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Hello World is a one stop shop for creativity!
| We offer the largest variety of audio, video, lighting, communications and virtual reality equipment in New York City.

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$65
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$65
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Apple boxes

We carry a large selection of full - half - quarter - pancake boxes

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We carry a large selection of full - half - quarter - pancake boxes

$5
per day
$5
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$80
per day
$80
per day
Kino Diva 400 (2 Light Kit) with Stands

A Diva 400 dual set with stands!

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A Diva 400 dual set with stands!

$100
per day
$100
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Rent Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro
$300
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$300
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Reviews (258)

Average 4.9 Stars

a+

Owner

Easyrig Cinema 3 series

March 2024

Awesome! Super fast communication and easy pick up and drop off. Will definitely be using them again.

Owner

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

August 2023

Great service that can't be beat. Power supply was missing from case and Hello World sent a runner to set all the from NYC to Princeton NJ and got us up and running. 10/10

Amazing lens and great owner

Always easy from hello world and through KitSplits insurance it’s great if you don’t have your own COI

Great Communication!

Great company!

Owner

Sachtler FSB 6 Fluid Head Tripod

February 2022

Great rental experience. They allowed me to pick up early and were very nice upon return. Awesome rental house

HWC has a warm 1/4 black pro mist in-house and that's exactly what I wanted.

Professional and perfect as always.

all good

Transaction was very smooth

Owner

x4 Sandbags

October 2020

Smooth and ez. Thanks!

Owner

Manfrotto Monopod

March 2020

Amaazing communication

Excellent communication

this unit was perfect for my job. easy rental and return process. A+

Always super helpful!

Owner

Rode VideoMic Pro

November 2019

Still love them, still excellent.

Owner

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2

October 2019

Excellent

Owner

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2

October 2019

Wonderful to work with, easy pick up and drop off!

Owner

Comtek PR-216 IFB Receiver

October 2019

Nice light

Owner

September 2019

Great Company. Lens was in excellent condition!!

Owner

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

September 2019

Very easy pick up and drop off! Gear was in good condition.

Awesome rental

Fast & simple!

Owner

1/8 Black Pro Mist 4x4 Filter

August 2019

Great renter

Owner

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

August 2019

Great location and projector!

Super easy to rent, and great service.

Simple and easy, love it

Great to work with

Owner

Sennheiser G3 set (2)

August 2019

Great to work with

Owner

Sennheiser G3 set (2)

August 2019

Great to work with

Owner

Sennheiser G3 set (2)

August 2019

Great to work with

Owner

Zoom H6

August 2019

Great staff of people to deal with, excellent equipment. Small rental, returned it in sweltering heat, they offered me a chilled bottled water. Eternally grateful!

Owner

Zacuto Standard Baseplate

July 2019

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July 2019

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Owner

July 2019

Great rental! Very easy to work with, great at communicating and a wonderful experience overall. Highly recommend!

Owner

July 2019

Super easy, streamlined process!

Owner

June 2019

Always great to rent from!

Owner

Kessler CineSlider 5 feet

May 2019

Excellent service, very nice staff.

Owner

May 2019

Great experience!

Lens was great, rental was easy and smooth. Will rent again!

Hello world was fast, responsive, and helpful. Had a wonderful experience renting from them: like using a more casual and friendly version of a rental house.

Owner

Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 ZE Planar T

April 2019

Smooth rental!

Very quick, convenient, and painless rental.

Great rental company, very friendly staff and good quality equipment!

Great experience... Giving Hello World TWO THUMBS UP!

Owner

4x Walkie Kit w/ surveillence

February 2019

Second time renting from them. Friendly service and super convenient to rent!

Owner

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

February 2019

Quick and easy communication. Location is conveniently located. Great experience!

Owner

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

January 2019

Perfect everything was perfect

Owner

GoPro Hero 6

January 2019

Item needs J hook mount if you want the camera to point straight ahead otherwise camera will point up or down More idea if you riding a motorcycle or Bike. Easy smooth transaction!

Owner

GoPro Hero 6

January 2019

Worked great! Great company!

