Image One Camera & Video Fullerton — Attraction in Fullerton

Came here to sell some camera equipment about a week ago. A Sony a6300 with a 50mm lens and a Minolta film camera. Walked in and the guy helping me, not sure his name greeted me very unenthusiastically and looked at me as though I were bothering him when I brought my stuff up to the counter. He over dramatically inspected the camera equipment, and by over dramatically I don’t mean over inspected...it was the way he did it, acting as though he were on a serious photo shoot with the way he was holding the camera and everything. Anyway, I also tried to make things less awkward with a little small talk and said “this is a cool little shop, I never heard of you guys until today”, to which I was completely ignored. Then he tells me he can’t take my sony because there were a few little specs on the sensor which he couldn’t clean off. He offered me $50 for the Minolta , which I took. And $130 for my lens(which I was quoted $170 for from keh). Went back to my car but decided to go back in and ask the guy if there’s ANYTHING he can offer me for the a6300. To which he replied, that the spots on the sensor would mean spots in the photos so he can’t offer me anything.

I may be young, but I have been a photographer for almost 15years and I know that the spots produced from that sensor would be barely noticeable in photos, especially because I never noticed them myself.

Look I am not mad at the fact that he didn’t offer me anything because honestly I get it, although I do believe he could have bought it from me at a cheaper price and sold it as used in “fair” condition...but that’s besides the point. It was the unfriendly attitude of the guy and the way he acted as though my camera was complete junk and unusable because of the spots on the sensor. In the end though I ended up selling my camera equipment for around $550 elsewhere and I will never return to this place again to even buy other...

The store has a pretty big collection of analog cameras relative to the other local shops around the area such as Samy's Cameras. Since this is a physical store the film prices are going to be a bit higher than what you might find online, but if you are in a real hurry for a session they are a good quick buy. Their used camera selection varies from time to time, but for the most part there will always be something and I highly recommend you call in advance to see if they have anything in particular the staff usually get new used equipment every so often. As far as my experiences to the shop have been the staff tends to come to you first and help out with any questions you have which for me is fine, but for those of you who like to browse before asking for help they do have some equipment on the store floor rather than behind the counter so you can actually look and even fiddle with the tripods and such which is a big plus for me. I do not enjoy camera shops that only display equipment behind where you can only ever look at it with your eyes because its the same as shopping online. It is an okay analog/film camera store and it is a really great used...

Initially went to this place based off reviews.

Called the day before an international trip and spoke to Mike. Told him what I wanted and he quickly gave me the options he had in stock.

Came in that same afternoon and was greeted by Mike(the owner) after walking in. I wanted a full frame camera, and am a beginner in the realm of advanced photography. He was extremely patient with me and all the questions I had. Eventually I decided on a Nikon D750.

He was nice enough to bundle a few things in with my purchase since I got the camera and a couple lenses with it.

I came out with a great deal and fully set up for my trip. He sells some used cameras, which is great for people getting into photography. It’s also warrantied for 90 days!

One thing I don’t take for granted is the ever so diminishing small business owner who provide great service. I feel I got a great deal along with amazing service, which you probably won’t get with major retailers and definitely not online stores.

I will continue to give Mike my business for photography and have already been recommending this store to a...