Camera cleaning

[pdjohnson]

The place we send our sony VX2100 (we have 4) for cleaning and repair has been sold and the company (Armatos) is now Adwar video.... to do a major service with changing the pinch roller and a complete alignment is $285 We usually paid $150 per camera. Where is a good, reliable cleaning and repair company? I know, we are old fashioned and have not upgraded to the new HD cameras. At 70+ we probably won't. Want a good reliable company with good service. Anyone know anything about Adwars?

[LouBruno]

Armato's is OUT of business. The owner PAUL Armato recently took a job with ADAWAR VIDEO located a few miles from my home. He is an employee with many years of experience and an outstanding person.


Truthfully, I am a firm believer of paying the extra money and let the original camera manufacturer fix their own camera issues. I had excellent luck with CANON REPAIRS in their own factories. Panasonic has a quick turnaround. These repair people work exclusively on their own products and have both the equipment, facilities and knowledge to make repairs.

[CKNewman]

I always took my Sony VX2000 to Macie Video Service up here in Dedham, MA. They provide quick expert service and fast turnaround. Here's their website: http://www.macievideo.com/

That being said, the native 4:3 aspect ratio video that those cameras produce isn't the best match for the newer 16:9 aspect ratio televisions. They don't make 4:3 televisions any more, to the best of my knowledge. True, you can set the VX2100 to 16:9, but it produces that image by "letterboxing". This uses less of the the cameras image sensor so that the 16:9 image produced by the VX2100 will not look that good when played on the larger 16:9 screens most folks have in their living rooms today.

A suggestion: I don't know what you produce these days, but you might want to look into going to the newer cameras. They are smaller, work well in low light, weigh less, etc. And they're pretty inexpensive too.