Spread the cost of a cinema lens set from £5,000 to £95,000 with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, camera lens sets are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £5,000 to £95,000, and most deals are written over 24–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£5k – £95k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Longer for flagship lens sets
Rates From
5.2% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £30,000: a 10% deposit of £3,000, then 48 monthly payments of £633 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £33,384, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-Level Cinema Prime Set | £5,000 – £15,000 | Entry-Level Prime Set (specification class) |
| Compact Cinema Zoom Lens | £8,000 – £25,000 | Cinema Zoom Lens (specification class) |
| Individual Cinema Prime Lens | £20,000 – £32,000 | Single Cinema Prime Lens (ARRI Signature Prime-class) |
| ARRI Signature Prime 6-Lens Set | £80,000 – £95,000 | Full Prime Lens Set |
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Check EligibilityCinema lenses qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, subject to the current AIA limit. Hire purchase lets you claim capital allowances as you own the asset from day one. Finance lease and operating lease payments are treated as a revenue expense and are usually fully deductible against profits.
Cinema lens sets are bought by rental houses, production companies and established cinematographers, often as a bigger single investment than the camera bodies they're paired with, since a well-specified prime set can cost more than the camera itself. Lenses hold their value far better than camera bodies because optical design changes far less often than sensor technology, which is exactly why many buyers finance a lens set over a longer term than they would a camera body, spreading the cost across the many years and camera generations the glass is expected to remain useful for. Because production and rental income is project-based, lenders will typically look at contract pipeline and booking history alongside standard accounts when assessing an application, in the same way they would for a camera body. There's a well-established secondary market for cinema lenses given how slowly they depreciate, and used sets from reputable manufacturers are routinely financed alongside new ones.
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