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 PXW Z280 Camera
£120.00The PXW Z280 is the Rambo survival knife of cameras! Designed for journalism, you can run and gun and shoot from the hip with this swiss army camera. Fast, lightweight and precise, it is the perfect news gathering camera
Sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G Zoom Lens
£75.00Sony’s super telephoto zoom 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G lens is a phenomonal lens to have when shooting wildlife, sports and more! But is 600mm still isn’t long enough then try it with the Sony SEL20TC 2x extender
Sony ILME-FX3 Camera Hire
£120.00The Sony FX3 is the perfect companion camera to almost anything in the Sony Range, from FS7, FX6 and FX9. Featuring the same sensor at the Sony FX6 and unmatched low light performance this camera really does prove that good things do come in small packages. Featuring S-Log, S-Cinetone, XAVC-I recording, 4K sensor this compact camera has all the specs to make it a perfect B-Roll, AP, or 3rd camera for your next production.
And we haven’t gotten to the FX3’s part trick yet, it’s ludicrous low light performance. With an ISO up to 409600, 15+ stops of dynamic range this camera can almost see in the dark!
Panasonic Lumix 20mm MFT Mount
£25.00Did someone order the 20mm Pancake?
Our LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 ASPH is a superb pancake interchangeable lens designed based on the Micro Four Thirds cameras which makes it equivalent to 40mm full frame
Sony PXW-FS7 Mark I Camera
£125.00Sony’s comeback king which wrestled the broadcast market away from Canon C300! The PXW FS7 firmly secured Sony as the leading brand for unscripted broadcast cameras.
Now approaching a decade old these cameras are still current and deliver high quailty, stunning images in 4k and up to 180fps in HD. At their peak these cameras dominated the broadcast market, and for good reason.
Samyang 50mm T1.5 Prime Lens
£25.00Samyang 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!
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.
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