Owner

December 2018

will absolutely be renting from Hello World again. Easy, organized, and a pleasure to rent from!

Owner

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

December 2018

Smooth and easy, as always. HWC rocks!

Beautiful lens

Owner

Glidecam HD4000 Stabilizer System

November 2018

Great company

Owner

Zoom H6

November 2018

great company

great company

Owner

Sennheiser G3 set (2)

November 2018

Great Experience!

Owner

Manfrotto 529B 100mm half bowl

October 2018

Very flexible renter

Great equipment!

Owner

Litemat 2 S2 Hybrid LED Panel

September 2018

Great renter, I will use it again!

Owner

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

August 2018

Our first Kitsplit rental. The experience went without a hitch, and the equipment was in great condition and it did just what we needed it to do.

Hello World is the best!

It's a great lens always does the trick!

Owner

Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine Lens

July 2018

Also rent this device and never end up using it haha! Everything was excellent either way, had all the pieces and was set up perfectly

Owner

DJI Ronin-M

July 2018

Easy pick up and drop off at a good price.

Owner

Apple boxes

July 2018

Great experience. Painless. Friendly and answered all of my questions.

Amazing and fast service.

Owner

Manfrotto Monopod

June 2018

Amazing and fast service.

Owner

Sony Vertical Battery Grip

June 2018

I love the lens, it did its magic with my black magic pocket: shallow depth of field resulting in very cinematic footage. Excellent service from Hello World Communications. Thank you and until again!

Owner

June 2018

Thanks!

Owner

Sony Alpha a7S II

June 2018

They were helpful. Lenses were in good condition. We would like to rent from hello world again.

Great!

Owner

Zeiss CP.2 21mm/T2.9

May 2018

Really great rental house.

Owner

May 2018

Very easy rental, quick and efficient. Thanks!

Owner

RedRock Shoulder mount

May 2018

Great as always!

Awesome experience with the pros at Hello World, as always.

Easy Kit for Interview Set Ups

Owner

Westcott Spiderlite TD6

April 2018

Great service! Triton was a little hard to connect,but worked 80% of the time.

Owner

April 2018

Great package

Owner

April 2018

Such a great tool for incredibly smooth picture. Just be super strong if you want to use this heavy thing!

Owner

April 2018

The Follow focus had a few hiccups. It wasn't the easiest thing to learn but it was very incredible when it worked

Owner

DJI Wireless Follow Focus

April 2018

Excellent

Owner

April 2018

Worked as expected! Great rental house! Thank you!

Awesome Service. Thanks

Worked like a charm! Speedy responses when I was in a time crunch! Great people :)

Owner

April 2018

Flexible/easy pickup and dropoff! Thank you!

Everything worked beautifully this time thanks!

Owner

Sennheiser G3 set (2)

April 2018

wire went in and out and ruined several takes. Also I recommend they put a sign outside there building because if you don't have the building number you'l be clambering around for 40 minutes like I did trying to find the location.

Owner

Sennheiser G3 set (2)

March 2018

Great experience!

Great experience!

Owner

March 2018

good

Owner

Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine Lens

March 2018

Easy pickup and drop off!

Excellent!

Great product, hello world was super easy to deal with and completely reasonable when I returned with a broken cable. I had slipped on some ice and yanked the CAN cable at the end of our shoot. 100% my fault and they were really cool about it.

Owner

DJI Focus Thumbwheel

January 2018

Smooth Transaction!!!! Equipment was perfect!!!

Owner

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

December 2017

easy to coordinate with! great gear!

Great condition good rental house

Owner

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

December 2017

Renting through Hello World was a breeze. Equipment worked great, everyone was very helpful, and they had fresh made cookies. I'll be renting from them again.

Owner

Prompter People Proline with iPad

December 2017

Great, thanks!

Owner

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

December 2017

Love this mod. @hwc is A1 dope no issues!

Owner

Sony Vertical Battery Grip

December 2017

Easy pickup, drop-off, and very friendly and easy to work with!

Owner

DJI Ronin

December 2017

Great.

Owner

Canon Extender EF 2X III

December 2017

Hello World was super easy to deal with as well as very supportive and accommodating when we ran into complications on set!

