Testimonials

We deliver digital cameras and related products all over the UK and have a strong following of customers from London as many find our prices for digital cameras to be at least 20% less than what they would expect to pay at their local camera shop. Here are more genuine unsolicited emails from satisfied customers.

G Platt of The Isle Of Man: Thank you for your prompt action in posting the camera, I received it yesterday afternoon. First impressions I am extremely please with the Canon EOS-450D although I have only scratched the surface of what it can do but looking forward to learning it's features. Thank you once again for your excellent service and prompt supply of the camera.

J Ritchie of Perth: Thanks for the great service and great price on the Olympus 14-42 lens. Next day delivery to Perth, Scotland as well, excellent. Will most definitely be back for more purchases in the future and will recommend you to others.

G Goodwin of Sutton Coldfield: Thank you so much. My delivery arrived yesterday. I am delighted with your customer service. I will certainly be using your firm again and recommending you to my photography class. Best wishes and thanks again.

H Linzey-Jones of Banbury: I would just like to convey my thanks for the excellent service with my recent lens purchase, Although the item was out of stock when I ordered, I was absolutely delighted when I received it 2 days later, and on a Saturday morning no less. Once again many thanks.

K Charlton of Sunderland: I have just received the Fuji S5 body and battery grip - it is superb and more so at your low prices, I look forward to further business with you. Regards and thank you to all on the Bristol Cameras team.

B Evans of Wolverhampton: Flashgun arrived today - thank you for excellent service - this is the first time I have dealt with you and can thoroughly recommend you to others. First impressions of the flashgun are excellent - outstanding value for money.

R Baker of Bournemouth: Camera arrived on Saturday, thank you for the prompt delivery. All very painless for a first time internet buyer.

B Ford of Essex: I received my lens yesterday at 07:30, I must admit I was sceptical that I would receive it this week and so I must thank you for your excellent service. The lens is fantastic and I shall look forward to using it fully.

J Howe of Redditch: Many thanks for your prompt and efficient not to say bargain priced service! Flashgun arrived today and I am totally satisfied with it.

T Hooper of Nottingham: Thank you, the filter arrived this morning at 11am, again thanks.

M Sutton of West Kirby: My Nikon Fieldscope arrived here safely at 08:55 this morning. Well done Bristol Cameras (and the Royal Mail).

J Frankpitt of Wedmore: Many thanks, my order was safely received today, and I am delighted with the lens. Thanks for your prompt attention - and the very competitive prices!

S Owens of Thatcham: Excellent service again! Order despatched Monday, arrived Tuesday  09:20. Also this was the lowest price for the Sigma 17-70 lens at £215, had seen it for £302! You will continue to be my main source of photographic equipment.

R Philippart of Swansea: Thank you for your updates. The filter arrived this morning. I am very impressed with the service you have provided and wouldn't hesitate to order from you again. Regards and many thanks.

C Perry of Keighley: Hello, thank you very much for such a speedy service!!!!!! My tripod and geared head arrived this morning at 7-30am!!! Thanks, once again.

D Nako of Oxford: Hi, I ordered a camera from you on Tuesday evening and it was delivered very promptly and the price was fantastic. I will definitely recommend you to everyone that will listen!!! Thanks.

J Birch of London: Hi there, I ordered this Friday, after getting a response at 7:55am Friday to a FAQ I sent very late Thursday night, and it arrived at my door Saturday morning. I wanted to say thank you very much for your promptness and customer service. PS the tripod seems great, very versatile and all at a fantastic price.

M Owens of Thatcham: Just a line to say thanks for such excellent service, camera ordered on Saturday, arrived on Tuesday. Will be recommending you to all my photo friends. Have a good Christmas and New Year.

K Lewtas of Wantage: Many thanks for keeping me informed about the progress of this order, the lens arrived early this morning. May I say thank you for the extremely efficient service. It is certainly amongst the best I have received.

C Laybourn: Just to say thank you for my camera bag which arrived promptly today. I didn’t get the name of the person who took my order but I really appreciated the way they took a great deal of trouble over answering my queries. It wasn’t an expensive item but I would not hesitate to do further business with you. All the best.

Debbie from Longstanton: I would like to say thank you for prompt delivery of my Canon 17-85 lens. I will most definitely use your site again, very impressed, thank you.

L Andean: I ordered an Olympus SP-560UZ on Monday morning; I would like to thank you for the prompt service as the camera arrived less than 24hrs later. This is the third time I have had such good service from your company.

L Bennett of Cardiff: My order was promptly delivered this morning, for which I thank you. I am very pleased with the service I have had from you.

Carol: Just to let you know you are a fantastic company to deal with as the goods have just arrived. Many thanks for the excellent customer service, including pre-ordering advice and help. Kind regards.

R Banks: Arrived safely, beautifully packed. Many thanks, really satisfied.

