Best place in NewYork to get S16 camera serviced

Prashantt Rai · November 26, 2014

Hi folks,

Wish to know what is the best place to get my Super 16 camera and Zeiss 11-110 serviced in New York city?

Will Montgomery · November 26, 2014

Is it an Arriflex camera? If so, Arri NY can still service SRs although I'm not sure if that is official or not...might be just if you know the guy.

Best bet might be AbelCine (sponsor of this site)

http://www.abelcine.com/store/home.php

They can probably handle just about anything and are very good with lenses for sure.

Another option might be Duall Camera. Small shop but good guys that know their stuff. If they can't service it they'll know the best people in town for it.

http://www.duallcamera.com

Prashantt Rai · November 27, 2014

Hi Will,

thanks for the input. I did write to Abel Cine. They are willing to service the lens but have asked me to approach Arri East coast for camera service. I will try Dual Camera too.

regards

Rudy Velez Jr · November 27, 2014

Where is Arri East Coast located? Whats their contact info?

Mark Dunn · November 27, 2014

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=arri+east+coast

Bill DiPietra · November 27, 2014

Where is Arri East Coast located? Whats their contact info?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=arri+east+coast

As Mark replied, the sales office is in Blauvelt, NY. The rental office used to be located over on the West Side of Manhattan (10th Ave?) but they moved that to Secaucus, NJ. But they still have it listed as a New York location on their website which makes no sense.

So...

ARRI Sales

617 Route 303

Blauvelt, NY 10913-1109

info@arri.com

P: 845.353.1400

F: 845 425.1250

They have two different rental locations in NJ - one for camera, one for lighting & grip. But both are in the same zip code, so they are probably right around the corner from one another:

ARRI Camera Rental

25 Enterprise Ave North

Secaucus, NJ 07094

P: 212.757.0906

F: 212.713.0075

ARRI Lighting & Grip Rental

40 Hartz Way

Secaucus, NJ 07094

P: 212.757.0906

F: 212.586.1756

Edited November 27, 2014 by Bill DiPietra

Kenny N Suleimanagich · November 27, 2014

Bill beat me!

Edited November 27, 2014 by Kenny N Suleimanagich

Bill DiPietra · November 27, 2014

Bill beat me!

LOL

Prashantt Rai · November 30, 2014

Duall haven't responded.

Bill DiPietra · November 30, 2014

Is there a reason you need to have the camera serviced only in NYC?

Prashantt Rai · December 1, 2014

Because Bill I am arriving at NYC and then travelling down to Virginia. I will be on the east coast.

Will Montgomery · December 1, 2014

Duall haven't responded.

Because you were trying to contact them over the Thanksgiving holiday. They will most likely get back to you today or tomorrow; maybe try again this week.

Gregg MacPherson · December 1, 2014

Because Bill I am arriving at NYC and then travelling down to Virginia. I will be on the east coast.

Is Visual Products a viable option. They have one of the good reputations for conversions and service. The word is they can be more expensive than some of the small (one man) businesses, but I don't know how true that is.

Bill DiPietra · December 2, 2014

Is Visual Products a viable option. They have one of the good reputations for conversions and service. The word is they can be more expensive than some of the small (one man) businesses, but I don't know how true that is.

That's exactly why I asked. I purchased my Arri-S from them in 2006 and just got it serviced about a month ago. The total with shipping was $400. I highly recommend them.

Gregg MacPherson · December 2, 2014

I don't know what it normally cost to service those, but that feels like a good price. It probably helps when the tech has serviced it before and knows what use it's had since last time.