Owner

November 2017

Great professional rental.

Great rental

Owner

November 2017

Great experience! Will rent again. Highly recommend.

Owner

Apple boxes

November 2017

Great experience! Will rent again. Highly recommend.

Owner

Apple boxes

November 2017

Good doing business with you.

Owner

October 2017

Very professional service

Owner

Electro-Voice RE-50 N/D-B

October 2017

Professional and friendly

Owner

October 2017

Great rental house, easy to coordinate with for my last minute shoot!

Owner

Easyrig 300N

October 2017

Thanks Hello World. You always make rentals easy!

Owner

Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM

October 2017

prompt response, clear communication and well kept equipment

Owner

Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f/2.0 ZE

September 2017

Worked perfect for our shoot!

Amazing Rental House!

Owner

Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L

August 2017

Amazing Rental House!

Owner

Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L

August 2017

Beyond satisfied with Hello World Communications. Great service!

Owner

SD Card 64GB

August 2017

Amazing!

Owner

SD Card 64GB

August 2017

My rental was with the Zacuto follow focus which worked great for my needs. HW staff were lovely and flexible with pickup and drop-off time, which was very helpful.

Great service!

Owner

August 2017

Great experience! Would do it again!

All of the equipment worked well! HWC was extremely polite. The rental associate forgot my lens/bag at first, but luckily I remembered and quickly went back to retrieve it! Woo! When returning the equipment, HWC later informed me that a speedring was missing, but it turned out that was not the case. Other than that, great experience! I would rent from them again!

Owner

July 2017

It was super easy to rent with Hello World. They were really communicative and I would absolutely rent from them again.

Owner

July 2017

Would definitely rent from HWC again!

Owner

July 2017

Yes! awesome rental house. will do business again

Gear in great condition. Would rent anytime from them.

Owner

Arrilite 600 watt

July 2017

Will definitely rent again

Owner

July 2017

Great lens, would rent again

Great units!

Good rental

Owner

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

July 2017

HWC is my favorite!

Owner

Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM

July 2017

Great gear as always!

Owner

June 2017

Great gear as always!

Owner

June 2017

Great gear as always!

Owner

June 2017

For the dolly and other big items, make sure you can pick up/drop off during freight hours, but it's definitely a fair rental house and flexible with creators.

Good

Owner

Wooden Camera Handheld rig

June 2017

Quick Fast turnaround

Owner

June 2017

Thanks!

Owner

Zeiss CP.2 25mm/T2.1

June 2017

Awesome as usual - Hello World has always been accommodating

Owner

June 2017

Worked like a charm. Thanks!

Owner

Rode VideoMic Pro

May 2017

Really great, thanks!

great gear, nice ppl

Great mic not the last time I'm renting it.

Owner

May 2017

Super easy to rent from with great location on 18th. Fast communicators.

Fast, easy and great people to work with. Will rent again.

Good service

Owner

Electro-Voice RE-50 N/D-B

May 2017

Great to work with HWC again! Great service!

Owner

Arri FF-5 Follow Focus

April 2017

Excellent rental team! and so great to been able to get a last minute lenses with insurance on the site ")

Owner

April 2017

Great Rental, Amazing communication, looking forward to renting from Hello World in the near future.

thumbs up

Owner

Zeiss CP.2 85mm/2.1

April 2017

Thank you!

Great product, great communication, we'll recommend.

Owner

Manfrotto MVH500A

April 2017

good people!

Owner

Manfrotto Autopole

April 2017

Worked great! Will rent from Hello World again.

Owner

Canon Speedlite Flashes

April 2017

Always amazing!

Owner

April 2017

Great, never any issues!

Amazing, everything I needed. One of the best rental houses in NYC.

Owner

Manfrotto MVH500A

April 2017

worked great

Great product, Speeding response, looking forward to renting again

Owner

Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L

April 2017

Love this lens but had a hard time with the autofocus on it this time around. Aside from that you guys are great.

Great rental, easy pickup and return!

Owner

April 2017

Hello World are terrific to deal with, as always.

