I decided I needed a new camera after noticing that some of my photos made the shop look like it…read morewas having a psychedelic experience, making the signs and windows wavy. I wondered in here because I was on the Boucher Road, doing a bit of Yelping and thought I'd kill two birds with one stone. This wasn't really the shop for me. I need something small and by all means basic, but this really is a store for the professional and at most the avid amateur. Their SLR cameras were the best you could buy and had the price tags to show it. They also stocked reflective sheeting to improve lighting and the huge beaming lights to shine on it. If your serious about your photos and want to get only the best then its for you. For me, to Argos!

Recently I broke my baby, my baby being my beautiful DSLR and although a little dubious to whether…read moreJessops could help, I brought it in anyway to see what could be done. The staff were brilliant. The guy was sensitive to my obviously crazy upset at the damage to an inanimate object and discussed with me my options for repair. He took it and sent it off, quoting a turnaround of 3 weeks. Within a week it was back, fixed, and they even put a new eye-bit (technical term obviously) on for free, and it was much cheaper than getting a replacement. The guys in here know their stuff and clearly have a passion for what they do and I'll be back in a heartbeat.

I was in here a while back looking to see if I could buy some extra camera memory. It was for a…read moreparticularly antiquated camera so I'd already drawn a blank at Dixons and a couple of other smaller computer stores. One of them helpfully recommended Jessop's as a kind've last resort so I trudged over here without much hope of a solution. The assistant was really helpful and he was able to tell me in no uncertain terms that this type of memory storage wasn't made any more and my best bet would be to try and get some 2nd hand on eBay. Not exactly the best out come but at least I got a bit of resolution. Pros: Very helpful staff. Cons: Smallish shop.

I rarely get photos actually printed on photo quality paper, I just don't see the point of having…read morehard copies when digital will do (also with the aid of the various digital photo frames I've got free over the years) I do however need a few half-decent photos printed for a portfolio a few months back and seeing as I actually walked past the Kodak shop without even realising it I U-turned and made my way in. It's the usual on offer. Developing counter, frames and the like on offer and machines which do your developing for you. That's really all I needed, 6 images printed with perhaps a couple as a backup. I've a small 2gb SD card at the moment and all was fine with the self serve system, although it seemed to take a bit longer than machines I've used in the past. Developing was quick and painless too, cheap and cheerful and the image quality was bang on. There's not a whole lot that can go wrong with an establishment like this. Digital photography has made the entire procedure of processing images almost impossible to mess up.

Right, so, I'm an absolute plank. I drove into Belfast, parked up and wandered up to Shaftesbury…read moreSquare with the intention of developing about 30 photographs of my nephew's first birthday party. When I got there I explained my intention to the attentive assistant who immediately told me the 16gb SD cards are useless, apparently they always crash and they are difficult to scroll though - she was helpful and showed me how to insert the card, upload and scroll through the prints. I stood scrolling for ages and I noticed the more you buy the less you pay - I was therefore gearing up to buy loads of my cute nephew. After about ten minutes the pictures all uploaded and I couldn't find my pictures anywhere - yes, I'm a fool - I bought the wrong SD card. The woman just laughed it off when I apologized for wasting her time. She was really nice and even complimented me on a photo of me that she caught a glimpse of. I would recommend this express counter for help with your prints and even advise on the best equipment to use - I overheard a male member of staff giving another customer hints and tips on how to use his fancy camera.

I've got a bit of soft spot for Quiksnaps as I see it as a place that can sort out problems such as…read moregetting black and white prints developed. I daresay there are other places though needless to say the whole business of using film rather than digital is becoming increasingly rarefied. However getting my prints was a good, efficient, friendly transaction - honestly, it wasn't that long ago - and they are still selling black and white film as well as coloured should you want to use the old fashioned format. Otherwise Quiksnaps provides all manner of photographic, sell ready made frames and do custom made framing too. There's also a studio photographer should you want a special commemorative shot taken.