Camera Exposure

I had the most amazing experience. I was a little nervous going in and a little embarrassed about how little I know about cameras and lenses but the owner of the shop took his time and helped me more than I could have imagined. He was very kind and was extremely helpful. I sold him a few of my old lenses and camera and he gave me a very great price as well. I will forever be coming back to his shop, and if you are looking for a place I would give 10/5 stars to. THIS IS THE PLACE! Thank you camera exposure for such a wonderful experience

I have to admit that my experience was not recent but the owner's behavior left a lasting expression. I was a new photographer excited to have found this shop. I walked in with a Sigma macro lens whose barrel had stiffened and could no longer focus. The owner condescendingly told me what a junk lens it was and never gave me a repair estimate. When I inquired about a lens in a case he never bothered to pull the lens out so I could inspect it, and I had to get on my hands and knees to find the price from under the glass. He never asked what I was looking for or gave me information on the lens I inquired about. He just stood there blank-faced. I was happy that day to have found this store in my neighborhood. I needed a camera bag or two. I needed a few lenses and had plenty of cash to indulge but the service was really sub-par, at best. Sir, you should embrace new photographers and inspire a new customer and not display such a condescending attitude. You kicked-out a potential long-term customer. Oh, well. BACK TO B&H and EBAY.

Took my K1000 to this store to diagnose a problem. Due to his high prices, more than the camera is worth, I asked him to diagnose only for $35. Well, he charged me an additional $30 to repair what he said was “a minor fix”. I reminded him that I only wanted a diagnostic done and not to repair to keep costs down. His reply, “ well, if you don’t want to pay the $30 I will just open it back up and put it the way it was. ” I told him I didn’t appreciate his attitude and that he should not be charging me an additional $30. He said it was for 1.5 hours of labor. I said, “ really, it takes 1.5 hours to open the top of the camera and adjust the minor linkage problem? ” His reply, ” well, if you take your car to a mechanic. ” I am never going to do business with this shop again! I bought a camera and camera lense from him, wish that I hadn’t. And, the camera I bought is still not working properly! I do not like Ken’s attitude, the way he spoke to me in a condescending manner and that he took the liberty to charge additional (after I told him not to) without my permission to do so!

Super knowledgeable ownership, it's like a museum of old camera gear. A must visit for anyone into odd and old film equipment

Nice little camera shop with a variety of camera, new and old. The owner is very helpful and always works with me to ensure I have a memorable experience. 10/10 would recommend for other photographers!

Photographer's dream.amazing store! The amount of lenses and the variety of them is staggering. I'll definitely visit it if near the San Diego area.

Took two of my film cameras into get small issues fixed and they left being MORE broken than before. Spent hundreds of dollars. They made no effort to fix it or help. Super bummed out because I wanted to support a small local shop- but they did more harm than good. I have to spend hundreds more at a new shop now.

Best place for high quality used camera equipment and an amazing selection of darkroom supplies.

The guys who work here sure do know a lot and have a great selection of cameras and accessories, but can be very snooty at times.

Very helpful and knowledgeable. They handle both film and digital. They also have a lot of cameras and equipment at very reasonable rates.

Great camera store for used vintage gear as well as repairs with fair prices, highly recommend it!

Kenneth was very helpful in getting me my first DSLR camera without trying to sell me the more expensive options.

They have quite of selection of lenses, tripods and film. Everything you need & great prices on Nikon batteries!

Very knowledgeable about photography and history of photography. Camera Exposure service is fast and of great quality.

Camera Exposure is Very helpful staff. Had an urgent project and they made it happen for me. So glad places like this still exist in the city.

This guy bought some stuff off me before. Then I take the same kind of stuff back to him not only would he buy it but wouldn't even give me 5$ for it to get home.

Extremely good experience with CE today. The have a HUGE inventory of manual focus lenses that are in excellent condition. If you are looking for a new camera this is not the store for you but or something vintage this place is a gold mine. I worked with Mano who was patient and very helpful and was willing to spend over an hour with me talking about all sorts of things.

Rude as usual! They guys working here are notorious to have an attitude of smarties. One thing is to be very savvy and another is to show off like jerks.

Great store with a huge selection of everything a photographer could ever need! Best film photo shop I've been to in San Diego!

Super rude, not helpful at all. Over price. Crappy customer service. Cool lenses horrible management