Lights worked out perfectly and easy pick up/drop off! Thanks!

fast, efficient

Owner

March 2017

Great service!

Great lens. Great service

Owner

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Lens

February 2017

Was perfectly functional

Owner

February 2017

Was able to rent this on the spot, really helpful

Great service, they were very helpful and accommodating!

Owner

February 2017

Easy to rent good service no complaints at all

Owner

February 2017

Worked as expected!

Painless process and great staff! Will definitely rent from them again.

Owner

Rode VideoMic Pro

January 2017

worked great!

Owner

January 2017

Good service even in the middle of the holiday season.

Owner

January 2017

The best

Owner

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

December 2016

yes

Owner

December 2016

Perfect transaction.

Owner

December 2016

Perfect transaction.

Owner

Kino Flo Diva-Lite (200, 201)

December 2016

Perfect! We shot a successful Indiegogo campaign with this beauty! $100,00 WOO!

Owner

Zeiss CP.2 28mm/T2.1

December 2016

Everyone should rent their gear from this place. Great value and safe people. Nice vibe in the office too!

Yeehaw

Owner

Westcott Spiderlite TD6

December 2016

Yes to this

Owner

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

November 2016

Yes to these guys!

Owner

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

November 2016

HWC is such a convenient and completely professional company. They make the experience completely easily and are a true asset. The first of many more rentals to come. I couldn't have been more satisfied with the service.

Owner

Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L

November 2016

The best

Owner

November 2016

Great Kit

Owner

RedRock Shoulder mount

November 2016

Great lads and lasses

Owner

Canon 5D Mark III

November 2016

Great service

Owner

Mafer Clamp

November 2016

Exactly what I needed

Owner

November 2016

As always a pleasure doing business with HWC. The rental process was easy and I appreciate them going beyond just renting me the gear by offering extra help when I needed it.

Wonderful to work with! Definitely will rent again!

Owner

Sennheiser G3 set (2)

November 2016

Hello world made it simple and easy to rent the gear we needed. Having the gear and professionalism of a major rental house combined with the simple insurance options of Kitsplit made a world of difference.

Owner

November 2016

Hello world made it simple and easy to rent the gear we needed. Having the gear and professionalism of a major rental house combined with the simple insurance options of Kitsplit made a world of difference.

They were friendly and helpful.

Owner

Flex-fill selection

October 2016

My first time using KitSplit and had a very good experience. Service was fast and accommodating.

Great, easy transaction! Will definitely use again!

Owner

Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine Lens

October 2016

Great place to rent from. Fast and friendly. Zero hassle. I will continue to rent from them and I highly recommend them.

Owner

Sekonic 758DR Light Meter

October 2016

The fast and super friendly. They were able to adjust to my schedule which was super helpful.

The customer service from HWC was great (especially Alex at the front desk who was very responsive when small issues came up with needing to update the Oculus software and me not having the Admin password). They were also really great about not rushing me when I took time to look over the equipment before picking it up, and lent me an extra cable at no charge when I realized I would need more length of USB to connect the Oculus.

When I returned the equipment they were great about asking what I did and offering to show me other equipment while I was there in person.

I would definitely rent from HWC again, as well as recommend to others.

Great equipment

Owner

October 2016

Definitely would rent again!

Owner

October 2016

HWC is always a delight to work with!

Owner

October 2016

Great service, very friendly and accommodating. Thanks!

Super fast, super easy.

Owner

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

September 2016

HWC were awesome and accommodating. The equipment was great and the pickup/drop off was very easy. They're also really communicative. Highly recommend renting from HWC!

Great!

Owner

Prompter People Proline with iPad

September 2016

Great experience as always!

Owner

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

August 2016

Lovely as always - have been a loyal customer for years, nice to rent from HWC through kitsplit

Lovely as always - have been a loyal customer for years, nice to rent from HWC through kitsplit

always a smooth process renting!

Rental process was easy, equipment was just what I needed! Look forward to using HWC again.

