Hand Held Films, Inc.

Hand Held Films, Inc. Motion picture equipment rental house in NYC. Camera, Lighting & Support since 1987. 212-502-0900 We cater to productions both large and small.

Hand Held Films was founded in 1987 as a service oriented camera rental boutique specializing in the latest motion picture equipment. Since then, our philosophy has been to provide customer oriented service and meticulously maintained equipment to our clientele. We carry the finest gear manufactured by the most respected names in the industry. Our professional and thorough staff has allowed Hand H

eld to enjoy tremendous success over the years. Large productions appreciate our personal level of attention while smaller productions like the fact that we can provide them first-rate gear at rates they can afford. Over the years we have provided cameras to numerous independent features, television series, music videos, and commercials.

The ARRI/Zeiss Ultra 16s are built for serious Super 16 work. Razor-sharp across the frame, with a fast T1.3 for smooth,...
07/10/2025

The ARRI/Zeiss Ultra 16s are built for serious Super 16 work. Razor-sharp across the frame, with a fast T1.3 for smooth, clean bokeh. Chromatic aberration is minimal, focus breathing is nearly invisible, and the color matches perfectly with the Ultra and Master Prime family. Compact, precise, and made to get the most out of every millimeter of that S16 frame.

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07/01/2025

Coming Soon….

That’s a wrap! We are proud to have geared up the great crew from Pocket Dream, shot on Alexa 35 with TLS Rehoused Cooke...
03/28/2025

That’s a wrap! We are proud to have geared up the great crew from Pocket Dream, shot on Alexa 35 with TLS Rehoused Cooke Speed Panchro primes and an array of Angenieux zooms. Made in NY. Support indie film!

DP: Guillaume Le Grontec
1st AC: Thomas Rospabe
Producer: Gia Rigoli
Producer: Ani Schoeter
Gaffer/B-Camera: April Goldberg
Key Grip: Rustam Caspian
Dolly/Grip: Christian Wright

*Camera, Lighting & Grip provided by Hand Held Films

That’s a wrap! We are proud to have geared up the great crew from Pocket Dream, shot on Alexa 35 with TLS Rehoused Cooke...
03/26/2025

That’s a wrap! We are proud to have geared up the great crew from Pocket Dream, shot on Alexa 35 with TLS Rehoused Cooke Speed Panchro primes and an array of Angenieux zooms. Made in NY. Support indie film!

DP: Guillaume Le Grontec
1st AC: Thomas Rospabe
(Forgot Role): Gia Rigoli
(Forgot Role): Ani Schoeter
Gaffer/B-Camera: April Goldberg
Key Grip: Rustam Caspian
Dolly/Grip: Christian Wright

*Camera & Lighting & Grip provided by Hand Held Films

Congratulations to and on their Best Picture win at the 97th Academy Awards, along with accolades for Best Actress for...
03/03/2025

Congratulations to and on their Best Picture win at the 97th Academy Awards, along with accolades for Best Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing for !

Director Sean Baker
DP Drew Daniels
1st AC Jesse Vielleux
2nd AC Stephanie Guzman
Gaffer Chris Hill
Key Grip Harrison Rusk .rusk

*Lighting & Grip provided by Hand Held Films

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02/07/2025

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ANORA: The Scene Recreation.We recreated the scene using the Arri Alexa 35 with Atlas Orion Lenses.Director Sean Baker D...
01/28/2025

ANORA: The Scene Recreation.

We recreated the scene using the Arri Alexa 35 with Atlas Orion Lenses.

Director Sean Baker
DP Drew Daniels
1st AC Jesse Vielleux
2nd AC Stephanie Guzman
Loader Gabriel Contreras
Gaffer Chris Hill
Key Grip Harrison Rusk .rusk

“Handheld Films has been a place throughout my career that I’ve always been able to count on. The staff has always been ...
01/21/2025

“Handheld Films has been a place throughout my career that I’ve always been able to count on. The staff has always been knowledgeable in areas that I was not, and they always took the time to show me how to use certain things or problem solve certain issues. They’re also one of the only rental houses that truly strives to keep their gear up to date and they make sure they’re giving everyone the top of the line gear. They’ve always been helpful and they’ve always had my back. They’ve made shoots possible that I didn’t think would be.” - Ciecierski

“I like older glass and ended up with the Canon K35s on an ARRI Alexa Mini LF because the skin looked so good on the ARR...
01/17/2025

“I like older glass and ended up with the Canon K35s on an ARRI Alexa Mini LF because the skin looked so good on the ARRI sensor when we projected it. The film has such a microscopic view of skin and beauty, I needed to keep it as clean and natural as possible. I chose the K35s because of the drop off – not even shot wide open, but at 2.8 or 4 –  and because they’re vintage lenses it really helped when shooting against that softdrop.” -

For our next Scene Recreation, we chose the award winning film The Substance.

We recreated the scene using the Arri Alexa Mini LF 4.3 16:9 with Canon K53 55mm and Leica-R 100mm Apo-Macro lenses, along with the Aputure 1000c w/ Medium Reflector for lighting.








“The Zeiss lenses look natural with film as they’re fast, T1.3 across the whole range, I knew they would be good for sho...
01/09/2025

“The Zeiss lenses look natural with film as they’re fast, T1.3 across the whole range, I knew they would be good for shooting in different low or available light situations. This was really helpful, as I did not want to have to compensate by over-lighting and lose the reality of the scene.” - DP Sayombhu Mukdeeprom

For our next Scene Recreation, we chose the award winning film Challengers.

We recreated the scene using the Arri Alexa 35 with Zeiss Super Speed 50mm lenses, along with the SkyPanel X, Amaran 150c, and ArriLite 2000 for lighting.

“…I like to be close and intimate and in with the lenses to really sort of feel the pause, feel the breadth of the peopl...
12/19/2024

“…I like to be close and intimate and in with the lenses to really sort of feel the pause, feel the breadth of the people and not just observe them.” -

For our first Scene Recreation we chose the film award winning film Conclave, which is currently nominated for Best Drama Film at the .

Our HHF Team recreated the scene using a Red Monstro 8K with a Blackwing7 107mm B-tuned lens.

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Now in House: Bausch & Lomb Baltars & the Angenieux Type R2 18.5mm, rehoused by Zero Optik.Designed in the late 1930s a...
08/01/2024

Now in House: Bausch & Lomb Baltars & the Angenieux Type R2 18.5mm, rehoused by Zero Optik.

Designed in the late 1930s and representing the first cohesive set of cinema primes to be manufactured in the US.

With the combination of field curvature, single-layer coatings, and primitive glass polishing techniques create images unlike anything modern glass is capable of without sacrificing clarity or resolution.

Rounding out the set on the wide end, we also have Angenieux Type R2 18.5mm T2.4, which was released in 1951.

Rent from us today!

*152mm will be available in the coming weeks!

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Address

129 W 27th Street
New York, NY
10001

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

(212) 502-0900

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