called in to buy a compact digital camera and found the staff to be unfriendly and not particularly…read morehelpful. Left the shop feeling that because I wasn't a professional photographer and willing to spend thousands of pounds that I was wasting their time. Salesman actually carried on a conversation with one of his colleagues whilst serving me. My advice would be decide what you want and buy elsewhere.

I am an amateur photographer, past retirement age and female.. I travel from Huddersfield to…read moreManchester (2 hours each way on the bus!!!) purely for the friendly service and knowledgeable advice. I have always left this store feeling good about my purchase and the visit in general..

A small and friendly shop offering camera repairs, all your reprints and photography needs. the…read morestaff are very helpful. the shop also has the machines where you chose you prints etc from your memory card. The prices are very reasonable and they would do anything for your camera or pictures. They sell photoframes, cameras, photos etc. If you required to print a picture of your memory card then you would simply take it in and put it in a machine. When doing this you can do many things like: add frame, insert text etc

Great shop with really first class customer service. Well done Wildings. If you enjoy digital…read morephotography and would like to get the most our of your camera please visit http://www.creamphotoworkshops.com/ for details of DSLR ONE DAY PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS and shoot like a professional in just one day.

Very small branch of max speilman located in crewe town centre. I find that alot of the branches…read morearound are very small. Great place however to go to get your photos developed as they are very quick and efficent, I have never had any problems with this store at all. Although i have to go in on my own due to the size of the shop. Great prices, clean store and nice friendly helpful staff. Brilliant.

Absolutely fantastic framing shop! I have had two pieces framed and they were extremely helpful in…read moreselecting the most suitable frame and at a very reasonable cost. I would highly recommend. Sarah

February 2018 Excellent service, and a fine lesson on colour…read morechoices for double mounts. I have been buying my mountboard and backing from Tony for probably 5/6 years now, to mount my Camera Club Competition entries. This has not involved spending large amounts, but nevertheless every single time I go in I receive help and advice and an extremely friendly service from both Tony and Christy. On my most recent visit, Friday 9th Feb 2018, along with a fellow club member, we spent ages with Tony whilst he guided us and showed us comparisons of shades to use for double mounts which complemented each of our different 6 images. We had an idea what we wanted when we went in, but when we left we were no less than "gobsmacked" by his suggestions which of course we went with, and came away with prints which we we both so proud to say "we made these" when in fact Tony's expertise had really made the images something special. I must also mention that while Tony was helping us both, Christy was busy with the cutting, all this and no hint at all to us that Tony really needed to be off and doing his deliveries! So we must both apologise to him, and will promise not to do that again on a Friday afternoon! Christy also took the time to give me some advice I needed on using my own mount cutter. I had suddenly lost confidence with it after making some bad cuts, she was able to offer me some tips which I'm sure will get me going again. So, finally, big thank you and we will continue to be loyal customers. Heather

The extent of my photography skills lies in having a digital camera to take photos of my friends on…read morenights out. Different types of film, telescopic lenses, tripods, all of that stuff. None of it means anything to me. However, when I was in Jacobs looking for a new pouch for my digital camera I overheard loads of professional camera talk and advice going on with customers getting great, quality advice. As I was only in here looking for a new pouch, I kept myself to myself, and just considered my pouch option. Unfortunately, the pouches in here are all well expensive. Nigh on twenty quid just for something to put your camera in? Seems a tiny bit much. I will consider my options online.

Excellent customer service, competitive prices, and super friendly staff!…read more Highly recommended for any photography enthusiast visiting this area.

Competitively priced with a warm and very friendly service. I've ordered a few times from these…read moreguys and the customer service has never faltered. Good stock levels and , in the event of no stock, will be emailed to update.

Hidden away at the top of a grand, glass frame Victorian Barton Arcade in St Ann's Square is a…read moresmall shop dedicated to selling the legendary brand of camera that is Leica. Developers of the first ever-portable rangefinder camera that revolutionised photojournalism and made famous by such greats as Henri Cartier-Bresson, here you will find cabinets full of cameras old and new, from antique and collectable 35mm cameras to the most modern digital models. One small catch - you'll need to max out your overdraft to afford anything. Still, it is veritable eye candy if you are a budding photographer, and the man in the shop was most friendly and even valued an old Canon camera my boyfriend found in a charity shop free of charge. If you're not into photography the Arcade itself is worth a visit, it's clearly been beautifully maintained and the wrought iron staircase and almost entirely glass structure is a joy to behold. 'Stephen' is also perfectly happy to estimate the value of non-Leica cameras, assist with enigmatic mechansims and suggest batteries - a true camera enthusiast who really knows his stuff!

When I noticed that this shop was empty a couple of weeks ago, I was quite sad. Then I thought…read moreabout the last time I'd actually been into a photo shop, and I wasn't really surprised. However, this week I noticed that the shop had been re-decorated and had re-opened. It had always looked old fashioned and had advertised a 20 minute photo service, which in this day and age isn't really an attraction. Gone are the days when you couldn't wait 3 weeks for your holiday snaps to come back in the post so took them into a shop. Now we need a 20 second service or we'll just go online and order our prints for 2p each. Max Spielmann have finally caught up with the times and installed 2 brand new photo machines where you can put in your memory card and print your photos immediately. There is another screen where you can see what the staff are doing to your pics if you want to order coasters with your best friends' faces on, or a canvas of that arty photo you took in Thailand, for example. However, the main service that this little branch now seems to offer is the baby / child photo service. The window is now used to display massive posters with cute baby photos on, and you can see into the shop where there is a sheepskin blanket for your little ones to pose on. The best thing is that this service is free, although I suppose if you'd gone to that much effort then you'd feel obliged to purchase the snaps - a set starts at £5.99. I guess this may work in Chorlton where there are lots of young families, but with an abundance of arty types with posh SLRs, maybe they'd rather do it themselves? Only time will tell.

This is a really useful arts shop in the village and its always absolutely packed with stuff to…read moremooch through. They don't only sell pictures but gifts too. I would also say that they often support local artists which is lovely and they change their window displays regularly which is good too - they have a good range of stock at different prices so its nice to know you won't be priced out here. They also have a framing service which isn't the cheapest but I've used them before and will do again becuase the things are ready when they say they will be, and the quality of the finish is really good. The staff are good with suggesting frames if you're stuck too, I found. They have been here for years and years so are obviously doing something right - I even think they've expanded into the upstairs so they have LOTS of stock to root through.

Can't understand the last review my experience of this shop is totally different I took a very old…read moredocument in to be framed, the 2 women staff were inept disinterested and also totally frivolous, I would not trust them with the document or the framing. I feel the staff were letting the owner down very badly