Owner

Easyrig 300N

August 2016

Great company to deal with and very friendly staff. I will continue to rent from them. Also they are in fantastic location!

easy to rent from- always a pleasure!

great renting from them!

always great renting with them! Easy pickups and equipment always in great condition

Owner

Rokinon 50mm T1.5 Cine Lens

July 2016

Would rent from anytime

very simple

Owner

Sandisk CF Card – 128 GB

July 2016

Hello World is great, very easy to work with. One of my favorite rental places.

Owner

GoPro Hero 4 Black

July 2016

Hello World is an awesome shop! Easy communication and great gear. Thanks again!

Owner

July 2016

Hello World Communications was very easy to rent with. They are conveniently located on 22nd St between 6th and 7th Ave's. It was a 123 process, I picked in 2 min and dropped off in 1 min. Very simple + the staff was very friendly!

Good Service

Owner

Zeiss CP.2 28mm/T2.1

June 2016

This was my first time renting from Hello World and it was a great experience. I work for a production company only a few blocks away and I'm glad I found them through KitSplit! I'll definitely be renting from them again.

Owner

DJI Osmo

June 2016

The team was very responsive throughout the whole process day and night and even on weekends. The gear was in great condition and it was very easy picking up and returning. They even helped me during the weekend when I had questions about the use.

Owner

Sony 7506 Headphones

May 2016

These guys were great and they even had fresh baked cookies at the reception desk

Owner

April 2016

Hello World was great to work with!

Owner

Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM

April 2016

I had a great experience renting from Hello World Communications. The canon lens I reserved was ready hours before I scheduled and had the opportunity to pick up earlier!

I had a great experience renting from Hello World Communications. The canon lens I reserved was ready hours before I scheduled and had the opportunity to pick up earlier!

It couldn't have been easier to rent from Hello World. I even had an issue with parking, as I am not a big studio and did not have a commercial vehicle, so parking on the street to go up and get my rental was not possible. I called them and they brought it down to me since I was alone and couldn't leave the car! Returning it was a simple drop and go....but not before I took a homemade chocolate chip cookie that was warm out of the oven on the counter. Very nice place and nice people. Just note that if you have something large to pick up and you do not have a commercial vehicle, it is advisable to bring someone with you to stay in the car while you pick up.

Awesome 1st time rental experience with Hello world and Kitsplit. Fast response to my inquiries !

Owner

April 2016

Fantastic service and right by my office! Can't wait to use again. Thank you

Owner

Kino Flo Tegra 455 DMX

April 2016

Great experience. Thanks so much!

A pleasant experience with confirmation, pick up and drop off. I'll be back!

Owner

February 2016

Great equipment in very good condition. Worked beautifully.

Pickup and drop off times were flexible and convenient. The DK2 was easy to setup and didn't run into any problems with the hardware.
Located near the F station at 23rd street which is incredibly convenient for me.

Owner

February 2016

Hello World, was great. They were helpful when I stopped by to get the equipment, and were easy to work with.

Owner

February 2016

Great customer service, really enjoyed the whole process, Such a great idea. Will use this service again and have recommended it to my team mates. See you on the next one!

Owner

January 2016

Love this company. It has made my short term rentals less of a headache.

Very helpful and accommodating. Will definitely use again. Thank you.

Owner

December 2015

Great rental !

Owner

Rokinon 50mm T1.5 Cine Lens

December 2015

Great rental !

Owner

Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L

December 2015

Setup perfectly and they were flexible with pickup and drop off times.

Owner

Chimera Standard Lantern

December 2015

Absolutely Awesome! Quick, Convenient & Exceptional Service!

Owner

December 2015

Everything was easy peasy, the rental and return process was very simple and smooth. Their office also has cookies! The best. :)

Owner

November 2015

Wonderful service. Thanks!

Owner

Above Average rental 10/19

October 2015

Great place to rent from. Very professional with great equipment!

Owner

Dedolight DLHM4–300

October 2015

Hello World was great to work with. Thanks!

Owner

October 2015

awesome! cookies were SO good.

Things went super smoothly!

Owner

Sennheiser MKH 60

August 2015

Customer Service was prompt and very helpful! Authorization process was smooth and painless!

Owner

Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine Lens

August 2015

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