Horribly inaccurate lead times on items. I was trying to make a few end of year purchases as a…read morewrite off for my business and was referred to Abel by a friend of mine who had been doing business with them for years. It felt like every camera I wanted to buy I wouldn't be able to take delivery of by the end of the year so I made some compromises in order to get something from these guys. Even after being told my cameras should ship they were delayed and I missed deadline after deadline. At one point I even had to have them redirect my shipments to the 4 Seasons where I was staying on holiday in an attempt to actually take delivery of what I bought and they still didn't deliver. Incomplete shipments, incorrect shipments, and here I am months later and I'm still dealing with trying to solve an order from December. The only star I can give to the folks at Abel was in their support department. The guy they had me working with, Jason, did help me put together the package I wanted even if I couldn't actually get what he was telling me to buy. He had a fast response time even if every time I talked to the guy he was telling me things were delayed or he flat out didn't have them in the warehouse. I honestly don't know how this place does business since they never seem to have anything on the shelf and then after almost three months awaiting a lens that I tell them I don't want anymore they try to tell me that I have to keep it.

Okay, Here's my deal with Abelcine…read more Pro - Staff is incredibly friendly and some of them are funny. I hear the jokes. I hear them. Having purchased and rented items I've dealt with those people (sales reps, rental guys and customer service) and they are awesome! I'll break something soon just to have an excuse to meet the people in service. Con - Where is the store??? Oh yeah... you gotta walk in, look around, take a few more steps in, head 'round the corner and BAM! Pro - State of the art equipment. And if they don't have it, they'll find someone who does. Con - Parking on busy days. They host classes, so you've got to sell your first born child to get a parking space sometimes. Pro - They allow dogs! Con - They Allow dogs! Environment: 4 Staff: 5 Inventory: 4 Overall: 4/5

Kappa Studios is top notch all the way around. Quality work and wonderful staff. Thank you Kappa…read moreStudio for all that you are and represent!

I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Paul Long, owner of Kappa, for nearly 30 years…read more Not only is he a man of great integrity (too rare in this business), but he has assembled a great team of professionals and a facility with top-notch equipment and services. Their rates are very fair, their post-production work in AVID and Final Cut are well-known in Los Angeles. They have lots of high-end clients but they treat everyone like they are high-end.They really work hard to make sure you are happy with your product. It's personal to them, and I like that. You can also rent an edit suite to do your own editing, and when it's time for output, they have every deck you need: HDCAM, SR, D5, Digibeta, you-name-it. They also do duplication, DVD mastering, etc. It's truly a full-service post operation. Not to mention that they are directly across the street from Porto's, one of the best places to eat in L.A.! What's not to love?!

My team went to look for some things we needed for a show and the guy was super arrogant, even with…read morea business card they do not accept?? He works there for 10 years and has no WORD, DECISION or personality. He treated in a rude manner to my team and said that they are afraid of fraud. You will have less ans less people everyday:)

It's been awhile since I've been here, but I think this is a newer location…read more I've always had good luck with them. They have a good selection of video cameras at reasonable prices and do have discounts sometimes. They have good quality commercial cameras as well. Salespeople have always been really professional and polite and are quick to help you and find the items that you need. So overall if your looking for professional camera equipment...this is the place to be.

Got scammed here…read more Bought their used 600d light for $550. Tested it at their shop it worked. Take it straight to set literally an hour later, doesn't turn on. Immediately text the owner to let him know. Had to send talent home and cancel the shoot. Show up next day, they test it, it doesn't turn on. I'm extremely polite, not blaming them at all. I'm saying let's work something out. They had another identical unit that worked. I offered to add cash to exchange the dead one for the one that worked. Staff seemed hard working and normal. The owner though got immediately confrontational and tried to get me out of there. I remained calm and asked him to put himself in my shoes and work something out with me that was fair. Nope. He immediately accused me of lying, put words in my mouth, accused me of threatening him ( what? ), etc. Well here's how I know I got scammed aside from just bad business. He claimed multiple times that in 20 years in the biz that he's never had the 600d break on him ever. He goes "You probably dropped it" ( I did not ). When I offered to go half and half to cover the damage he literally said "It costs $500 to fix that light I don't want it, we tested it, you bought it, it's your problem". He said the dollar amount confidently, not a random number, he said $500. Meanwhile the talent is waiting for me on set I'm running super late. Super stressed out. No apology of any kind by the way. I beg for at least a free 1 day rental, he immediately accuses me of trying to swap the bad light for the good one ( what? ), but finally to get rid of me agrees to 1 day of free rental ( $75 value ), puts a $500 hold on my CC, I shoot return the light. Well here's the fun part, he sends me to the repair shop ( Lux ) that he says "will fix it for sure". Just got the estimate from lux. Guess how much. $514 ( light has multiple issues ). So if he's NEVER had a 600d go bad in his 20 years in business how did he know the repair was gonna cost exactly $500? Lol. If I had to guess he plugged in the good one during the test and slipped me the bad one. I have no proof of that but I'd bet my house that's what happened. But what I do know for sure is that he treated me like some lying scammer homeless bum off the street, super rude, disrespectful, unapologetic, couldn't care less that he wasted my time, money, and ruined 2 days of my shoot. Having a keylight to not turn on on set in front of talent and makeup and client is extremely stressful and embarrassing to have to send them home, they drove 2 hours each way to get to the location. I'd stay away from these guys at all costs. If anything goes wrong you'll get treated like trash. Would have been one thing if I had it for a week. But for it to not turn on after 1 hour is crazy. I told lux unless they wanna do me a favor and half the repair cost due to the circumstances that light will have to go straight in the trash can. Lesson learned.

