Nikon Lens Rental Site Comparison

Nikon Lens Rental Site Comparison

Lens Rental.xlsx Nikon Lens Rental Data Collected August 2009 Minimum Reservations? Rental No week No 3 day Yes week Yes 5 day Yes week Yes week Yes 4 day Yes 3 day Yes week Yes week Yes week Yes week Yes week Where stores calculate shipping at checkout (noted with *), estimate RT shipping at $30. Week Rental $ $ 54.00 $ 54.00 $ 60.00 $ 68.00 $ 60.00 $ 67.00 $ 101.00 $ 80.00 $ 110.00 $ 85.00 $ 84.00 $ 100.00 $ 150.00 Dmg Waiver $ 4.00 $ 6.00 $ $ 14.00 $ 10.00 $ 17.00 $ 15.00 $ 7.00 $ 10.00 $ 7.00 $ 14.00 $ 35.00 $ 15.00 Total Week Rental with Waiver $ 88.00 $ 90.00 $ 90.00 $ 96.00 $ 100.00 $ 109.00 $ 116.00 $ 117.00 $ 120.00 $ 123.00 $ 128.00 $ 165.00 $ 205.00 Per Day Cost $ 12.57 $ 12.86 $ 12.86 $ 13.71 $ 14.29 $ 15.57 $ 16.57 $ 16.71 $ 17.14 $ 17.57 $ 18.29 $ 23.57 $ 29.29 Example: Rent Nikon 70-200 F/2.8 for a week Rentglass.com Try and Buy Lens* GlassandGear.com* Lens Giant* ZipLens* Nikon Telephoto Lenses Pro Photo Rental Camera Lens Rentals* LensProToGo Lens Rentals Borrow Lenses Rental* Focus Lens Rentals* CSI+ CANON ONLY Weblenses.com Rent Camera Gear PhotoLensRental.com Lens Lenders (Canada Only) REVIEW OF ONLINE RENTALS 8 Online Lens Rental Stores Compared http://www.rentglass.com/ http://tryandbuylens.com/ http://www.glassandgear.com/ http://www.lensgiant.com/ http://www.ziplens.com/ http://www.rentmylenses.com/ http://prophotorental.com/ http://www.cameralensrentals.com/ http://www.lensprotogo.com/ http://www.lensrentals.com/ http://www.borrowlenses.com/ http://www.focuslensrentals.com/ http://www.csirentals.com/ Rental $ $ 54.00 $ 40.00 $ 60.00 $ 58.00 $ 60.00 $ 67.00 $ 71.60 $ 67.00 $ 110.00 $ 85.00 $ 84.00 $ 100.00 $ 150.00 Shipping $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 14.00 $ 30.00 $ 25.00 $ $ 30.00 $ $ 31.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 40.00 Note Damage waiver not offered Week is actually 8 day rental 3-day Shipping included Shipping included Calendar shows availability http://www.webelenses.com/ http://www.rentcameragear.com/ http://www.photolensrental.com/ http://lenslenders.com/ http://photodoto.com/8-online-lensrental-stores-compared/ Page 1 of 1