Re:Rental camera gear destroyed by the 2017 eclipse
by tedunangst on Saturday September 02, 2017 @12:15PM
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They still probably lose out on some revenue until a replacement is in stock. Having a working lens is always better for business than getting reimbursed to buy a replacement lens. (That's the nature of the business, though.)
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Re:Rental camera gear destroyed by the 2017 eclipse
by hug on Saturday September 02, 2017 @10:12PM
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LensRentals do all possible repairs internally, so I suspect that the downtime on an expensive lens like that is minimal if possible. Roger mentioned on the photography subreddit that the aperture replacement was a $200 part and 3 to 4 hours -- it only took so long because it was that tech's first time replacing that part.
https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/6xg8a7/lens_re...
Re:Rental camera gear destroyed by the 2017 eclipse
by nateroling on Saturday September 02, 2017 @03:59PM
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He mentions in the article they rented out “thousands” of lenses. I’m guessing the few lenses they have to repair because of this is barely over their normal repair load.