Rent Olympus Zuiko Lenses at LensRental.com
Given the price of Zuiko lenses, it would be great to rent the lenses before making a decision to buy. For instance, I've had my eye on the 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 lens for quite some time. It runs around $700. Now, the reviews on the 11-22mm are stellar, but before I drop 700 smackers it would be nice to play with the lens a bit. If you shoot Olympus DSLR, you've probably already noticed that most camera shops won't touch Olympus with a 10 foot pole. Not sure why that is, but there you go. We Olympus shooters are left to buy online. Most of the big, reputable online photo sites carry Olympus, so this really hasn't been a problem, but rentals have been harder to come by.
Now that's all changed. I just discovered that LensRental.com now carries Olympus Zuiko lenses. The price to lay my hands on the coveted 11-22mm? $43 for seven insured days of shooting. Not bad - although shipping adds another $26. Seven days should be enough time for me to decide whether or not I'm interested in owning the lens.Olympus shooters are often left playing second (or third, or fourth) fiddle, so I thought I'd write this quick post in the hope that it will help other Olympus fans locate a resource for lens rentals.