I would like to give my thanks to the staff who dealt with an exchange of camera for me. I sent back a Panasonic Lumix that I was unhappy with and selected a Fuji Finepix S9600. This was dealt with without any fuss at all and no questions asked. I would like you to know that I am very happy with the Fuji, it is a lovely piece of kit. Picture quality is superb and very versatile indeed. I just want all at Bristol camera’s to know that I will be recommending your shop to all my friends. Good customer services and after sales services are hard to come by these days. You have been excellent in all areas, from ordering to shipping to after sales. Great work, keep it up. As I said, you will be recommended to anyone I know that is looking to purchase a camera. My thanks go out to you for being so pleasant. Well done Bristol Cameras.

S Webster of Port Stewart: Just wish to state how impressed I am with the speed and efficiency of my first (and certainly now not my last) order with your company. Best regards.

T White of Malvern: This order was indeed completed, Tuesday. I was out but was able to collect from the Post Office first thing Wednesday morning. Thank you for the emails that kept me informed with each stage of the processing of my order; thanks for using Royal Mail, most convenient. Your service? Absolutely top-hole! 'Nuff said.

M Powell of Preston: I received my order ths morning - THANK YOU - Top Marks !! Will Shop Again !! Kindest Regards.

J Fairley of Stranraer: Hi folks, just a thank you to say I received my order today. Great service and a great price. All the best.

A Davey of Nottingham: I ordered two items from Bristol Cameras on Monday. Since then the customer support has been exceptional and the status of my order has been sent to me on a regular basis. Even though one of the items needed to be sourced from the warehouse it still arrived on Saturday. If you need excellent products, at an excellent price backed up by excellent customer care and support, you need to buy from Bristol Cameras. I'll recommend to all.

S Weller of Loughborough: Order recieved with thanks. Thanks for your prompt, effiecient and reasonably priced service. I shall certainly be using you again.

B Best of Leeds: By the time your order despatched email was received, I had had possession of the lens since the doorbell went at 07:30. I don't know how you combine such excellent service and superb prices but keep it up. Assuring you of my future custom.

Victoria: I would just like to thank you so much for speed and efficiency you dealt with my order. After being completely mislead by Amazon and being left with only days to go before my holiday without a camera I almost gave up hope. I thought I would have to go to Kenya with a compact camera and regret not being able to take better photos. But I decided to try another site and quickly put a call into you yesterday morning. I was assured that the camera could be dispatched immediately so it would arrive this morning, and it did! What's more I got a better deal than with Amazon as your bundles include a carry case which is always useful. I would like to thank you again for your help. You have let me relax again before my holiday.

G Porter: Absolutely delighted with the product, service and communications. Thank you.

G Blampied: Hi there and many thanks for your brilliant service. The Slik Quick Release Post 6121 arrived all OK and works a treat, best wishes.

N Tubby of St Albans: I received the lens and filter ordered this morning - thank you so much. Both items are perfect and you have saved me from having to go to Jessops!

M Hembrow of Taunton: THANK YOU! I placed my memory card order late on Monday night via your web site and today (Wed) I have not only received it but also used it over an hour ago. Well done! Only 36 hours from thinking about buying one to actually using it. I will certainly use your service again.

B Scott of Wellington: Many thanks for your superb service, Nikon lens delivered 09.30 this morning. Having found your company I can forget the likes of Ebay and Jessops. Once again, many thanks.

K Hamilton-Stewart of Henley On Thames: My camera arrived this morning (Wednesday) at 11am after only ordering it on Monday. This is the third Ixus I have bought from yourselves over the last 3 years and once again you have supplied an excellent and reliable service.

P Rogers of Rhos on Sea: Just to let you know, the backpack arrived today safe and well packaged - thank you. I am very impressed with your service and hope to shop with you again. I will certainly be recommending Bristol Cameras to my colleagues in my local camera club.

G Brown of Irvine: Camera bag arrived this morning. I am extremely happy with it and I would also like to thank you for the fantastic customer service I received from you after the Post Office lost the first one.

A Quinn: I am thrilled to say that the camera and case I only ordered over the phone yesterday, arrived at 8.30 this morning! The case is absolutely spot on, I couldn't have had one specially made that was such a good fit. The battery is still charging so I'm having to bide my time before trying it out - can't wait! We are very impressed with your courtesy and service and will not hesitate to recommend you to our family and friends.

V de Sousa of Redhill: Received my camera today. Thanks so much for excellent service.

M Knight of Bedfordshire: Thank you - just to let you know parcel was received yesterday - delighted with your prices and delivery schedule - very many thanks.

T Gursky of Nottingham: I've just received my item from you, thanks alot. I'm looking forward to do other business with you and I'll recommend you to my friends.

D Barton of Wigan: Many thanks for excellent service, the camera case arrived this morning. I will not hesitate to come back to you again and have bookmarked your website for future orders. Once again many thanks for such prompt and efficient service.

