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Peer-to-peer camera rental

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derwiki
@derwiki · Founder, CameraLends
Founder here, let me know if you have any questions :)
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Welcome, @derwiki! How willing are people to lend their expensive cameras to one another? Photographers already have a camera so what's their motivation for renting one? (excuse my naive questions -- I'm not familiar with photography or the community) :) cc my buddy, @koesbong
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derwiki
@derwiki · Founder, CameraLends
@rrhoover people are *surprisingly* willing to lend out their gear, or at least make it available. Sure professional photogs have gear, but many freelance and just-out-of-art-school photographers/videographers end up renting anyway. And as someone like me, a "full arsenal" of lenses would be over 10k, so I just borrow lenses for trips/shoots as I need them.… See more
Koes Bong
@koesbong
@derwiki, I have used many rental services like LensRentals and I've had thought about a similar idea as CameraLends before, but always got blocked by these questions: -. If I am renting out my equipment, is it insured and if so, by how much? -. If I have a big shoot, I wouldn't be looking to rent at the last minute, so sites like LensRentals seems perfect… See more
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derwiki
@derwiki · Founder, CameraLends
@koesbong as a lender, yes, you're covered. The renter can either assume full responsibility or add a protection fee to their reservation to cover up to 2500. I'm happy to say that there have been zero instances of damaged or lost goods since launching. "big shoots" imply big budgets, so yea, BorrowLenses or LensRental might be perfect for what you need. Ca… See more