Thorough, responsible, professional rental place.
McNulty Nielsen needs to get their customers to post more on yelp, because I *know* I'm not the only satisfied customer. Keys:
* They have a 24-hour number, so unlike places that just close at 6 PM, they're always on call, which means, if you're a night owl like me, you can call the number at 1 AM and set up a reservation for the next day.
* They're thorough in a pro-customer way--they methodically check every single sub-piece of equipment and lens they're renting you, and make sure you do so, too, so that any scratch or problem area is marked, so they don't charge you for it. (Some places deliberately *don't* check their stuff carefully when it goes out. Think of any rental car place.)
* I've rented from them 8?--9? times now over a six-month period. They're perfect if you're a low-budget, multi-day production and need to supplement your equipment with, say, two lenses and a shoulder mount.
I was listening to one of my directors for the webseries we've been shooting, and he was telling me about a rental place in L.A. that shall remain nameless. This place deliberately styles itself as for cheap projects, but they won't guarantee equipment, there was no one there when my friend went to return it (and he got stuck waiting around for an hour), as well as other issues. Don't bother. Just pay the extra $20 and go to McNulty Nielsen. No stress, no hassle, honest, thorough professionals. read more