I happened upon Calumet after watching a YouTube video about the U.S. preference for lens rental. I searched for photographic rental in the UK and found Calumet, which apparently is itself an American company. What interested me about Calumet was that it set its website out in such a way that allows equipment to be selected without pressure to buy the biggest and the best and the latest. It reminded me of my other interest, which is woodwork. In this regard my local ironmongers and timber shop understands the need to invest in what you do most and concentrating on getting the best tools you can. Calumet impressed me because the short rental of unusual lenses was quiet at odds with the high street that would prefer people become 'pack-mules' laden with equipment for every eventuality. Having said all this I am not a professional photographer but instead an enthusiast. In fact I am an autistic artist who uses photography as a reference and I work alongside a deaf photographer and artist.