If you would like to contribute to the studios list, reply to this post with the studio info in the following format:
CITY
Rental Company – https://www.rentalurl.com
Notes on the rental
EQUIPMENT RENTAL DIRECTORY
LONDON
Fresh Digi – Rental — Fresh Digi
Run by experienced digital technician Alex.
Rock Camera Rentals – https://www.rockcameras.co.uk/services-5
Also have a shop selling top equipment for Digi
Gripvan – https://gripvan.com
Lighting, grip, and camera rental plus crewing and production vehicles.
Direct Digital – Direct Digital | Camera & Lighting Rental in London & Beyond
Part of the Panavision Group. Cameras, lenses, lighting, computers, production support. Also operates in Manchester and Paris.
ProLighting London – https://prolightinglondon.com/
Professional lighting rental for photo and film productions. Sister operation to ProLighting Paris, 18+ years running.
DigiBoutique – https://www.digiboutique.com/
E2. Digital capture equipment, shoot computers, monitors, tethering gear, lighting, LED wall hire with dedicated technician support.
Big Sky Studios (equipment rental) – https://bigskylondon.com/
Also a studio complex (see Studios list) that offers lighting equipment rental alongside studio space.
Pixipixel – https://pixipixel.com/
CLOSED
Midnight Digital – Midnight Digital - Photographic Equipment, Digi Equipment Rental, Digi Op London, Digi Tech London
Digi equipment rental and digi op/digi tech services.
123 London – https://123london.co.uk/
Professional photographic lighting and equipment rental.
Pro Centre London – https://procentre.co.uk/
Camera, lighting, video, and sound equipment rental and sales.
JJ Lighting – https://jjlighting.com/
Photographic and film lighting hire.
Pro Light London Ltd – https://prolight.london/
Film lighting rental for music, commercial, and fashion productions — Arri, Creamsource, Astera, ARRI Skypanel, Nanlux. Note: a separate company from ProLighting London/Paris above despite the similar name.
MILAN
Circus Studios (rental division, “Il Giocoliere”) – Rental
Cameras, lights, reflectors, video gear, digital equipment. Also has a Rome location.
MediaMaking – Professional AV Equipment Rental in Milan - MediaMaking
Video, lights & grip, audio, and technical/event rental — Profoto, Broncolor, Elinchrom, Arri, Sony, Canon, RED.
NEW YORK CITY
Vela Rentals – https://www.vela.nyc/
Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 24-hour lighting, grip, production, and telecom rental; also has an attached 7,500 sq ft studio.
Scheimpflug (FLUG) – https://www.scheimpflug.com/
Chelsea. Camera and lens rental, camera-movement rental (sliders/jibs), monitor rental.
ShareGrid – https://www.sharegrid.com
Peer-to-peer gear rental marketplace rather than a traditional rental house.
Camera Rentals NYC – https://www.camerarentalsnyc.com
Times Square. Camera rental house that specifically caters to visiting international crews.
ROOT Studios – https://rootnyc.com/
Also functions as an equipment rental house alongside studio space (see Studios list).
LOS ANGELES
Milk Studios (LA) – Milk Equipment Rental
Studios 1–6, Hangar, and Pavilion.
DFI Rentals – https://www.dfirentals.com/
Camera, lighting, grip, and audio rental.
SYNC Photo Rental (L.A. Photo Group) – https://www.syncphotorental.com/
Hollywood. Photo/motion equipment and grip vans.
LA Film Rentals – https://www.lafilmrentals.com/
Film & TV equipment rental.
Deckhand Camera Rentals – https://www.deckhand.com/
Camera, lighting, and grip rental.
Quixote – https://www.quixote.com/
Production vehicles plus lighting & grip fleet; also runs studio space in LA (see Studios list).
PARIS
ProLighting Paris – https://prolighting.paris/
Lighting rental for photo and film, 18+ years running. Sister operation to ProLighting London.
Direct Digital (Paris) – Direct Digital | Camera & Lighting Rental in London & Beyond
Same company as the London/Manchester listing above — cameras, lighting, computers, production support.
Format Format – https://www.formatformat.com/
Digital and lighting equipment rental.
Digital&Co – https://digitalandco.fr/
Sales and rental of digital/photo equipment.
Matphoto – Matphoto
Audiovisual equipment rental — cameras, lenses, lighting, accessories.
711rent – https://www.711rent.com/en/rent/paris
Multi-city rental platform. Photo cameras, lighting, and misc equipment.
NAPOLI
Zak.Rent – https://zak.rent/