P Mercer of Basingstoke: Hi just a quick thank you for such a good service - camera arrived safely.

C Carey of Romsey: A very big thank you for the very speedy delivery of my order that I placed on Friday. Many thanks once more.

R Moore: Thank you for your excellent service in supplying my Crumpler bag. Best price on the net and next day delivery. Brilliant.

C Scothon of Hampshire: I just wanted to thank you for the good service I received from yourselves. I had very courteous phonecalls, and goods delivered promptly, and as promised. They were also well packaged. It makes such a refreshing change nowadays, to receive this kind of excellent service. Many thanks.

D Allkins of Norfolk: Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say how impressed I have been with the service provided by Sean. Following the Royal Mail difficulties Sean was very helpful in ensuring that I receive my Flashgun and Omnibounce for when I need it. I wish all companies would offer the same level of service. Many thanks and I'll be back to buy more from you based on this experience.

D Ballam of Bradford: Just to say thank you for great service on the order I placed last week. Delivery was speedy and the prices were fantastic. I shall definitely shop with you again and will recommend your store to friends.

N De'Ath of Cambridge: Many thanks for the Velbon CF635 tripod etc just safely delivered (very well packed). Excellent service and very keen prices - I will certainly recommend you to my birding and photographic friends, I am very pleased with my purchases!

P Kelly of Liverpool: I wish to both congratulate you and thank you for your service regarding my order for a Sigma 50-500 lens. It was a telephone order which required you to return my call. You did this extremely quickly, were very courteous and informative at all times and I’m happy to say that the lens was received this lunchtime. Not only were you the most competitively priced, but you obtained and supplied the said item in under three days. Hopefully, I will be able to make use of your excellent, and in so many other places all too rare, qualities again soon.

N Gibbons of Maidstone: Thank you for superb service for both the main part of the order and the supplementary part delivered the following day. I will have no hesitation in recommending you to others.

H Reid of Edinburgh: Thank you for a 5 star service, camera arrived within a few days and staff were friendly and helpful over phone. I am very impressed! I will definitely consider you in the future when purchasing camera equipment and will be recommending your services to friends.

Mr N Stephenson of Northumberland: My Fuji S7000 digital camera and accessories, ordered yesterday at about 10.30 am, arrived just now (10.10am in Northumberland!). That's what I call efficiency, and at a very good price too.

Mr K Shipley of Warrington: May I thank everybody concerned at Bristol Cameras for speed and efficiency. I ordered an SD memory card off your splendid website (very user friendly - well done to the web designer!) on Saturday lunchtime. It has just arrived on Tuesday lunchtime by recorded delivery. That is a superb achievement knowing it had to endure the Xmas post. Will have no hesitation in using your company again and will certainly recommend you to all concerned. A Merry Xmas to everybody at your company from a very satisfied customer.

M Heaton of Morecambe: Just a quick Email to thank you all for the really quick and efficient service you provided when I recently ordered a Fuji S5500 Camera Package from you online. It was a pleasure to deal with you and I have already recommended your business to several friends. If I require any further photographic equipment I shall not hesitate to contact you.

Derrick Marsh of London: Just a quick note to say a special thanks to Gary and Shaun for sorting out the issue with my order so quickly and efficiently, and for keeping me informed of the situation. All sorted in time for Christmas as promised - thanks guys, have a good break. Next big photo item I buy, Bristol Cameras will be my first stopping point.

Mr B Gilbert of Isle Of Wight: WOW, what a service. Just to say well done. The service could not be better. After scouring the internet for an hour or so, yours was the cheapest website for the camera I wanted. You do not always get great service at the cheapest price but with you I did. My camera and battery arrived today at 9:00am and I am very pleased with my purchase. The postage was even £8 more but I was only charged the standard amount. Yours will be the first website I will check in the future for any more requirements I may have. Thank you very much for your service, I will certainly be recommending you to my friends. Brian.

Anton of London: Wonderful deal backed up with excellent service. Absolutely faultless. Your service and customer care makes it a pleasure to spend money with you. Thank you once again for your efficiency.

Ian of London: I wish to record in writing my appreciation for the prompt dispatch of my Olympus C8080 package deal, you said 24 hours and it was, there was a battery missing and this was also with me within 48 hours with a note apologising for the delay next day. I am so pleased with the camera - the results are stunning and the flexibility in varying conditions is just amazing. Your price for the C8080 was also the best.

Mr L Billson of Lancaster: Just a quick note to express my thanks with the service I received from the staff of Bristol Cameras. I urgently needed a Casio EX-S100 to be delivered ASAP and was very impressed with the helpful and courteous customer service. The package arrived special delivery in Lancaster earlier today and was fully charged, ready for use.

