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.
Sony 16-35mm f2.8 G Master Zoom Lens
£40.00G Master performance in a wide-angle F2.8 16-35mm zoom
Perfect applications being for landscapes, Ronin gimbals (when you want face tracking auto focus) or when you want a beautifully shallow non-sync wide shot.
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.
Sony PXW X70 Camera (with night vision)
£55.00The primary appeal of the PXW-X70 is the ability to shoot IR Nightvision in 4K. Secondly it makes for a quality “diary cam” with 1 inch sensor, Two XLR audio inputs and full auto option for in experienced operators.
Samyang 35mm T1.5 Wide Angle Prime Lens
£25.00Samyang 35mm T1.5 VDSLR is a full frame, fully manual, fast-aperture prime on a budget. Get the prime look without the premium price tag
GoPro Hero 12 Minicam Kit
£25.00Go pros… we have lots of these but we have jazzed all of ours up with GoPro Labs firmware and have made them the most comprehensive kits you can imagine.GoPro PR calls the Hero 12 “The best HERO camera GoPro have ever made” …… Until of course the Hero 13 arrives a year laterSony 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 135mm f1.8 G Master Prime Lens
£60.00Ready to take your shoots to the next level? Whether you’re shooting in the studio, at a wedding, or on location, we’ve got the perfect lens for you.
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