Carousel Studios

Their prices are very nice in comparison to having them shipped to your house. Ill continue to rent lenses from these guys for a while.

I often rent lenses and/​or flash from them. Their prices beat the online camera equipment sites because you save $ 30-​$ 45 of shipping. I’ve never experienced any issues with Carousel and they are always polite and courteous. Be sure to call to reserve equipment… as a lot of it gets rented out for weekend shoots!

I am a professional photographer here in Miami and there are very few places that you can go to for professional equipment. The three places that I know of are Pittman photo supply in Kendall, World Wide Foto on Biscayne, and Carousel Studio in the design district. Now, if you want to talk about quality products or knowledgeable staff, I can’t really say anything bad about this place. Their equipment is good and offers a lot of things that most other places don’t. They even have really high end rental equipment available. The problem here is the customer service. One of the guys that words here, quite possibly the owner, is quite possibly the rudest individual I’ve ever encountered. I met him in person once and asked what his return policy was for an LED light. He went on to give me a 20 minute lecture about photographers who try and buy equipment and return it after they’ve used it for a shoot.
A week later a called because the light that I bought didn’t fit my particular camera without an adapter and he went on a 15 minute expletive laden diatribe about how crappy that particular manufacturer is and how they try and make HIS life impossible.
In closing, if you are in dire need of high quality camera equipment and have nowhere else to go, go to Carousel Studios. Just remember that you are probably in store for an earful of anger and profanity no matter what you do or do not end up buying. I’m kind of curious now to know how things would have played out had I actually had some sort of complaint or problem… lol