Dear Yelp community,…read more My name is Troy Clendenin an avid Yelper when it comes to reviewing companies before making a purchasing decision to eat, find services and look at photos from service related experiences. I was in Chicago on September 8th-10th working at the GSX convention shooting a new series call READY. SET. DEMO. We didn't have any local contacts for video shooting or editing. I relied on Yelp to help me find a local vidoeographer. I contact Michael Slowik with Video Memories and he was extreamily professional and understood our unstructued shooting request. Mike and his team shot our footage, provided direction and edited all of the video. I can recommend this company any HIGHER than 110% satisfied without sounding like a paid commerical. If you are looking for someone for Photos, Videos or Editing you can't go wrong with these guys. They are Honest, Hard Working and true Professionals!!! My contact information is troy@thedemopeople.com and my number is 832.250.2737 if you want a personal recommendation from a REAL paying customer. #wow #highlyrecommended #goodpeople #greatvalue

Really nice gentlemen! Support your local small business. He…read morecares about restoring your old memories. He also said you can mail it to Walgreens but if you wanna help me out come on in

What a terrible experience I had with Olympia Camera Repair. My 180mm macro lens was on the fritz…read morewith the aperture sticking and not closing properly. OCR offered what sounded like a reasonable quote to repair the lens and I went for it. After the first attempt to repair the lens failed Ted, the owner, was very apologetic and returned the payment. I should have grabbed the lens ran away then but, I opted to give Ted a second chance to make things right. What a mistake that was. The second attempt to repair the lens also failed. Now the lens no longer focused in addition to the aperture still not working properly, a real step backward. At this point, Ted was asking for some money for the labor performed in his attempts to repair the lens. Naturally, that didn't go over well with me as the lens had been damaged by these repair attempts. In short, do yourself a favor and steer clear of Olympia Camera Repair.

Very simple and straight forward operation. They service a variety of different electronics at a…read morerelatively low price. I needed a last minute sensor cleaning for my Nikon and they were able to fit me in. Did an excellent job and didn't charge a lot to do it. It's located in a residential area and he has a separate office attached to his home.

I sent them an expensive Nikon lens, they never indicated that they had received it, but I…read moreconfirmed that they had two months later when I called them, and then they apparently went out of business and now I have no idea where the lens is, and I'm pretty sure I'm out the entire $700 I paid for the lens in the first place.

I really appreciated their work. I tried to contact them and found that they have moved to…read moreCalifornia. Here's the email I received... We can certainly service your camera but we have moved. We have transitioned our business to the west coast and will be operating by shipment. We understand this may reduce some convenience for Chicagoland based customers but we are still committed to provide a world class experience and competitive rates. The business is still maintained by Calvin Kim and I continue to do the repairs myself. Should you want to pursue business with Bk Camera our shipment address is: BK Camera Attn: Calvin Kim 8583 Irvine Center Drive #326 Irvine, CA 92618 Thank you! Calvin

I've been coming here for a little over 2 years now and i remember on my first visit, Dr Strange…read morebehind the counter looked at me like i was absolutely clueless as i asked for recommendations on what film stocks suit certain settings best. The only thing that has changed since, is that he walks away from me every time i come in, and leaves me waiting for service. That being said, if you feel the need to act so pretentious to hobbyists, you should either stop letting them in, or hop off your self awarded pedestal and do your job, serving customers. As for the older lady, customer service is part of your job too, rushing people into purchasing film and talking over their inquires - is not. Listen, i get it. I'm not the "pro" photographer they're looking for as a customer, nor do i strive to be - i like doing this as a hobby. I came here for years because it was the only nearby film shop, and was maaaybe given the time of day to ask questions about the art once; by a guy i've never seen since. I bit the bullet and made the longer trip to PROCAM in Aurora one time, and it genuinely felt like they didnt want me to leave - if i asked a question, i got a thorough answer. I was asked questions about what i like to shoot, what got me into shooting photography, etc etc. If you're a hobbyist film photographer looking to learn more about film stocks, camera functions, do yourself a favor and head to PROCAM in aurora. They're open almost all day, every day, and they'll treat you like a human - rather than a source of income. Oh. And their film is more affordable.

I use to have my own color darkroom, and worked for a large portrait company doing the printing of…read moreportraits. Since digital, I no longer do film or print-developing. Yet, I was at a loss for great pictures printing. Costco, Walgreens, and a few online companies were printing my pictures based on a grey scale. Friends were recommending pj's. I just got my test picture back and was blown away by the quality. This picture has great saturation. The colors are not muted by doing a 20% grey. Wow. Going to use them for my 16x20s!

I needed a repair on my Canon camera. They charge 35.00 for the initial evaluation which is applied…read moreto the final repair cost if you elect to have your camera repaired. Their repair cost seemed reasonable which also included a camera cleaning. You pay upfront for the repair and they communicate via email with updates. They have a storefront that sells a wide array of cameras and equipment for the beginner or advanced photographer. They do camera trade-ins as well. I am glad I found them.

Service amazing!!! Friendly staff, helpful, guiding. Welcoming to store. Would love to go to one…read moreof there photography events. Small price.

He's photographed six of my art pieces now, and his work is fantastic. Very reasonable price, fast…read moreturnaround and professional quality. I've created prints from his photography and they were outstanding.

My girlfriend found this gentleman online, read his reviews ans choose him to retouch some special…read morephotos. This man was symphatetic to my needs and time. He was just perfect, I would use him again, and You uae him too. The photos i had him retouch were over 40 years old. He did a great job!

I found Y Not 3 searching for companies that digitize 8mm and 16mm videos. Their price is the best…read moreI've found anywhere, and I've compared them to about 30 shops. A LOT of places are digitizing old still and motion film for much more than Y Not 3. Added to that, Y Not 3 has fantastic customer service. It took less than ten days from the moment I dropped them in USPS to the moment they returned. Also, most places wouldn't let me put my own jump drive in the box for use (a lot of places charge $35-50 for a jump drive in lieu of a CD.) Y Not 3 put the files on the jump drive and didn't charge me extra. They're very responsive and replied to all my e-mails -- including the initial website form e-mail -- in less than 24 hours. In fact, a couple of times I had responses from them within an hour. That's a rare and fantastic customer service few of their competitors can match, and likely none can beat. They do their work with the personal touch of a small shop and the professional results of a large shop. I was so happy with my first set of digitized films, that I just mailed them another 1,000 feet of 8mm and 16mm film to digitize. If you need movies, slides, still pictures, VHS tapes, and so forth digitized, Y Not 3 should be the first place you look into, and may well be the only shop you need to check. They're really, truly fabulous.

Tony did an amazing job converting our family's 8mm reels to DVD. My dad had "misplaced" these…read moreprecious memories for years. What a joy to see them after years of them being "lost". The soft music in the background seemed to go with every event. Thank you Y Not 3!!!

I've taken 2 classes with Mike MacDonald so far and plan on taking more. I've been an amateur…read morephotographer for years and decided that it was finally time to take my camera off of "Auto" mode and explore Manual settings. I'm very satisfied with the lessons and plan on taking more.