I am renting a D600, 14-24/2.8, 24-70/2.8 for the upcoming trip Oct. 5 - 12 from them.

I have the 18-200 kit lens for my D7000. It has served well as my walk-around lens. The only time I wished for more focal length was on the safari ride at Animal Kingdom. Not a fast lens but overall good results with outside shots and inside character greetings. I have heard good things about the 18-300 but no personal experience.

 

[Wadecool]

Thanks for the advice. I'm leaning toward using Kingdom Camera Rentals and going with the 18-300 lens.

 

[nbaresejr]

[QUOTEThanks for the advice. I'm leaning toward using Kingdom Camera Rentals and going with the 18-300 lens.][/QUOTE]

I have never used Kingdom but have read good things about them. I am responding more to let you know that 300mm in Disney is really really long. I only took out my 70-200L a few times, one being the animal kingdom. Other then that its really not needed. I would suggest a faster lens, something with and aperture of 2.8 or faster

 

[havoc315]

Just to agree with nbaresjr, renting the 18-300 seems like a waste. You wouldn't be getting any better images than your kit lens, likely lower quality. Simply more reach.
Better off renting the 17-55/2.8, which will give you vastly better image quality. And if you feel you need the additional reach at times, also rent something like the 70-300, though you'd probably only need it for the safari.
"All in One" lenses sacrifice image quality, weight, and low light ability, all just to achieve an all-in-one convenient range.

 

[beachclub]

another vote for cameralensrentals.com. They are super nice and make it all easy.

 

[MrD1sturbed]

I've used both http://www.borrowlenses.com and http://aperturent.com/, the later of which is local to Atlanta, and they are both great services. Very competitive prices. Make sure you opt for the insurance if you do rent, no matter what.