Mr S Willams of London: Just to thank you and your team for the quick and easy exchange of my faulty camera. It is at times like this I am glad I dealt with a "real" camera retailer as opposed to an Internet only setup.

David Drew of Cambridge: Goods ordered Friday Morning at 10.10, arrived Saturday Morning at 10.00. Brilliant service, very impressed. Will certainly use you again, and will be quite happy to recommend your service.

Rebecca Toon of Bristol: I thought I would mail and thank you for the excellent service you have supplied - I received my camera on Friday exactly as requested. The service and price you offered easily outshines that offered in the larger stores and their Internet sites I tried. I will recommend you to my friends in the future.

Steve Jones of Kettering: Just to let you know that I received the Sigma 17-35mm lens that I ordered. Thank you for your excellent service. It is most appreciated.

Karen Smith of Bedford: Just wanted to say what a speedy transaction. Really impressed. Will definitely shop with you again and recommend you to friends.

Bernard Yeo of Conwy County Borough: I would just like to say how much I valued the assistance given to me when I purchase by Olympus C8080WZ camera from your store. The deal was done by phone & credit card and the pack collected by myself two days later to allow me to use it on a short visit to Bristol. The price of the package deal of camera, case, battery and CF card was extremely competitive and I would recommend your store to anyone wishing to purchase photographic equipment of any sort. I will be purchasing everything photographic from your company from now on.

Mike of Reading: Received my order today, as promised, less than 48 hours after placing the order on your web site, and I was very pleased to see that it was complete. I had phoned you regarding stock and was told that the SC-PS300 case was not in stock and would come a week or so later. But when I opened the box, it was all there! I am very impressed with your web-based offerings, with your competitive pricing, and with the level of service you provide. I am particularly impressed that compared with the usual box-shifting web-based operation, you actually have real people available to talk to, who also have real photographic expertise.

D Cozzolino of London: I received my digital camera all in order. Thank you for your swift excellent service. No doubt I'll be back to use you again when the occasion arises.

Matthew Richards of Bristol (freelance journalist): Being a regular contributor to Digital Camera Magazine, Digital Camera Shopper, Digital Photography Techniques and various other computing and Internet magazines, people frequently ask me where they can get the best deals on cameras, without compromising on expert advice and really solid after sales service (without having to wait ages on the phone). Having bought three cameras and many accessories from the company over the past few months, I've always found Bristol Cameras to be fast, friendly, flexible and totally reliable. They've become my first choice for photographic kit and I'd have no reservations in recommending them to anybody. Thanks guys and keep up the good work!

Mark of Stevenage: Lens arrived 20 minutes ago, Thanks for best price & best Service. Keep up the good work, will use you again when needing to make a purchase.

Tony of Bristol: I would just like to thank you for all your help in getting the matter sorted out. I am very impressed with the way you run your company, the service is perfect and all your members of staff are happy to help people out. I will be informing my other photographer friends to go with Bristol cameras, for a company to be able to order in equipment in 48 hours is fantastic as most other companies can take up to a week if not longer.

Steven of London: Just a quick note to say I got my camera what a great product at such a good price hope to do more business in the future.

L.A Carter of East Sussex: I only ordered the camera case yesterday via your web site and it arrived this morning before I left for work. Thank you so much for your prompt service. My hubby is thrilled with his little surprise!! Thanks again.

Graham of Southampton: I would just like to thank you very much for the excellent service you have provided. After being let down by two other digital camera retailers I am pleased to say that you have restored my faith in online services. When you are told "we will ring you back" it has become all to common for that call to never be made, but not in your case. I will certainly recommend you to friends and hope to do business with you again. Regards, a very happy Graham.

Derek Weaver: Just to thank you for excellent service, I ordered my F810 late Wednesday afternoon it was delivered 08.00 Friday morning, good price and good service what more could you ask. I will be back.

Mrs C Potts of London: My order arrived today - amazingly fast service, thank you!

Peter Main of Scotland: Received the camera today as promised. It's good to deal with a proper camera shop that seems to care about it's customers, well done.

Mr Lomax of Lancashire: Just like to thank you for an absolutely excellent delivery service. I ordered an HN-CP11 lens hood for my Nikon Coolpix 8700 yesterday (Thursday) mid morning from your website. It arrived by post this morning (Friday) - just 24 hours later. Fabulous service - many thanks.

Norman Bennet of London: Binoculars arrived on Christmas Eve, so my wife got her Christmas present! Thanks very much for rushing them to the Post Office. The binoculars are of excellent quality.

Gill Joyce of Derbyshire: Camera case and spare battery received this morning around 36 hours after ordering! Your service is great - I'd definitely recommend you. Thanks.

Mr R Wise of Doncaster: Digital Camera Battery received in Saturday mornings post after ordering the goods on Friday afternoon. Less than 24 hours from order to delivery. Excellent service. Thanks very much.