LCE is my favourite place to get camera equipment secondhand. It’s always the best prices and the quality is as described. It’s a bit scary buying secondhand lenses over the internet because you can... See more
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Switch locationKingswell Path, Cascades Shopping Centre, PO1 4RR Portsmouth, Hampshire, GB
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I decided to reaquaint myself with a previous hobby of photography. Having done some research on entry level cameras, I settled on a Sony a6400. I chose to purchase it online from the London Camera Ex... See more
Purchased Lumix FZ48 camera second from LCE Portsmouth, very pleased with both the help (made phone call before online purchase) and speed of delivery (received next day). Camera was rated 4* howev... See more
I don't normally use LCE not for any bad reason I suppose I get used to using one or two other providers. The lens I wanted was in stock at LCE and not the normal place i use so decided to purchase.... See more
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Located in the historical city of Portsmouth since 2001. We have the pleasure of serving our customers in the busy Cascades Shopping Centre in Commercial Road. Whatever interest you might have in cameras, lenses, binoculars, telescopes or their associated accessories, we are here to help. We have a good range of astronomical telescopes in stock and also offer in-store sensor cleaning, firmware upgrades and image retrieval. We also enjoy dealing with your film camera needs, including a film processing service. With over 65 years' experience between our team of four staff, all of us have a passion for cameras, with a range of experiences of both photography and videography within them.
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Kingswell Path, Cascades Shopping Centre, PO1 4RR, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Easy to navigate website
Easy to navigate website. Very accurate information and description.
Prompt delivery
Easy on line purchasing experience
The whole process of purchasing the lens on line was easy and quick with very prompt delivery
Great Service
Ordered a Tamron 18-300 lens online and very rapidly it was despatched to me arriving the following morning. Extremely impressed with the level of service.
Prompt delivery & item was exactly as…
Prompt delivery & item was exactly as advertised
Ordered in the evening and the lens was…
Ordered in the evening and the lens was delivered on the 2nd day.
Brilliant services and the lens is in excellent condition. My husband is very happy with it.
Brilliant
I registered an interest in a lens that was not yet released and got a call the next day to say one had been made available and did I want it. Delivery was next day. So helpful and great to deal with as always. Can’t beat LCE for camera items.
Great value item from LCE as usual, delivery courier awful.
Item ordered is great, exactly as described, at a good price and supplied quickly. On the negative side, the delivery process was complicated and stressful - the courier (DPD) advised the delivery date (no time specified) less than 24 hours ahead, insisted that parcel couldn't be left in safe place or a pickup location. A delivery slot was advised just 6 hours ahead, resulting in my having to completely change plans for the day. The parcel was then dropped an hour early and simply left outside the front door. Full marks LCE, null points DPD. For goodness sake LCE, ditch your courier, please!
Good second-hand items
Good second-hand items, clean and fully working as described on there website. Delivery next day (Mon to Fri ) if ordered early the day before, used LCE now for the last 4 years and the service has always been 100%.
Excellent and efficient throughout the…
Excellent and efficient throughout the process from initial call to the LCE branch to delivery of the equipment. Many thanks.
AMAZING STAFF
Adam and the team are amazing.
They took the time to listen to our requirements and offered a number of choices that matched them.
Outlining the Pros and Cons for each camera and comparing them against each other.
Amazing service, knowledge and expertise.
We will be back again.
Thank you.
Quality service by London Camera Exchange.
Ten out of ten for the input by London Camera Exchange. Good service, very helpful.
The only fault was the item was not delivered when it was supposed to be. I suspect this to be the fault of the carrier and not the supplier.
Simple and convenient!
Easy transaction online, delivered quickly and well packaged from Portsmouth. Also followed it up with a visit to the Plymouth for a new battery, memory cards and RF-EF adapter and got great service.
I bought a new to me lens for my Nikon…
I bought a new to me lens for my Nikon d7100 and it was delivered faster than expected fantastically packaged and very well priced
Expedient service
I phoned up my local LCE for a lens to fit my earlier purchase from them. They identified another shop for me - I phoned shop and sale despatched same day. The lens was in as good as new condition so very pleased with LCE service
Swift order and successfully delivered…
Swift order and successfully delivered with no hassle at all
Excellent communication too
Found it all really disjointed
Found it all really disjointed.
Poor communication, unclear rules, I was told to come in and pay in three, just to be told it would have to be sent to my home. Then to find out I couldn't pay in three anyway. No one really seems to know what they're doing in store.

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