Archive
Manufacturers, rental houses, and distributors with editorial notes on signature looks and curated per-item specs.
Brands that build the cameras, lenses, lights and filters used on set.
The rental fleets cinematographers actually pull from.
| Manufacturer | Country | Tagline | Series | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARRI Rental | DE | ARRI's rental + bespoke division. | 1 | site |
| Cinelease | US | US rental fleet — gear, lighting, grip. | — | site |
| Keslow Camera | US | North-American camera rental network. | — | site |
| Bausch & Lomb | US | American optics, 1853 — vintage cinema rehouses. | 1 | site |
| Carl Zeiss | DE | German optics across cinema, photography, and medical. | 7 | site |
| Cooke Optics | GB | British cinema glass with a recognisable rendering signature. | 3 | site |
| IMAX Corporation | CA | — | 1 | — |
| LOMO / CKBM | RU | Soviet-era anamorphic and the look that came with it. | 1 | site |
| Leitz Cine | DE | Leica's cinema-glass spinout. | 2 | site |
| Mitchell Camera Corporation | US | Hollywood's mid-century camera standard. | 1 | site |
| Panavision | US | Hollywood's rental-only camera + lens specialist. | 13 | site |
| RED Digital Cinema | US | — | 1 | — |
| Sony | JP | Cinema arm of Sony's imaging division. | 2 | site |
| The Tiffen Company | US | New York filter and accessory house since 1938. | 2 | site |
| Vantage Film (Hawk) | DE | — | 1 | — |
| Nelson Cameras | US | Independent UK camera rental. | — | site |
| Otto Nemenz International | US | Hollywood camera rental boutique. | — | site |
| Panavision Rentals | US | Panavision rental network worldwide. | — | site |