Well, I got myself a 7d 2 weeks before Christmas as a present to myself.
I did get a kit lens but wanted to go shoot ice hockey on Boxing Day aswell.
After much recommendation from people on here, I finally decided that I was going to get the Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L series lens.
But then I started to read alot of people complaining about its size and weight even though it gives fantastically clear images, this was a little off putting for me considering its the best part of £1100 2nd hand.
So, i saw the advertisment at the top of the screen for LFH.co.uk I then clicked on this and began to look around.
The site is very informative and simple to use, any questions I had could be answered from the site, picking dates with delivery and collection times was also very easy.
Still abit unsure about this lens, I decided to give them a call.
The lady Kelly (i think) and Steve on the phone was more than polite with me even after the 6th call.
I got lots of advice from them with possibilites to try aswell as any current offers they had on, there was a rent one week get another week free over the Chrimbo period.
So I ordered the lens for 24th December 2010 to my work place, sure enough the lens arrived within the morning.
It was a big box, i did not know how big this lens would be so the packaging could have been paper for all i knew.
It came out of a blue bag, and the box was very sturdy. As i opened the box it was more than packaged from any earth quakes happening.
Inside was all instructions about return and what should be inside the box with a check list.
The lens itself was perfectly clean with a hoya pro filter and collar attached.
When it came to returning it, it was easy than when i recieved the lens.
Called the number for a pick up once it was all packaged away and 3 hours later the lens was gone.
I would just like to say, anyone that is slightly unsure about spending X amount on a lens, see if you can hire it first to see if it suits you.
Excellent service from the lads and ladies at LensForHire.co.uk
Im now looking to spend £1600 on a brand new lens.
I did get a kit lens but wanted to go shoot ice hockey on Boxing Day aswell.
After much recommendation from people on here, I finally decided that I was going to get the Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L series lens.
But then I started to read alot of people complaining about its size and weight even though it gives fantastically clear images, this was a little off putting for me considering its the best part of £1100 2nd hand.
So, i saw the advertisment at the top of the screen for LFH.co.uk I then clicked on this and began to look around.
The site is very informative and simple to use, any questions I had could be answered from the site, picking dates with delivery and collection times was also very easy.
Still abit unsure about this lens, I decided to give them a call.
The lady Kelly (i think) and Steve on the phone was more than polite with me even after the 6th call.
I got lots of advice from them with possibilites to try aswell as any current offers they had on, there was a rent one week get another week free over the Chrimbo period.
So I ordered the lens for 24th December 2010 to my work place, sure enough the lens arrived within the morning.
It was a big box, i did not know how big this lens would be so the packaging could have been paper for all i knew.
It came out of a blue bag, and the box was very sturdy. As i opened the box it was more than packaged from any earth quakes happening.
Inside was all instructions about return and what should be inside the box with a check list.
The lens itself was perfectly clean with a hoya pro filter and collar attached.
When it came to returning it, it was easy than when i recieved the lens.
Called the number for a pick up once it was all packaged away and 3 hours later the lens was gone.
I would just like to say, anyone that is slightly unsure about spending X amount on a lens, see if you can hire it first to see if it suits you.
Excellent service from the lads and ladies at LensForHire.co.uk
Im now looking to spend £1600 on a brand new lens.
