Hiring kit for a shoot: dates, collection and return

How equipment hire works on CIRI: choosing days, what you pay, when the kit is held for you, and handing it over and back.

CIRI Editorial27 Oct 2026hire camera equipment London
A film lighting kit

Equipment on CIRI is hired by the day, from the owner's own stock and calendar.

Choosing your days

A day is a 24-hour hire period, collection to return.

Paying and holding the kit

You pay the whole hire up front, as part of that owner's payment. There's no separate deposit. The units are held for you at the moment the payment goes through; if they've gone in the meantime, the payment is cancelled and nothing is charged.

Handover and return

CIRI holds the hire payment until the return is confirmed, then the owner is paid.

Scenario

You're filming an interview near E1 and need sound and light for two days.

Where
Within 10 miles of E1

Microphones

Lavaliers and shotgun mics.

Kit
Microphones

1 listing meets this now

RentalsFounding member

CIRI Test Podcast Microphone

£5.00 / dayHackney

CIRI Test Kiln Studio · Audio · Collection only

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Continuous lighting

LED panels and lights for video.

Kit
Continuous lighting

1 listing meets this now

RentalsFounding member

CIRI Test Studio Light Kit

£5.00 / dayHackney

CIRI Test Kiln Studio · Lighting · Collection only

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