Welcome to The Dog House
Home of Mad Dogs Television
We sniff out quality broadcast equipment and professional crews for all your television broadcast, corporate and video content needs.
Our highly obedient & trained pack can guide you when planning your next TV documentary, lead you through equipping your video production & dig up the top dogs to go on location. To our clients, Mad Dogs really are productions best friend.
Our constant reinvestment in the latest technology ensures we can provide you with top quality equipment. We have an extensive range of cameras, grips, minicams, lighting kits, sound equipment, data wrangling kits and much more! We stock broadcast cameras including Sony’s flagship ranges with the Burano, PXW FX9, ILME-FX6 & ILME-FX3 as well as PXW-FS7 mk2 & PXW Z750 for 4K production.
We also have smaller cameras for quality on a budget including the PXW Z280, PXW X70, Insta360 X4, Blackmagic Micro Studios Cameras and GoPros available for hire. Feel free to browse around and have a look at what we have to offer and find out more about us. If you would like any more in depth information or have a specific enquiry please get in touch.
You can contact us by email [email protected] or give the dog a bone on 02380 813847
Popular Equipment
Panasonic Lumix 14mm MFT Mount
£25.00A delicious looking 14mm Pancake. Or to give it it’s real name the Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 II Aspherical Lens designed for use Micro Four Thirds mount digital cameras.
Atomos Ninja V 5″ Monitor
£35.00Our small form factor monitor-recorder, ideal for DSLRs/mirrorless cameras or as a viewfinder monitor. Loaded with useful codecs and monitoring tools for the operators confidence. Takes HDMI as standard but also HD-SDI and timecode using optional ATOMX Sync and ATOMX SDI Module.
Sony 85mm f1.4 G Master Prime Lens
£40.00The Sony 85mm f/1.4 G master lens gives superb clarity and control over depth of field & excellent bokeh, it is essential for flattering portraits.
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II
£55.00These cameras have always commanded a loyal following from those owner operators who swear by them. Essentially this is a hybrid mirrorless stills camera with powerful video features. Its out performs an ILCE -a7siii on stills and gives it a good run for its money on video despite having a micro 4:3s sensor compared to a full frame sensor. Where most have found this camera to be particularly useful is for ‘In Car’ / onboard minicam rigs. The micro 4:3s allows for lightweight lenses and its compact body means it can give you that large sensor look in confinded spaces.
Sony PXW Z280 Camera
£120.00The PXW Z280 is the Rambo survival knife of cameras! Designed for journalism, you can run and gun and shoot from the hip with this swiss army camera. Fast, lightweight and precise, it is the perfect news gathering camera
Atomos Shogun 7″ Monitor
£40.00This fantastic monitor/recorder has many strings to its bow.
Great as a directors wireless monitor, fantastic as an operators confidence monitor, then factor in quad HD or single 4k recording capability! All of which makes the shogun 7 an essential piece of kit.
Hollyland Mars 400S Pro Wireless Video
£25.00Upgrade your kit and add up to 1080p60 wireless video transmission to your gimbal or camera using Hollyland’s Mars 400S PRO SDI/HDMI Wireless Video Transmission System. The transmitter provides HDMI and SDI inputs. The receiver offers SDI and HDMI outputs. Everything is build lightweight and durable for your ease of use.
Panasonic Lumix 20mm MFT Mount
£25.00Did someone order the 20mm Pancake?
Our LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 ASPH is a superb pancake interchangeable lens designed based on the Micro Four Thirds cameras which makes it equivalent to 40mm full frame
Friendly local support
Every booking is handled personally by a dedicated member our team. From start to finish we’re hands on to ensure we provide the right kit for the job. We pack each kit as if we were using it, to ensure everything you need on location is in the bag ready to go.
Getting you to location
We offer support forr out crews flying out of the UK. Delivering to and collecting from the airport. We'll help your team with getting everything to the airport, checked in and the crew though security. Packing for travel is our forte! Reducing your excess baggage and saving money! We help take the stress out of international projects for crew and production.
In house technicians
Our ability to maintain and repair our equipment in house means we can ensure every hire goes without a hitch. Or if something does need repairs, we can fix it in house to keep costs down and pass the savings onto you! We also offer in house serving and repairs of your equipment too! Our contacts within the industry mean we can source original parts for spares, or make suggestions for the right people to go to for specialist advice and servicing.
Professional crew
Our crews are all broadcast professionals and we cover a broad range of skills to suit your requirements. Our crew include Camera operators and Sound recordists as well as DITs, Drone, Jimmy Jib and Gimbal operators. Minicam riggers, Timelapse specialists and Technical supervisors.
Our address
Maddogs Television
The Dog House
Pound Lane
Copythorne
SO40 2PD
Office hours
- 9am - 5:30pm