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Deal of the Week

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Deal of the Week - BorrowLenses.com Lens Rentals

Check out our Deal of the Week!
Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Oct. 14th using the discount code BLDOW.

» Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

» Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S ED

» Fuji X100 Digital Rangefinder with 35mm f/2 Lens

» Redrock DSLR Field Cinema Deluxe Bundle

Deal of the Week

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Deal of the Week - 10.7.12

Check out our Deal of the Week!
Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Oct. 7th using the discount code BLDOW.

» Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

» Nikon D4 Digital SLR

» Kino Flo Diva-Lite 400

» Lectrosonics 100 Series Wireless UHF Lavalier Mic Set (Freq Block 21)

Deal of the Week

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Deal of the Week - 9-30-12

Check out our Deal of the Week!
Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Sept. 30rd using the discount code BLDOW.

» Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

» Nikon 50mm f/1.4G AF-S

» Sony 85mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss

» Zeiss Compact Prime CP.2 85mm/T2.1 EF Canon Mount

BorrowLenses.com iPhone 5 Upgrade Alternative

Cool Stuff Gear Talk

Here at BorrowLenses.com we understand not everyone is impressed enough with the new iPhone 5 to upgrade. For those looking for an alternate upgrade path for their iPhone we’d like to introduce you to our iPhone 5 Upgrade Alternative:

Who needs an iPhone 5 upgrade when you can slap a top of the line CP.2 cinema lens on your iPhone 4. This handy dandy solution knocks out two birds with one stone:
1. No need for a vintage filter app. Enjoy a warm hue, vignetted frame and ample dust spots on a lens adapter magnification screen.
2. Enjoy the optical advantage only the Zeiss CP.2 Super Speed Lens can provide.

Everyone who sees you filming with this bad boy on your iPhone will instantly know you’re a DP on the rise. See some example footage below:

Rent yours today:
Zeiss Compact Prime CP.2 50mm/T 1.5 Super Speed EF Mount
iPhone 4 and iPhone EF mount adapter not included.

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Sharpness You Can See: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM II

Gear Talk

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM II at BorrowLenses.com

The much anticipated release of the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM II has been the source of much discussion and debate. While the lens has some notable differences than the original Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM (we’ll cover those at the end) the #1 attribute of note is its sharpness. (more…)

Architecture: BorrowLenses.com Fan Photography Challenge

Company News Contests & Discounts

Architecture - BorrowLenses.com Fan Photography Challenge

New: Architecture Fan Photo Challenge
Week 2 of our BorrowLenses.com Fan Photo Challenge is underway and we’ve opened up submissions for our latest weekly category: Architecture Photography. Submit your Architecture photos on our Facebook fan page or learn how you can take part on Twitter and Instagram.

Photo submissions are open from Monday 9/17 to Sunday 9/23 11:59PM PST and voting continues until Sunday 9/30 11:59PM PST.
Note: You can submit any image taken anytime.

Recommended Architecture Photography Lenses: Nikon Tilt-Shifts and Canon Tilt-Shifts

Last Weeks Landscape Fan Photo Challenge
If you missed submitting to our Landscape Photo Challenge we’d still love to have you take part by voting for your favorite landscape photos. Voting is open until Sunday 9/23 11:59PM PST. Help us pick the best of the best.

Learn more about our ongoing weekly fan photo challenge

Deal of the Week

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BorrowLenses.com Discount of the Week - Lens Rentals via BorrowLenses.com

Check out our Deal of the Week!
Save 25% on the following gear when you place your order this week. If you’ve had your eye on these items to try, now is the time as our discount is good for any rental date as long as your order comes in this week by 11:59PM (PST) Sunday, Sept. 23rd using the discount code BLDOW.

» Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S ED VR II

» Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

» Elinchrom Ranger Quadra – 400ws Dual-Head Location Kit

» Giga Pan EPIC Pro Robotic Camera Mount