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
Sony 24-70mm f2.8 G Master Zoom Lens
£40.00If you were only allowed one lens to shoot all day, then you wouldn’t go far wrong with the Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 G master. Cover all the basics in style with this essential, top performing G master lens
Sony 70-200mm f2.8 G Master Zoom Lens
£45.00The Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 G master makes everything look soooo pretty! It really does, its a must for interviews and GVS. Try it! Throw out those backgrounds, embrace the Bokeh and lap up those lens flares
Sony SEL20TC 2x Teleconverter
£20.00Seeing double? This 2x Teleconverter is a great compact alternative to those bulky additional lenses. Increasing the focal length of your lens without degrading the resolution. Partnered with a cropped sensor, thats almost 8x longer than your standard focal lenth of a long lens.
It is compatible with Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM and Sony FE 200-600 F5.6-6.3 G OSS
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.
Sony ILME FX6 Camera Hire
£160.00The newest kid on the block, camera wise, the Sony FX6 has proven massively popular with everyone on set from DOPs to shooting APs. Working with this fantastically compact camera and light weight camera is a joy. It brings some of the best bits of its larger brother the FX9 in ergonomics and form and elements from FX3 such as the same amazing sensor and autofocus, into one amazing camera. The FX6 can be rigged up or down to suit the filming environment. Stripped down its small and light enough to use on a DJI Gimble, and rigged with a shoulder mount and bars capable of carrying the Canon CN7 servo zoom lens and everything in between. Oh, and everything you need to do either come as standard with one of our kits!
Sony PXW-Z750 Camera
£120.00Sony 4k in a traditional, tried and tested 2/3rds sensor format. Cameras don’t come more functional than this! It is a perfectly balanced camera for fast and versatile shooting. The PXW-Z750 is an ideal obs doc camera, which will allow you to shoot all day on one lens and with rugged reliable SXS Media. If you get nostalgic about Digibetas, DSR 570s, PDW-F800s and PMW-500s then this camera will put a smile on your face.
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.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Prime Lens
£35.00Canon’s EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM ia a professional short-telephoto lens, precision-made for low-light shooting and those situations where extremely shallow depth of field is required. Perfect for creative portraiture.
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 for our crews flying out of the UK. Delivering to and collecting from London airports at no charge. 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 Crews
Our crews are all broadcast professionals and have 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
- 9:30am - 5pm