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P

ark Cameras boasts

two state of the art

showrooms, the original

one in West Sussex and

a new addition, after 40 years

of trading, in London close to

Tottenham Court Road tube

station. Both venues, along

with the company’s website,

stock all the major photography

brands and a vast array of

accessories.

In comparison to the huge

amount of new products

stocked, the used section is

small. But you can usually

count on finding around 20

Canon and Nikon digital

camera bodies most of the time

and a fair few accompanying

lenses, especially for Nikon.

Fujifilm and Panasonic cameras

are also well represented, but

to a lesser degree.

The website has plenty of

filters to help narrow your

search and a number of ways

to sort the results. Each item

has been photographed from

almost every angle and all of

the images can be enlarged

for closer study. There’s also a

brief condition report and what

the package includes. If you live

nearby to either store you can

click and collect your purchase

on the same day, but failing that

Park Cameras offer free delivery

on orders over £50 or charge

£10 for next day delivery.

F

rom its central London

shop, Aperture processes

film, repairs cameras and

(along with its website)

trades in a broad range of

secondhand camera equipment.

Although the company stocks

Canon and Nikon DSLRs, it

is particularly strong in 35mm

Nikon equipment and is a fine

place to hunt out Leica M and

R cameras and lenses. It’s also

a useful stop for medium and

large format gear, and is truly

outstanding for Hasselblad

equipment as the website links

to the ample stock found at

Aperture’s sister shop,

the Camera Café.

Aperture’s website works

as a simple listing of products

divided into the major brands.

It doesn’t take long to scan

down the page to find what

you’re after, and you can see the

condition rating, price and any

extras included in the package.

Few of the products have

any images but the company

tends to only stock goods in

at least excellent condition

and obviously have a very

good reputation to maintain.

Purchases can only be made

by phone or email and are

sent out by Royal Mail Special

Delivery (£10 minimum charge).

All goods come with a 6-month

warranty, unless it’s a Leica M,

which gets an extra 6 months.

PARK CAMERAS APERTURE

BEST FOR...Impressive showrooms BEST FOR...Film cameras

Park Cameras take the trouble to photograph

every product from a variety of angles.

The broad range of brands stocked by Aperture

is displayed in simple lists online.

Address 53-54 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JR and

York Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9TT

Website parkcameras.com

Contact 01444 237 070, [email protected]

How to buy Shop, online, phone

Warranty 6 months

Address 27 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JE

Website apertureuk.com

Contact 020 7436 1015, [email protected]

How to buy Shop, phone, email

Warranty 6 months, Leica M 12 months

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