jvangorp Loc: Stickney, SD

I am looking at renting a camera (Canon) body for a wedding my future niece wants me to shoot some pictures for her. The main reason for doing this is so I don't have to switch my lenses all the time. Looking for recommendations for the best sites to rent from. Thanks!

Dannj

Prepare yourself for the onslaught of “don’t do it” comments!!😂

jvangorp Loc: Stickney, SD

Oh, yeah? I've rented lenses before, quite a while ago, and didn't have any problems.

Quixdraw Loc: x

Onslaught not about the rental, about doing a family Wedding. Only way I would / did do it was in addition to the hired Pro. I'd do that again.

Haydon

What lenses do you have at your disposal?

jvangorp Loc: Stickney, SD

Yes, I am just a fill in/backup...they do have a pro hired..and I'm ok with it..just helping out.

jvangorp Loc: Stickney, SD

I plan on using my 50mm (canon) and a 70-200 (Tamron)

Quixdraw Loc: x

That is a good thing! I stayed out of the way of the Pros but got the whole Wedding & Reception. Because I knew a lot of the people I got additional shots that the Pros didn't even consider. I was also able to edit, retouch and get the photos to the kids in a week. The Pro set took a couple of months. It is a lot of work!

IDguy Loc: Idaho

Dannj

I was talking about shooting the family wedding. If you’ve been here a while you’ll understand my comment.
PS: “Oh, yeah?” isn’t a very friendly way to respond to a comment.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

IDguy is correct, lensrentals.com.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

I use RentGlass here in Kansas City, but they ship anywhere.
https://www.rentglass.com/

User ID

If you rent a body you’ll get to lug two cameras, each with it lens. But you won’t hafta swap between lenses. If instead of a body you rent a wide-to-tele do-it-all zoom lens you’ll get to lug one body with its single lens. And you still won’t hafta swap lenses.

Keep in mind that no matter what you choose, the most treasured pix always come from guests using phones.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

And If the wedding is indoors, what you chose should take into account whether or not flash will be allowed. If so, a single body with a zoom such as UserID suggested (something like a 24-70 or 24-105) is a good choice if you’re not the primary shooter and taking amateur shots. But if flash is not allowed, you’ll want the fastest prime(s) you own or can rent and a body (FF preferred) that is good at high ISO/low light performance.

As an example, when my youngest got married some years ago, they had an excellent pro shooting a pair of Nikon D750s, and since the indoor venue was well lighted, he used no flash until some low light shots near the end. With his permission, I shot my Canon 5D3 with no flash. I went in with my 24-105 f4L, but after a quick look, I went back to the car and changed to an 85 f1.8. Good thing I did - I was shooting at 1/125-1/200 from wide open to f2.8 max with ISOs typically in the 4,000-8,000 range. And like Quixdraw, my shots were edited and ready within days, and the bride’s mother liked mine as well as the pro’s because I got lots of shots he didn’t. That’s when a good low light FF and fast prime(s) really come into their own.

Just a note, if you’re an amateur sharing a venue with a paid pro, you really don’t want to be shooting flash as you can trash his shots.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

LensProToGo is excellent!