Disovering Phil’s camera rental service was a great relief, because my camera had broken on the way to Svalbard and one thing you DON’T want to be without on Svalbard is a camera! Phil helped me choose a camera, brought it to the hotel, where I stayed, and collected it from the hotel, when I had to leave. He is an exceptionally pleasant and helpful person. The equipment is top notch. He was also on hand to offer general advice about how best to experience Svalbard. Great experience.

Svalbard Camera Rentals is a game changer! I knew I wanted to take wildlife photos and wasn’t sure my 400mm focal length would be enough for certain animals. It was great to rent a Sony Teleconverter for such a great rate and the convenience of dropping it off at my hotel.

In hindsight, I probably won’t lug my heavy lenses all the way to the Arctic Circle. Instead, I plan on renting up there. It will save me the headache (and back ache) of lugging my own.

Phil has great insights on the area and gave me great tips on photography gear to have on me for next time. He has setup a photographer’s oasis up in the Arctic!

Phil is fantastic. I was able to rent a Sony G-master 200-600 zoom lens to document a trip of a lifetime! Phil delivered the lens, stepped me through the features and provided a lens cleaning kit. After I was done with the lens, I left it with the hotel front desk, texted Phil and he picked it up. I highly recommend Svalbard Camera Rentals. It’s great to just bring a camera body and know you’ll have a high quality lens to get great shots of polar bears, arctic fox, walrus, seals and the like. I have never had such outstanding service and quality product as what Phil provides. Two thumbs up!!

Very easy and quick transaction, although it was arranged quickly when my luggage was delayed. Phil was a big help and saved my cruise trip! The lens was in good condition and worked well.

Phil was great, super flexible and helpful – and the lense was spot on for my purposes! Can’t recommend them enough.

The idea to provide tele-lens for photo lovers to Svalbard is amazing. Made my travel different. Phil’s timly service is highly apprrciated and l like to recommend to anybody who wants to make the once in a lift time travel in Svalbard complete.

Phil was great to work with and super accommodating. This lens was ideal for the conditions on Svalbard and the extra reached needed for our wildlife encounters. Without it I couldn’t have easily captured the polar bears we saw. Also a true blessing not to have had to travel with the lens.

The lens worked well without any issues through a weekend’s worth of activity outdoors in the cold, and the image stabilisation in the lens made it easy for me to capture nice and sharp low-light photos at lower shutter speeds without having to resort to increasing the ISO considerably. It continued to perform well and produce sharp shots together with the 1.4X teleconverter, and it was a real bonus to find out that the lens came with a UV-filter attached 🙂

I can’t thank Phil and Svalbard Camera Rentals enough for helping make my trip to Svalbard even better. Customer service, from pre-booking emails, to drop off, including taking time to show me the details of the camera, to pickup. Phil was excellent, and if I’m lucky enough to return to Svalbard I will certainly be using their rental services again

Beautiful colors and very easy to put on the camera. The product is absolutely corresponding to that of the picture

Excellent!! Lens pretty good. Just a little sad I didn’t catch the polar bear :-(. Highly recommend rent with 1.5x adapter, you will need it.

Excellent service. The lens worked pretty well and helped us take great pictures. Furthermore, we placed an order at 830pm at night and it was delivered in an hour for the morning. Highly recommend this service