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 90mm f2.8 G Macro Lens
£90.00Who doesn’t love macro shots? The Sony 90mm is Sony’s most versatile macro lenses, with built in image stabilization, focus lock and its very own floating focus mechanism, offering outstanding clarity throughout the image area, from infinity to the closest focusing distance.
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 14-42mm Zoom Lens
£25.00The self raising pancake know as the LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S.
It is the servo zoom option for mirco four thirds that comes in at under 100g and has a 35mm camera equivalent of 28-84mm
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 Long Zoom Lens
£35.00The canon ef 70-200mm f/2.8 l is ii usm is a professionally quality, fast-aperture telephoto zoom lens what is great for master interviews, portraiture, long lens and GV’s. Everything looks beautiful from a the long end of this fast aperture lens
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
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 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!
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.
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