Samy's Camera

I bought all the equipment for my podcast room from Samy's Camera, and the experience was amazing. They had everything I needed in stock, and their customer service was top notch. The staff was super helpful they gathered everything for me, brought it out, and loaded it into my car. On top of that, they gave me a great price and even threw in an extra discount. Same day pickup, great selection, and outstanding service highly recommend!

I’m so glad I found Samy’s Camera after moving to Park La Brea. It’s just a short walk away, and finally—I have a proper photo lab nearby! I recently dropped by to develop some film rolls, and Richard helped me out. He’s been working there for over 10 years, managing the department, and is one of the friendliest, most knowledgeable people I’ve met in any camera store. He walked me through the process, helped me set up my account on their system, and even gave me a 10% discount on my order. Film was dropped off and ready within 24 hours—super fast and efficient. This place is a gem. Honestly, it might be the last true photography store of its kind in California. So if you’re thinking of buying camera gear, film, accessories—whatever—get it here instead of Amazon. Support the local legends keeping film and photography alive. Highly recommend!

Just picked up my new RF 85 1.2 mm lens. Upgraded for my old one. Scott Bloom at Samy‘s helped me again! I’ve been dealing with him forever. He’s super helpful. Can’t wait to use the new upgrade… Picked up an another canon R6 body. This one is the Mark II, supposed to be greater than the R6 which I already love! Can’t air to try it!!

I came in for same-day service for a scan, jpeg, and five 9"X12" prints. I was immediately assisted by Ben who provided excellent customer service! Ben was friendly, detail-oriented, knowledgeable, and respectful. He positively caught my attention by the extra-careful way he handled my artwork, his attentiveness while I explained my vision, and the plethora of questions he asked to clarify my requests. Ben offered many options to reproduce my artwork, quickly produced exactly what I asked for, and packaged it beautifully. Thank you, Ben! Your spirit and efficient work really made my day.

So I needed to trade in a camera and lens. I called the Santa Monica store. They were extremely professional and nice to me. Recommending me to call the other Sam camera store that does take trade offers. The gentleman who helped me was extremely knowledgeable of what he was talking about, reliable. The customer service was really out of this world that’s why I’m leaving this review. If it wasn’t for the person who recommended what I do next, I wouldn’t have gotten my money Sammy’s know what they are talking about

I recently rented a lens here and it was a great experience! I needed to make a change to my reservation in a pinch, and Kerry was able to save the day. Pickup was quick and easy, and the lens was in great condition. They have a good selection of Nikon mirrorless Z series lenses. For anyone booking online, just a note that when you send the reservation request, you need to follow up on the "quote" email you're sent. I missed that initially, so hopefully this helps someone!

Came to look for disposable cameras for my wedding. Felt nervous to order them online through Amazon due to the film potentially being expired and losing the memories/photos. Bought about 9 cameras and can’t wait to go back to develop them. Expiration date wasn’t until 2027, which made me feel confident that I wouldn’t have issues with getting them developed later on. Colored cameras were about $20, and to get the photos developed physically it’s $11 at the time of purchase. They also had black and white options. Highly recommend.