My family has been going to Silvio's for many years. Silvio is extremely knowledgeable about all…read morethings having to do with photography and cameras and is happy to share this information with his customers.

I needed a battery for my camera. Silvio met me half way as it was a far distance from my house…read more Excellent service.

This is the first report on Authorized Camera Repair (ACR) so it should be written without…read moreprejudice or malice. Let me start by setting the background: After going to Simon's Camera and being told that my fairly new SLR needed to be shipped back to the manufacturer for repair I started looking at other shops because this didn't sound correct. I called ACR and was given a chatty direct explanation of how the system works: Most Camera shops do not do their own repairs - they send them out and mark up their vendor's work. According to the gentlemen at the counter many local stores send cameras to him. So I went to Simon's, got my camera, took it ACR and paid the $10 fee to take a look. Side note: Simon's had tried to charge me $20 just for shipping! After having the camera for only 2 days i called the shop and was told after running extensive tests there was nothing wrong with my camera (works perfect) no extra charge would be assessed - I can only imagine had Simon's serviced my camera it would have been "a major part" at 100 bucks + labor. This store is honest and knows its stuff. Go there if your camera is broken. Having said that (Curb your Enthusiasm reference), the gentlemen working there needs some serious customer service training. It's probably his establishment and he has been tucked away there for years but he is quick tempered and forceful with his verbal transactions often cutting the customer off and speaking to them in an unknowingly condescending way. Which, I guess, sometimes is all find and dandy if you just want it done right. ACR is recommended, bring your thick skin. JG

I'd like to start off saying that the repair shop is not on site and its cash only.The shop is at…read morea seperate location so if you decide not to get your gear repaired you'd have to wait a few days before u can get it back. I thought that detail was important enough to be mentioned first. Anyway, I brought 2 flashes over for repair on Friday(11-13). Tom was about to close shop but he was nice enough to wait for me to bring my gear in. Tom is very pleasant, very chatty. Paid $10 cash for each flash to get his tech to look at it. Great start, was definitely seeing where his high ratings were coming from. He asked me to call him wednesday the following week(11-16). Called wednesday, gave him my ticket number and he said hey, one flash is repairable - $84 - and he'll have his guy take the parts out of the 2nd flash to get it to work. I say thats fine, kindly have his guy put the 2nd flash together so i wont have a bag of flash "parts". I was thinking maybe i can bring the 2nd flash somewhere else and get them to repair it and i dont think anyone will want to repair a "bag of flash parts" . He said it would be double labor , if his guy had to put it back together. In my head im going. $84+$20=$104 and ill end up with one working flash and a "bag of flash parts". I decide to just not get them repaired there so i ask him to just have his guy put the flashes back the way they were, and ill get them repaired elsewhere. He's like ok, but i wont get the flashes back until Friday (11-18). fine. A few minutes later he calls saying hey... I talked to the guy and he says he'll try to put it back together. At this point im already a bit agitated but I give him credit for going the extra mile. I give him the go ahead to just fix the flash and get it over with. He tells me to call Tuesday(11-22) At this point i hop online, buy an SB-600 off craigslist for $150bucks, and get my instant gratification. So. $104 for a repaired flash using parts from my 2nd flash and over 2 weeks of waiting... or $150 of instant gratification ($200-$250 for a brand new one that you get in 3-5 business days). You be the judge. He certainly gets points for being a good businessman, just isn't practical for my particular situation. I'd love to give him a high mark but im just not happy with the all in all experience.Of course, this may be a totally different story if he was repairing a $5000 camera body for a few hundred bucks. UPDATE: March 03, 2012 So the repaired flash stopped working again with the exact same symptoms. Turns out that the fix was a $7 Flash tube replacement from Nikon and about 30mins-1 hour of soldering. His tech who took the flash apart previously also did a bang-up job of putting it back together. he actually melted some mounts trying to get to one end of the flash tube and the rubber bands holding the tube and the wires werent properly guided back cleanly. The tech also apparently "didnt have enough time" to put the 2nd flash together so i found loose parts and screws in it when I took it apart to move the flash tube

For my last two films, we have used Samy's Camera Rental as our equipment rental spot, and it has…read morebeen nothing short of magnificent. Especially with somebody like Sierra helps you out. She has been an amazing point of contact, always having everything we need ready to go on time, in incredible shape, and always being able to contact if we have a question or something needs to get changed or updated. She is truly incredible, and as we continue to make films, we hope to continue to count on Samy's and Sierra to make these films possible!

