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
Atomos Sumo 19″ Monitor
£100.00Combining SSD recording functions with a high-brightness 19″ monitor screen the Atomos Sumo 19″ Monitor/Recorder allows your production monitor to do immediate playback and record dailies.
Provided with a stand bracket and mains & battery cabling as standard, our Sumo kits will work wherever you do. Add in its built-in quad splitter, the Sumo allows you to mix and switch up to four camera inputs on multi-cam projects. Its our dream studio monitor!
Sony Burano Cinema Camera
£385.00Sony Burano, essentially the Venice-lite. This camera fills the void left by the Sony PMW-F55 and bridges the Sony cinema range from Venice 2 to the PXW-FX9. It is an 8k Full frame offering with in sensor stabilization for any lens, the only camera is Sonys line up to offer that with built in variable ND also. It can natively fit PL mount and E mount lenses. We see this as a particularly powerful combination for long lens shooting and dynamic movement.
Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G Zoom Lens
£75.00Sony’s super telephoto zoom 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G lens is a phenomonal lens to have when shooting wildlife, sports and more! But is 600mm still isn’t long enough then try it with the Sony SEL20TC 2x extender
Laowa Periprobe F/14 E-Mount Kit
The Laowa 24mm T14 2x Periprobe lens is a wide angle macro lens with a long barrel, that now features a 90° “periscope” tip. This lens comes with both straight and periscope front elements that can be easily changed. The periscope version also features LED lights near the front lens, it can be freely rotated, and is waterproof as well.
Insta360 X4 360 Minicam Kit
£35.00The small but mighty Insta360 X4 is the very latest in the line of 360 cameras. Offering a whopping 8K sensor this allows for greater detail and resolution when dewarped into a standard 16:9 HD or 4K frame. The 360 nature of the camera allows for retrospective reframing of shots as well as more creative options like “little planet” style video. These 360 cameras are a great addition to our minicam fleet and allows production more options than ever when it comes to capturing in the moment action.
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 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.
Sony 50mm f1.2 G Master Prime Lens
£40.00How do you keep your subject in focus at F1.2?! With Sony’s awesome 50mm F1.2 G master prime you can take advantage of the incredible face tracking auto focus features. Never before has it been so easy to shoot fully open on a 50mm at F1.2.
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