North American Camera

North American Camera North American Camera is a professional camera rental house in Milwaukee, WI. Featuring ARRI, Leitz, Canon, RED, Sony, Zeiss, Cooke, Angenieux and much more.

At North American Camera we like to consider ourselves part of your camera crew. Whether it's helping make decisions about camera equipment in pre-production, or finding that hard to locate piece of specialty equipment at the last minute, we are dedicated to helping make your camera department run smoothly. I have worked for the past 30 years in the film-video industry as: Camera Assistant, Operat

or, and Director of Photography. Having such a "hands-on" relationship with camera equipment has given me the understanding to help provide my clients with state-of-the-art equipment in pristine condition. Nothing less will do. As Wisconsin's only locally owned, full-service professional motion camera equipment provider, we have served clients from as far away as Europe, to the many companies within walking distance of our office. We provide equipment rentals for all budgets and needs, from Super 8mm film to the latest Digital Cinema cameras and everything in between. We look forward to the opportunity to serve your equipment needs.

Yesterday saw two very different preps going on at the same time . Patrick Haley headed up the "Digital Team" prepping t...
09/30/2025

Yesterday saw two very different preps going on at the same time . Patrick Haley headed up the "Digital Team" prepping the ARRI Mini LF with some Cooke S8 primes. And in the other corner was DP Andy Cutraro leading the "Analog Team" prepping the ARRI SR3 Advanced with a vintage Canon 8-64mm zoom. Who will win? Is it even a competition? Only the footage will tell!

This is getting to be a habit! It's Monday, so it must be Randy Lorenz in again prepping a big camera package. ARRI Alex...
09/22/2025

This is getting to be a habit! It's Monday, so it must be Randy Lorenz in again prepping a big camera package. ARRI Alexa 35 with all the trimmings, including our wonderful Leitz Classic Cron primes. The more people that use them, the more people want to shoot with nothing else but them!

A busy start, to a busy week! Veteran AC's Randy Lorenz and Patrick Haley work their way through two camera packages fea...
09/15/2025

A busy start, to a busy week! Veteran AC's Randy Lorenz and Patrick Haley work their way through two camera packages featuring a wide variety of lenses and accessories.

Prep day, with 1st AC Patrick Haley being assisted by prep tech Shannon O'Dwyer working with the Atlas Mercury anamorphi...
09/09/2025

Prep day, with 1st AC Patrick Haley being assisted by prep tech Shannon O'Dwyer working with the Atlas Mercury anamorphics on the ARRI Alexa MiniLF. Ultra high-end imaging ready for tomorrow's shoot!

09/04/2025

Buddy is currently sitting in an old-school pub in London that has one TV set. What better thing to have on than the ! Go Brew Crew!

Our friends at Bash Film .film Ryan and Josh took our new Leitz Classic-Crons and put them to the test through a variety...
08/01/2025

Our friends at Bash Film .film Ryan and Josh took our new Leitz Classic-Crons and put them to the test through a variety of shooting environments for Royal Enfield motorcycles. Initial reports are very favorable on how they performed. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Ruby Red Films in the house, prepping the RS4-Pro gimbal for their upcoming indie film later this week. First AC Katie E...
07/22/2025

Ruby Red Films in the house, prepping the RS4-Pro gimbal for their upcoming indie film later this week. First AC Katie Erath helps DP Celia Huber find the balance on the RED Komodo 6K, while Director Grace Koziol looks on.

BIG NEWS! For those who haven't heard yet, FILM INCENTIVES were included in Wisconsin's latest state budget which passed...
07/03/2025

BIG NEWS! For those who haven't heard yet, FILM INCENTIVES were included in Wisconsin's latest state budget which passed into law late last night! Wisconsin will have a new full-time film office and tax-credit incentives will be available to help attract out of state productions to our wonderful state. It's a new dawn for the film production industry in Wisconsin. Thanks to all the countless organizations and individuals that have worked tirelessly towards this goal. Your hard work has paid off, and is now going to offer additional financial opportunities to thousands of individuals and businesses across the state.

North American Camera will be CLOSED Friday July 4th in honor of Independence Day. We will reopen at 9AM Monday July 7th...
07/02/2025

North American Camera will be CLOSED Friday July 4th in honor of Independence Day. We will reopen at 9AM Monday July 7th. Have a safe and happy holiday!

Very busy day getting ready for an UNDERWATER shoot tomorrow. Alexa 35 is the "Dry" cam and the Mini LF will be getting ...
06/26/2025

Very busy day getting ready for an UNDERWATER shoot tomorrow. Alexa 35 is the "Dry" cam and the Mini LF will be getting dunked via the ASL underwater housing.
Patrick Haley and Paul Bodi lead the way as Ricky and Connor help out and learn.

It's nice to see the Old Hand (Randy Lorenz) teaching the next generation of people that want to get into this crazy thi...
06/16/2025

It's nice to see the Old Hand (Randy Lorenz) teaching the next generation of people that want to get into this crazy thing called the Camera Department.

Address

2018 S. 1st Street, Suite 220
Milwaukee, WI
53207

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm

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At North American Camera we like to consider ourselves part of your camera crew. Whether it's helping make decisions about camera equipment in pre-production, or finding that hard to locate piece of specialty equipment at the last minute, we are dedicated to helping make your camera department run smoothly. I have worked for the past 30 years in the film-video industry as: Camera Assistant, Operator, and Director of Photography. Having such a "hands-on" relationship with camera equipment has given me the understanding to help provide my clients with state-of-the-art equipment in pristine condition. Nothing less will do. As Wisconsin's only locally owned, full-service professional motion camera equipment provider, we have served clients from as far away as Europe, to the many companies within walking distance of our office. We provide equipment rentals for all budgets and needs, from Super 8mm film to 8k HD and everything in between. We look forward to the opportunity to serve your equipment needs.