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Keslow Camera Acquires Clairmont
Keslow Camera is expanding into Canada through the acquisition of Clairmont Camera. The move will add a variety of specialized camera and lens technologies from Clairmont Camera and
company founder Denny Clairmont to Keslow Camera's offerings.
Denny Clairmont, president and owner of Clairmont Camera
and a longtime ASC associate member, announced concurrently
that he will retire during the transition. "Clairmont Camera is my
life's work," he said via press release, "and I never stopped searching
for innovative ways to serve our clients. I have long respected Robert
Keslow and the team at Keslow Camera for their integrity, quality of
management, best-in-class customer service, and successful performance. I am confident they are the right company to honor my
heritage and founding vision going forward."
"This acquisition perfectly aligns with Keslow Camera's
mission: to never stop growing, never stop learning, and never stop
improving," said ASC associate Robert Keslow (pictured, above),
founder and CEO of Keslow Camera. He noted that this move also
adds Vancouver and Toronto locations to his company's brick-andmortar facilities. "The expansion into the two busiest Canadian
markets delivers on our clients' ongoing requests for us to service
them in more areas of the world."

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Keslow Camera will retain Clairmont's support staff and
team in Toronto and Vancouver, who have been serving those filmmaking communities since the 1980s. California operations are
planned to be consolidated into Keslow Camera's Culver City headquarters.
Founded in 1976 as Clairmont Engle by brothers Denny and
Terry Clairmont, Clairmont Camera went on to become one of the
largest and most well respected motion-picture rental companies in
the world. Terry Clairmont passed away in October 2006.
Denny Clairmont began as a cameraman at Birns & Sawyer,
where he eventually became supervisor of repairs. Building on previous experience as a mechanic and engineer, he learned to design
specialized items. In addition to a number of patents, he received a
Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, as well as two Emmys. He was also awarded a
Technical Achievement Award from the Society of Camera Operators (SOC) for a lens perspective system he created, and was
presented with the ASC's prestigious Bud Stone Award of Distinction in 2015.
Clairmont's innovative solutions will be available immediately
to Keslow Camera's customers. "We are honored to have earned
Denny Clairmont's trust, and recognize the work and innovation
that he and his great team have brought to the industry," added
Keslow's chief operating officer, Dennis McDonald. "[Now that we
are] able to offer our personalized level of service in more locations,
with a wider range of technology to serve the needs of the creative
community, we're poised to elevate the Keslow experience for
current and new customers."
Keslow Camera was founded in 1990. Providing camera
equipment to motion picture, television and commercial productions worldwide, the company has dedicated locations in Chicago,
Santa Fe and Atlanta.
For additional information, visit www.keslowcamera.com.

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