JohnBrose wrote:
For insurance, call your agent and check. I have a commercial photo equipement policy so it's probably a little different, but I just call and add the lens to my policy and then when I'm done, they remove it from the policy and credit me back any premium that wasn't used as if I had it for the whole year. My policy doesn't really have a provision for rental-which you aren't actually doing so I just treat the lenses as I've purchased them. If you actually go through a rental place like lensrentals.com-they have insurance that you buy through them-this is much easier. Typically a $5000 lens I think costs me about $25 to insure it for the two weeks. For Ben, the difference in the price is because they refer to the suggested list price instead of the "street" price. I've been amazed at the list prices of some of the large telephotos when I get them-and that was the previous versions! Mike, you are correct in what you've heard on the 1.4 with 100-400-not very good at all. I would doubt you really need more than a 400mm at most air shows tho. The aircraft try to preform close enough to the crowd. I actually like using a superwide at those events so I can get close to the parked items and have less people in the shot. One nice thing you might want to bring is a step stool/ladder to get above the crowd-just depends on how much walking you'll be doing and what they allow in....Show more →
No policy will allow you to add rented equipment. You would have to basically tell them you purchased it. Most insurance companies including mine will ask for the purchase receipt. I have wanted to get a loan from CPS but the issue with insuring the item has stopped me every time.So just realize that if something were to happen to the equipment you could be stuck replacing it. It’s really better to use lens rental or some other place that offers insurance on the rented equipment.
