Photospecialist Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.8

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Looking at 50 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Consumers frequently mention the fantastic selection of photography gear available alongside very competitive pricing across the site. Many buyers appreciate the fast shipping times and find the entire ordering process wonderfully simple and efficient. However, some reviewers were not happy with unexpected delivery delays and exceptionally long wait times for their purchases. A few other people also felt that customer support was unhelpful and extremely slow to respond regarding missing parcels. Some customers experienced frustrating tracking issues and received little assistance when trying to resolve their delayed shipments.

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Price

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Monitor was out of stock when I ordered it. I was away on vacation when I got a message that it had been dispatched. Had to find someone to be home when it arrived. Also for a .ie retailer, I would ex... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The order has not been received yet. As far as I know it has been shipped, however it's still stuck in the transit since the 3rd of April.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ordered a few times now. I was looking for a shop that ships within Europe so there would not be delays with customs/extra charges. Prices on photospecialist are excellent compared to other online re... See more


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Photospecialist is a leading specialist of photographic and video equipment with 40 years of experience. Competitive prices, expert advice and excellent service


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast delivery

Item easily ordered through the website and the international delivery was very quick. Good communication thought the process. Very happy to recommend Photospecialist.

October 24, 2023
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Thank you so much!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect transaction

Top notch service. I had the opposite experience of some people here. I emailed them to ask a question and they literally got back to me 10 mins later (Alejandro was who I dealt with. Sound). Ordered Blackmagic's BMPCC4K and it was shipped out the very same day. Received it two days later (to Ireland). Will definitely be doing business with them again. Recommended.

October 29, 2023
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Thank you for your nice review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a pair of binoculars

Bought a pair of binoculars. The payment was declined twice but that could be my bank rather than the store, got support from photospecist.ie quite fast so absolutely nothing I can complain about. The best price I could find on the market, shipped fast, can you ask for more?
Also, they don’t send a printed package slip with the product but send it to your email address, nice little thing that make you happy :)

October 6, 2023
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Thank you for your review! I am happy to read that you are satisfied with us and we could help you.
We try to mindful about our earth as well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super fast postage

Super fast postage. Packed perfectly will be using photospecialist again

October 6, 2023
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Thank you so much!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great price!

Great price, great service and fast delivery

October 1, 2023
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Thank you so much!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you are in Ireland DO NOT USE THIS…

If you are in Ireland DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. They deserve minus 5 stars. I ordered a Canon lens on Tuesday last week. Their order system invites you to put in your Eircode. The address it came up with does not exist although the Eircode I put in was correct and the correct Eircode was shown on the order with the nonexistent address. They have a UK phone number which I called and found they are in Holland. I corrected the address verbally and was asked to send a confirming email which I did. They responded confirming they would amend the address. On checking the status of the order the address had not been amended so I emailed again and again they emailed a response saying they would amend the address.
The parcel entered the DHL system with the wrong address overnight last Tuesday. On Wednesday morning I phoned them again to ask them what they could do. The answer was for me to contact DHL. After an hour of going through the DHL website which is in Dutch, I found a number for DHL Ireland who told me the parcel was being forwarded to a local courier 24 kms away in Tralee. They do not have a live landline, just a recording stating how to track a parcel. Photospecialist came back to tell me that as the nonexistent delivery address was only 400 metres from my home there was nothing they would do to help or to compensate me for my time and expense.
I drove to the couriers who were helpful, identified the parcel and made a note to contact me when it arrived.
On Friday I received a text and an email from An Post to say they would deliver on Monday. This worried me as the address was shown as Tralee though our sorting office is Listowel and I wondered why it had left the DHL system.
Thanks to my local post girl, two alert operatives at Listowel who, because of local knowledge realised the address did not exist and tied up the Eircode with the correct address. The parcel was retrieved from the return to sender section and I had delivery this morning.
The staff at Photospecialist are at best incompetent and seem to be liars, having twice confirmed they have amended the address having done nothing. I have copies of the emails and the name of the person who sent them and a photo of the delivery label. Someone senior needs to get a grip. The address database is incorrect in at least one instance, probably more. The attitude of carelessness and "sort it out yourself" is totally unacceptable.
If you want grief when ordering a product, use
Photospecialist - if not do as I will in future and go elsewhere.

October 3, 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to leave this review.

I am so sorry to hear that this has happened and I have checked the road of the package.

The address was correct in the system, however when the send lable was created another address came on it. I have started an investigation how this could have happened. Because it shouldn't have.

I am so sorry that this was your experience and I will contact you via email to discuss this further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service!!!

It so happened that during shipment the transport company lost my parcel. After contacting the photospecialist, they immediately resent my order. and I received it very quickly. They are professionals.

September 27, 2023
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Thank you! We are happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Had a delivery not recieved but Kirsten and the customer service team helped my issue.I previously gave 4 stars because of my issue but happy now to give 5 stars down to the assistance of your service team.In my opinion customer service is a service that is declining in most businesses but a credit to your team they were so helpful.Thanks Kirsten and all involved.Will continue to use your store 😀

September 25, 2023
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Thank you verry much James, I was happy to assist you. - Kirsten

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Didn't receive the product I ordered.

I still am waiting for the product to be delivered. It is long past due. No refund. No follow up from the company. Why don't they track thier orders to ensure the customer gets the product.

September 15, 2023
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Reply from Photospecialist

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review.

I am so sorry that you didn't recieve any information, so I have looked up everything and will make sure that there will be a good solution for this.

Again I am so sorry about this and I will keep in touch via email.

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