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.
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II
£55.00These cameras have always commanded a loyal following from those owner operators who swear by them. Essentially this is a hybrid mirrorless stills camera with powerful video features. Its out performs an ILCE -a7siii on stills and gives it a good run for its money on video despite having a micro 4:3s sensor compared to a full frame sensor. Where most have found this camera to be particularly useful is for ‘In Car’ / onboard minicam rigs. The micro 4:3s allows for lightweight lenses and its compact body means it can give you that large sensor look in confinded spaces.
Sony 35mm f1.4 G Master Prime Lens
£40.00The FE 35mm F1.4 GM is a must-have for Sony’s E-mount users, in combination with Sony’s camera bodies, it boasts advanced focusing capabilities – perfect for a wide range of uses such as shooting landscapes, portraits and street photography, recommended for both stills and video.
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.
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
Samyang 14mm T3.1 Wide Angle Prime
£25.00Samyang 14mm T3. 1 II is full frame and at 14mm is fully wide, there is little this lens doesn’t see!
Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Long Zoom Lens
£35.00A compact, high-performance, image stabilsed Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM zoom lens that’s ideal for those shooting sports, action and wildlife photography. Try it with canon 2x extender for an awesome 800mm lens which is easy to transport.
Sony 24mm f1.4 G Master Prime Lens
£40.00Sony’s premium 24mm F1.4 GM prime lens is the lightest in its class, it is perfect for stylised video and capturing stunning landscapes. Benefit from using face tracking auto focus on Sony cameras so you can push the boundaries of how shallow you want your depth of field.
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
- 9:30am - 5pm