Super sweet staff! So nice, answered all the questions I had and educated me :). Would highly…read morerecommend!

Sad to be reviewing them so late, but this team i think was and is the best audio sales/rental…read morehouse in LA and it breaks my heart to see them close down and join another company that will no doubt see some people without a job :( lots of great small businesses getting bought up by bigger ones feels like it never ends up well, but I just had to get it on record these these people were the best and nicest and most helpful out there. Never felt stupid for not knowing a certain piece of gear or how something worked etc. Hope nothing but the best for the whole team

Wow! I walk in baffled over a dead audio puzzle--amp, mic or cable?--only to find its a stupid…read moremistake and all is fine. But not only that, Gene swaps out a stripped set screw ring on the mic where I tried to turn it normal counter-clockwise (duh)... which involves some soldering, of course... as I stand there. And then refuses to charge me! Take your audio trust issues to this guy! I will from now on. And my layman's sound needs, too.

This was my first time making DCPs for a festival and Simple DCP was immensely helpful. Right…read morebefore I was going to send them my master files to make my first DCP, a friend gave me advice about SRTs that left me feeling massively confused. I called Simple DCP, asked a number of questions, and then were able to advise and clear everything up right away -- I ended up spending much less time and effort than was necessary, thanks to their clarification. Since then, they've been flexible and accommodating when creating different deliverables for different festivals. Some are DCPs, some are high-quality ProRes exports with 5.1 mix... whatever it is, they will answer the phone and talk you through your confusion. They have great customer service, consistency, and are so clear and warm when communicating with me. Grateful for their help!

Always a great experience with simple DCP, friendly, reasonable, flexible. Very responsive And…read morefast!

I highly recommend going with studio carts. Customers service is great. They come from a film…read morebackground so when ordering or modifying your carts you get a great product. Arguably the best!

I can't say enough positive things about this business and the phone service I received from…read moreRobert. I was inquiring about a repair on my Canon L series lens. Which is way out dated, but still a nice lens. Canon Customer Service emailed me a list of people to contact. Concept lighting was on that list. Robert informs me they no longer repair their old lenses. The reason behind why he no longer repairs them was honest and direct. I really like that as a consumer. Especially for expensive items. And for that reason, I can't blame him for not. However he is the only business in the U.S that repairs Mamiya cameras. So stop taking to where ever it is your taking your Mamiya and send it to Robert. Your getting ripped off by taking it else where. Robert charges the same price to repair it as he would some 3rd party camera shop. But your 3rd party is going to mark it up wazoo! Thank you Robert for all your help. I'm spreading your good name all over San Francisco like V.D.

Been doing business on and off for 20 years. Always a solid choice for printing. Everyone there is…read morealso very nice

I stopped into this print shop last minute before a meeting the paperwork printed and they were…read moresuper quick and gracious with my request. All I had to do was email them the file they offered to print it in black-and-white or color, and the pricing was very reasonable. The vibe inside was great! I had a quick chat with a couple of the staff while waiting and they were really friendly. They also do a ton of other print work and screen printing, which is good to know. Parking was easy too. Even though I don't live super close, I'd definitely come back here over one of the big-name print places. They actually confirmed everything looked right before printing, which saved me time and money. Great quality, great service can't recommend them enough!