I walked by the shop several times while on short visits to Brighton and unfortunately always found…read moreit closed as it was either late evening or Sundays. So glad to have arrived early and had a chance to walk in and be treated to a wealth of knowledge on vintage cameras and service with patience and a smile. The proprietor is a wonderful gentleman who takes his time to explain details and the history of the vintage cameras he sells. I wound up buying a Minolta Minox and hope to some day bring home a Leica III he has in excellent condition

Amazing service. Popped in with a old film camera I found in the attic and not used for over 40…read moreyears. Had it checked overed and given details on how to use the camera. Would highly recommend. They also develop films so will be getting mine developed here too. They also sell lots of different cameras of all types.

....great experience this morning when I popped in for some advice. I thought that I had a "dead…read morepixel" in my Canon 50D. However, after a small inspection and some advice...all was ok. Thank you SCC...I have always found you knowledgeable, courteous and will to help and advise. Top marks..

Had a rather bad experience at the Sussex camera centre Chichester, I took my 1dx in for a clean…read moreafter calling the young lady I spoke to said it could be cleaned in a few hours, after driving there from Selsey was told o it's a full frame we need to send it away it was a bit of an emergency as I had a wedding to do and had some dust spots The manager there said I will try and give it a quick clean, took it away I came back a few hours later and was charged appx £24 although this could be redeemed against a proper clean, when I got the camera home there was no difference so I sent the camera for they're so called full clean with engineers, after a week I called and was told that the dust had got under the sensor filter and they couldn't remove the filter (I'm assuming the AA filter and they can only change the sensor at a cost of over £900 WHAT they say because as a official canon repairer they can't remove the filter, I have since contacted another official canon repairer who are willing to do the work for appx £100 Brian at SCC conclusion was buy another 1DX for appx £2500 Great repair advice thanks Brian won't be using you in future

This shop is second to none, customer service like somewhere from an earlier age. Excellent product…read moreknowledge from a friendly and fun crew of staff with an enthusiasm that beggars belief.......the ethos appears to be 'sell the customer what they NEED, not the highest priced item' Very good range of new stock and many used bargains. Another + factor of course is that they're an independent shop. High Street UK needs more outlets like this!

Excellent shop that has excellent stock. They cater for used items as well as new, and offer you a…read moredecent price if you are selling items. Their used items are priced very fairly and displyed in the shop window easily so there is no wondering how much that costs. There is a huge selection of photographic equipment inside, and to go with.loads of advice and frindly, knowledgeable staff to give it. Well worth a look in!!

Great prices paid and the range of second hand and new is great, Iv bought cameras and lenses…read morealways getting good helpful advice without being pushy.

I do believe that this is one of the original shops in this franchise. What distinguishes this shop…read morefrom most is the amount of second equipment for sale that has reminded me of long sold gear I had over forty years of photography. This branch carries a good stock of Manfrotto tripods - I bought a 190CXPRO4 & three way head for a good price. If you shop here regularly & are recognised, it's worth asking for a discount. They sell the usual brands & will clean DSLR sensors if you don't want to or dare do it yourself! Worth a visit.

Friendly, professional advice with a great selection of new and good quality second hand…read more Nothing is too much trouble and you are well advised so that getting the most " bang for your bucks" is a pleasant exercise . I left feeling that I had bought my Granddaughter exactly the correct Cannon DSLR, stabilised lens and kit for her 6th form course at a very reasonable price. Why had I even bothered to go to the headless chickens of Curreys/PC World earlier........probably more expensive with no interest or expertise.

If I could give a big fat ZERO i would, but i'll just have to settle for 1 star for now…read more Rude and hostile are the only ways to describe the man i spoke to. I asked to have a look at a camera, in which he gave a deep sigh before doing so (like a bloody teenager who couldn't be bothered) i asked about what functions it had and was met with rolled back eyes and a obligated/forced answer. Before leaving he said "i wouldn't want to be a showroom for some one else" I understand where he's coming from and i would rather give my money to a small high street business, however after the teenage and rude attitude he gave me (especially for a man of his age i would expect he would learn some manners) he practically pushed me out the door himself, NO WAY am i giving my money to a man like that. You just lost £500 quid to Jessops! from which may i add i had an outstanding service from!

Centre point is an independent camera shop that caters for every angle of photography. The guys…read morehere are friendly and happy to dispense sound advice to photographers at all levels. They seem to have a relatively intuitive nature about them which makes then sufficiently customer focused to talk to you with the right level of technical information. In short they don't bamboozle you with things you don't understand but it's clear straight off the bat that they know their stuff. Their range of stock is good too though leaning more to the digital side of photography, they have in store development facilities and stock a selection of frames. Which is not only ideal for those of us who are so proud of our shots we want them framed, but also good if you just want to do justice to a print. Price wise I've found Centre Point to be surprisingly cheap for a shop of its nature. You can doubtlessly find most of the stuff in here cheaper on line or in some of the bigger chains but considering the level of one to one advice available in here I think you buy into a little more than just the camera.

Harpers is a good, old-fashioned photography shop. There's something here for serious pros and for…read moreenthusiastic amateurs. Staff pride themselves on the advice that they can give and they really do seem to know their stuff. They're happy for you to handle cameras and will not try to push you into a purchase that you're not happy with. They're happy for you to go away. A wide range of makes are stocked. New and secondhand models are available. The shop carries a huge range of accessories for photographers from bags to lenses, metres to tripods, albums to frames. Prices are competative. There's a photo processing service which offers excellent results although it will cost you more than the main chains. The shop itself is old, cluttered and dark. It feels like it should though! I'd recommend Harpers and their service without hesitation.

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I wanted to get larger prints from existing photos where I didn't have the negatives. The owner was…read morehappy to chat and offer suggestions and produced what I wanted the same day for a reasonable price. Very happy to recommend this shop.

Eddie was a lifesaver when I needed three t-shirts printed up quickly the day before Christmas Eve…read more He got my designs turned round on a one-day service and I was delighted with the resulting gifts. Thank you Eddie!

Its nice having a photographic supplier this big in Sussex. I hate having to go all the way in to…read moreLondon to get camera kit and this place has pretty much everything. They have some really good deals on compact digitals and on SLRs and the staff are really helpful and really do know their stuff. They could do with a bit more lighting equipment and coloured backdrops but for everything else they are great.

What looks at first sight like a relatively small camera shop is actually one of the UK's largest…read morecamera retailers. Although not necessarily the cheapest place, if you like to 'try before you buy' - essential for a good camera, I think - this is a good place to go. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable, and the range of stock is huge. I didn't feel pressured into buying, nor did I think that I was made to feel like an idiot for asking basic questions. They have an excellent web-site which is worth checking before you go, as it lists whether items are in stock, and they will honour their web-site prices in the shop. (NB The deals on the web-site are often better than published in their adverts in photographic magazines). It's only 15 minutes from Brighton by train, and then a ten minute walk. There's another shop in nearby Hayward's Heath.