Eastwood (Sound and Vision) Ltd Reviews

Name: Eastwood (Sound and Vision) Ltd
Rating: 4.91

4.9 Rating 476 Reviews

98 %

of reviewers recommend Eastwood (Sound and Vision) Ltd

4.9

Based on 476 reviews

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“they were fast and offered to give me a custom solution.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Couldn't get item originally in time but went the extra mile to source and get delivered in time for event, great customer service!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I like when people doing business are kind and patient .this is the way i feel about you guys !😊👍🏾”

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Posted 7 years ago

“No problem apart from delay with supplier”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Really excellent price and liked the online tracking”

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Posted 7 years ago

“They had what I wanted to purchase at a good price Had a discount voucher”

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Posted 7 years ago

“The only thing I can say is I'm a new client. Great price, good service.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Easy to deal with no hassle”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I talked to Richard at Eastwood and he was extremely helpful with information about home studio equipment.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Overall, a very good service. Honest and reliable. Fantastic communication. Only issue being the website at time of ordering suggested there was stock in for shipping when it appeared there wasnt. Have to wait for one of my items, however was informed of this in good time. Service was great.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“G drive arrived quickly and works fine”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I got the Atomos Power Station from ESV as the price was good. I hadn't been aware of them previously so it was a bit of gamble, but in this instance I didn't need to use the kit the next day so I wasn't worried. And I needn't have been; it turned up next day anyway. I don't like writing reviews without extensively using the kit in question and I only got it yesterday so can't say much, which is why I only gave 4 stars. Nothing wrong (OK, maybe a few niggles, see below), just not enough information yet to say that it is exemplary. First point is, make sure you order the right version, Photo or Video. I had researched this a couple of weeks ago then the day before yesterday quickly got my order in between edit jobs, forgetting to do exactly that. The difference is the Video version ships with adaptors for a wider range of cameras and with significantly bigger (and heavier) batteries. Everything else is the same, even the carrycase which has slots for the missing adaptors. Realising my mistake, I decided I'd take the significant saving of the Photo version as I already have bigger batteries (which you can get for less than the difference between the models anyway, so you could have two medium and two large for less money) and the additional power adaptor I want is another Sony one which doesn't ship with the unit. To save you looking elsewhere, the Photo version ships with 2 dummy battery units with short leads which simply plug into the back of the Power Station - a Sony FW50 style (A7 series, RX10 plus others) and one that will do the GH4. You could run other things from the sockets instead. Although not a kettle or an aluminium smelting plant, just in case you were thinking of it. If you are looking at this item, you'll know you want something to power your camera either from the mains or from batteries with a significantly longer run-time than internal batteries can allow. Having just finished a series of 2 camera shoots in multiple countries using an A7s and an RX10M2 with internal batteries only, my biggest on-set frustration was having to re-set the shot when changing batteries as the lenses revert to default zoom and focus when the camera is switched off, while my biggest logistical frustration was how to charge the eight batteries I was using while also getting some sleep. I expect this unit to help considerably, but can't say yet whether it does. With an external recorder, it also means not worrying about long record times such as shows, conferences etc. The lead from the transformer unit to the Power Station is nice and long - the first can be on the floor while the main part of the unit can be at eye height, keeping strain off the connections. Four more points I can make without having actually used it yet - 1 I have a few NP style batteries, but one pair doesn't fit on the atomos while they work fine on the monitors I bought them for. Fortunately, it looks like I could run the monitor from one of the two USB power sockets on the power station, but I haven't tried it yet. 2 I had a small shoot yesterday and frankly couldn't be bothered with the extra bulk and faff of the atomos, even though I kind of wanted to play with the new toy. 3 One of the questions I had before purchasing the unit was how you could use the dummy power supply unit with the A7s when the battery door would have to be open to let the lead through, yet the pictures show the units attached. The answer is that there is a small rubber cut-out in the battery door of the camera that allows the lead through. I guess they just don't show this in the advertising pictures because it doesn't look that great. No, amend that - it looks amateurish. The rubber cut-out hangs down exactly where the edge of the atomos should be so you have to have the camera and atomos at an angle to each other. They will still work fine, its just annoying. Really annoying. You can also take off the battery door from the A7s, there is a neat little sprung slide so it only takes seconds, but its just one more thing to potentially lose and have to put back on when you want to put the internal battery back in and go light. 4 Another set of NP style batteries I have started charging, but finished with all four green LEDs flashing. I looked up the error code in the manual - Nothing. Checked support on their website - Nothing. Tried to leave a question for support - I couldn't until I'd registered the unit. I couldn't register the unit as the serial number is written so small I have yet to be able to work out what it says. Either that or they have a filter that doesn't accept serial numbers from the Power Station. 5 (ok, I know I said 4 points) Again, I haven't had a chance to try it, but I think if I was using it on a tripod I would mount the camera directly and have the atomos on an arm nearby - if you're shooting on sticks you want stability, not additional flimsy-ness, especially with heavy lenses. Being able to mount it directly to the camera is great for hand held. Having said all that, a unit that provides mains power, plus continuous swap-over battery power, plus battery charging, plus auxiliary power out that fits in the same physical and economical footprint as a single V-lock battery - its got to be quite bad not to be good.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Placed an order for a G-Technology EV dock /2TB over the weekend and arrived on Tuesday. I phoned the company late Monday as I hadn't had any shipment confirmation. Sales guy informed me that the item wasn't in stock but they had contacted their distributor to have the item delivered straight to my address rather than loose an extra day which I thought was pretty decent. Overall v happy with service and will prob end up buying my studio XL with EV system from them which apparently is being released in the next two weeks according to the sales bloke. Also as a heads up its worth noting that El Capitain doesn't support RAID anymore in disk utility so I had to to get a copy of SoftRAID.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I have ordered a few items now from Eastwood and the quality of products is great and so is value for money. Having said that I am always disappointed with the delivery service, I understand that there is a free service however I order a new Atomos Assassin on Wednesday evening hoping that it would be delivered by Friday only to find out that I won't have it until the following Monday. I live in Northern Ireland and find this extremely frustrating and a real let down to what is otherwise a great service. I will be shopping around more in the future because of this.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“Very happy with the light and delivery and purchase were all very smooth.”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I contacted Eastwood because my normal supplier didn't have the equipment I needed in stock. There was a bit of a "misunderstanding" with the gentleman with whom I first discussed my order - I explained that I needed the gear very quickly to show off our facility to a prospective sponsor the following week. I paid immediately by BACS. The next day, I thought I would just check that things were going smoothly and rang the office - but the message inferred was that "I didn't want the equipment until next week"! Anyway, things were put right immediately and I did receive the gear in time and was able to install it just in time to get the sponsor's approval. So all ended well. The vote would have been "very good" but for that rather unsettling misunderstanding!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Bought the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera at a very competitive price. Fast & free delivery - Highly recommended.”

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Posted 11 years ago

“The first unit i received was faulty but Richard got a new one out to me straight away with no problems”

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Posted 11 years ago

Hi Anne, Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated, Best Regards Louise Eastwood

Posted 11 years ago

“Great company would use agin.”

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Posted 11 years ago

Hi Nicola Thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated. Best Regards Louise Eastwood

Posted 11 years ago

Eastwood (Sound and Vision) Ltd is rated 4.9 based on 476 reviews