NASHVILLE CAMERA RENTALS
Nashville has several professional camera + lens rental houses supporting commercials, film, television, music videos, documentaries and still photography productions.
Below are local resources for renting cinema cameras, photography equipment, specialty lenses, camera support and related production gear.
CONTRAST CINE
Address: 1015 W Kirkland Avenue, Suite 312, Nashville, TN 37216
Phone: 833-268-7278
Text: 615-576-9074
Contrast Cine Website
Notes: Full-service Nashville cinema rental house specializing in professional cinema cameras, specialty lenses, vintage glass, camera support, lighting + grip. Their facility also has six camera prep bays and an on-site lens technician.
Camera inventory includes:
ARRI Alexa 35
ARRI Alexa Mini LF
ARRI Alexa Mini
Sony Venice 2
Sony Burano
Sony FX9, FX6 + FX3
Freefly Ember high-speed camera
Blackmagic cinema cameras
ARRI SR-3 Super 16
Super 8 cameras
Specialty lenses: Particularly strong selection of modern, anamorphic and vintage cinema glass, including ARRI Signature Primes, Cooke Anamorphic/i, Cooke S4/i, Zeiss Super Speeds, Canon FD Super Speeds, Atlas Mercury Anamorphics, Angenieux zooms, probe lenses and rehoused vintage lenses.
They also stock 16mm + Super 8 Kodak motion-picture film.
RENTACAMERA.COM
Address: 2605 Westwood Drive, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 855-588-2882
RENTaCAMERA.com Website
Notes: Professional video + still photography rental house offering cameras, lenses, lighting and audio equipment. Local pickup is available in Nashville, and equipment can also be shipped directly to productions.
Their current featured professional equipment includes:
ARRI Alexa 35
Sony Venice 2
Zeiss Supreme Primes
Zeiss TLS Super Speeds
Professional photo + video cameras
Lenses
Lighting
Audio
This is a particularly useful resource for productions that cross between commercial still photography and motion, or smaller productions that don't need a traditional cinema-only rental house.
They can also help source freelance camera, audio, G&E and other production crew.
DBV RENTALS
Address: 632 W Iris Drive, Suite B, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615-782-2002
dbV Rentals Website
Notes: Nashville cinema + video equipment rental resource offering camera packages, lenses, camera support, lighting, grip and audio equipment.
A useful option for commercials, interviews, documentaries, branded content and smaller video productions looking to source multiple equipment categories through one vendor.
CAMERA + G&E FROM ONE VENDOR
For productions looking to consolidate vendors, Contrast Cine offers camera, lenses, lighting, grip, power, sound and camera support from the same rental house.
For productions with a larger dedicated G&E package, Nashville also has separate grip + electric houses that can work alongside the camera vendor.
ADDITIONAL CAMERA RENTAL RESOURCES
The Tennessee Entertainment Commission Production Directory can also be used to research additional camera, lens and production equipment vendors throughout Tennessee.
Tennessee Production Directory
Equipment inventories change frequently. Contact each rental house directly to confirm current cameras, lenses, rates, insurance requirements and availability for your production dates.