Jessops in Manchester is located at the end of Market Street, near enough opposite two large stores…read morein Debenhams and Primark, although this store is dwarfed by both of them, it is still quite a large store, over three floors. After passing Jessops on countless occasions as a frequent visitor to the city centre of Manchester, I thought I'd call in today to take a quick look around the store, especially with it recently re-opening after the refurbishment. The digital photo printing machines were okay, they still were slightly old and didn't stand out, they didn't seem as posh, vibrant and up to date, they just lacked, which one wouldn't expect from a store of this kind. The staff seemed a little too helpful, which was annoying, there was too many staff and they all seemed overally enthusiastic even when one member of staff had asked if I could help, someone else did, which I can't understand, it felt like the staff were trying to out-do each other and trying to run a pool out of which one the customers prefer. There is a small lift and staircase connecting the floors, however, i remained on the ground floor, the ground floor was slightly small and I would have preferred everything to be on one floor for ease. There was a small, decent range of cameras, I'm not a photographer and with my excellent camera on my Iphone 7 Plus, which is amazing the photos it can capture, I sadly don't feel the need for this expensive equipment with my phone but obviously there is a small market for it now, it is actually ironic Apple often use the space above this store and Market Street to advertise their phones and products including the camera. Overall, slightly frustrating service and other issues mentioned, I sadly feel this branch of Jessops only warrants a slightly generous two star rating.

As you enter the store, it is on three levels. On the ground floor, they have lots of cameras,…read moretelescopes and very knowledgeable staff. On the first floor, there is a photo development department, where you just go to the kiosk, connect your phone to the Wi-Fi and send your picture. They are ready in an hour or you can pick it up in 24 hours. Staff were very friendly, although they weren't very busy and my photo were ready in 25 minutes.

Friendly staff, experienced photographers, excellent building.read more

I chose New ID for a couple of reasons. I was recommended to them by a friend of a friend when I…read moredecided that I wanted a total make over before my wedding and secondly because I really liked their website and it really inspired me to go ahead and book. I have read a few reviews that go on about how much the prints or negatives on CD cost but I didn't find it prohibitively expensive because there are so many different options to choose from, you can get a 5 x 7 for only 50 pounds and then anything up to 20 x 24 or you can choose to have them on CD. I chose a 5 x 7 an A4, a 12 x 16 and one big 20 x 24 for my lounge! They also have a great range of frames to choose from, I really liked the Master Collection so also got some prints to go into I it and chose the credit option that costs me less than 20 quid a month, to my mind it is well worth the money looks fantastic on my wall, everybody has admired it so I was really glad that I made the decision to get it. What I was really impressed by was the amazing variety in the picture. The use of the different backgrounds give you so much to choose from. There was a wall so it looked like I was outside in my casual gear, complete with wind machine, there is a sort of circle that I sat in, crouched in and lounged in and each shot had something different and a different look, there are funky backgrounds for your party look, classy chairs, close up shots, extreme close ups, portraits, the diversity of the prints was just amazing and each shot had something unique about it, it was way better than I could ever have imagined. I was really comfortable having the pictures taken as well, I was very worried that I would get hit with nerves but the photographer was great and took it all in his stride and showed me how to stand and how to look and really did get the very best out of me and made me feel like it was the most natural thing in the world to be doing, it was like second nature. The framed pictures only took 2 weeks and four days to arrive, it felt like a lifetime because I was so excited to show them off and they were just as good as I had remembered. I was really happy with my experience, the value and the over all service. I have would have no hesitation in recommending New ID