Dawn Bloss

Review of Arlington House of Cameras

RENTING EQUIPMENT POLICY (What they don't tell you...

RENTING EQUIPMENT POLICY (What they don't tell you) -The first time I visited their website, I noticed you could rent a lens, so I decided to give them a visit a few months back to see what the shop was like and to inquire more about it and found it would be really useful to rent a lens to test it out before buying. I ended up having a shoot one day and go in a couple days early to rent one out. They asked for my driver's license and if I had a major credit card. I handed them my debit card to cover the day rental, but they don't accept anything that says 'debit' or 'checking'. Why? In order to rent out equipment, they take out a DEPOSIT for the equipment you are borrowing. You can't pay in cash either (unless you can buy the camera/lens then and there.) They give it back. However, at no point was this mentioned to me via person beforehand, and it's not written anywhere on the website. I would say do your research first, but it's something that you couldn't research. Hopefully this helps other photographer's like me who are just starting out in photography. (I understand the reasoning behind it and it would've been better if this was written SOMEWHERE in fine print. But seriously, it's counterproductive to business because most of the people who test out/rent lenses are the ones who can't afford them, so it's moreso used for portfolio building to get a better paying photography job.)