I went to a photo session there and the staffs are very helpful…read more The whole store is old but very well- organized will go again for sure

This place is great for passport fotos. I tried a chain pharmacy and a chain shipping company, both…read moreoffering passport photos, prior to coming here and this place is by far the best. LAX Photo Lab is set up for both US and European size passport photos and will cut it to the size you need right away. They also have a chair with a small backdrop and decent lights. I actually look like me in the photos LAX Photo Lab took, vs the others I tried. The other places (chain stores) may be cheaper, but paying $5 less for a picture you cannot use is wasted money. Save yourself the trouble of going anywhere else and go here for your passport photo needs.

I needed to get new passport photos. This place was close to where I work and convenient. It was…read moreliterally 10 minutes from work. It's in a corner strip mall with a FedEx and In&Out. Literally took 10 minutes from start to finish. very quick service, everyone was professional. The pics are fine and they were about $22. That's a totally fair price for quick passport photos that'll comply with the US government. The place is a photo shop that does other stuff too. Good choice for this task.

I came to Icon Cameras with my daughter to get her a graduation gift. Moe was excellent at helping…read moreguide our decision making by explaining which cameras are best for quality portraits with sharp unbeatable quality. We are now the proud owners of a Canon G7x Mark III. More was extremely patient and very kind with answering all of our questions comparing a few different cameras. I definitely recommend this store for your next camera purchase.

fast shipping and best customer service ever! definitely reccomended if you want a camera great…read moreprice this is the place!

If you are a photographer and shoot with a medium format digital back (or want to), these guys will…read morebecome your best friends. I purchased my digital back (a refurbished Phase One P30+) a few years ago from them when I lived in NYC. Since then I've dealt with them numerous times and they've always been around for technical questions by phone and drop-ins. Thank heavens they opened an L.A. location and just in time because I was having a gradient issue with my processed files. Right away Ken was able to diagnose the problem, an issue that even Phase One HQ was not able to figure out. Go see them. They are just a nice group of people who know their stuff when it comes to medium format digital.

IT TOOK HIM 18 MONTHS TO FIX MY CAMERA!…read more ONE AND A HALF YEARS! I went back after a week and he wasn't finished repairing it. I went back after a month, irate and he hadn't even started. I went back after 2 months, then 4 then 6 then I stopped and each time he just told me to go away. It's not easy to go to his store because he's CLOSED ON WEEKENDS. A year and half later he returned my camera. He gave me no discount or deal on the repair. He just said it was hard, so it took a long time... 18 MONTHS? I could have taken a class and learned to fix that thing myself. I could have forged the goddamn body and ground the lenses in that time. Needless to say, DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAMERA HERE!

I took my Olympus Stylus Tough/Waterproof and Shockproof digital camera to them, because water got…read moreinto it.... Anyway it half-assed worked when I got it back and now five months later it only works if I hold the batterie in with my thumb/finger. Maybe they are good with older cameras, but I would suggest you go somewhere else.

These guys are your friendly neighborhood camera rental store. All the equipment is rented out…read morepristine, clean, and ready to shoot. The guys who run the store are incredibly genuine. I had to rent super last-minute for a shoot where our lenses did not arrive to set. I called these guys and they were able to help me with the paperwork and rental on a moment's notice. Their care and professionalism are unmatched. I have yet to find another rental store in LA like these guys here at Cinema Camera Rentals!

If I could give this place 10 stars I will definitely do. Cinema Camera Rental is the one of the…read morebest places to get your equipment from. I am not a camera equipment savvy person but Matt guided me all the way through my rental. He was on point with every question I had, and oh boy I had a lot of questions. The CEO Mark, help through to whole process of checking out my equipment. I got water and coffee during the process and everyone there was very helpful. Even Peter helped me out to bring back all me equipment once I was done with my shoot. They definitely made the whole rental process super easy for me, so if you are looking to rent equipment for your next shoot please check out this place. They really know how to deal with customers!