I can't totally give an honest review, as I've never been inside . I just stopped by the address…read morelisted and they do not have a store front or signage. It's possible they may be online only. This is just a heads up before you drive to their location.

Hidden, but very friendly and helpful. I bought a lens cleaning kit and filter for my Nikon.read more

Love Mike's Camera. Have a great experience every time I go. Today, Alexi was kind enough to help…read moreme with removing dust specs on my camera sensor. I had been wrestling with the issue for 45 min at home and Alexi was able to diagnose and solve the problem in less than 5 min.

Our photographer recommended this place to get wedding photos printed here as they have the best…read morequality. We went in today and this place was BUSY. It was cool to see so many people ordering prints and getting things for their cameras here. Joseph and Oliver helped us out. They were both very nice and quite knowledgeable. We ordered some 8x10 prints and a 20x30 canvas, which hopefully turns out good - I will update once we get it.

Not a good studio for family photo since the place is very small. Especially, family who have…read morechildren. Not only that they do not provide too much equipments. Such equipments like photo backgrounds and chairs. Price to rent for this studio is not a good value. Will not recommend this place to any professional photographer.

Nice little studio for small project. The owner is very nice and help me with the project. Hourly…read morerate was very decent. All lighting equripments are inclued with the price. Highly recomented,.

My daughter's been wanting to get a specific Canon camera, which is always sold out online. Here…read moreat Fireside Camera, she found it at a reasonably higher price. The guys here are very knowledgeable about cameras, reminding me of the electronic shops on Nathan Road in Hong Kong. Worth a visit if you're into cameras!

Great camera store with very personal service and high knowledge. Just what you want from a store…read moresticking it out on the high street. Give them a look for any camera needs.

Amazing photography store here in San Francisco! The staff were helpful and genuinely cared about…read morefinding the right gear for me. Excellent customer service and top-quality products--definitely my new go-to spot!

it's been quite the journey for camera shops in the bay area. there aren't many left, but i'm so…read morehappy that jcx is still standing! came to grab a backdrop before a shoot and the staff was so helpful and kind. really impressed by their selection of backdrops in store. will definitely be back!

Sandy is truly one of the most skilled newborn/family photographers in the bay area! I was lucky to…read morefind Sandy 4 years ago with my first born and the newborn photos ended up being incredible! It was an easy decision to go back to her with our second baby. Here are some of the ways that Sandy truly stood out: - Both our babies were born around Christmas holiday and scheduling was not an issue at all for Sandy. She checked in ahead of the appointment to ensure we didn't need to reschedule (much needed for parents that just gave birth recently) and had our themes ready prior to us arriving. - The themes were 10/10, better than what we could've envisioned ourselves. And our themes were generic such as lemon or Christmas. - The amount of patience Sandy has is seriously amazing! Our second baby was a bit harder to photograph compared to the first, in addition to a toddler who wasn't in the mood for pictures, and it didn't phase Sandy at all. She took her time to make sure she was able to capture each theme well and had tips up her sleeve to get the toddler to take some pictures. I highly recommend going with Sandy if you're considering photo sessions! She goes above and beyond to ensure all the special moments are captured and the pictures are so incredibly worth it.

I'm truly delighted to share my experience working with Sandy! Her communication was wonderful from…read morethe very beginning, from arranging the appointment and customizing the scene setup to sending the photos. Everything went so smoothly. I am really impressed by her talent with infants and children; she was fantastic with my newborn and my 2-year-old. Her ability to craft stunning scenes is also incredible. And when it comes to her photography and editing skills, they are truly outstanding--just look at the edited photos, they're absolutely stunning! You won't be disappointed with Clairbare Studios and Sandy's gift for capturing beautiful, lasting memories of your little ones.

A Pivotal Reframing of Camera Zone…read more Before you drop your review based on how fast the checkout felt or how "old school" the vibe is, pause and widen your aperture. Most of us are used to the instant-gratification feed--tap, swipe, next thing, dopamine hit. This place doesn't run on that algorithm. It runs on something slower, heavier, and way more intentional. This shop is a **contact print** pulled from a single negative that's been developing for over forty years. A Filipino family crossed the ocean by boat with almost nothing, living on rice and chicken while they built this from the ground up in Chinatown. That early scarcity wasn't cute poverty cosplay--it was the actual base exposure. Every choice you see now (the mix of film and digital, the real knowledge behind the counter, the gallery wall that isn't just background for selfies) carries the grain of that struggle. You're not walking into a retail space optimized for 2026 attention spans. You're standing inside a long-exposure photograph that's still being made. The generational gap you might feel isn't an accident or a flaw. A lot of us (Gen Z and Alpha especially) expect the world to feel like a perfectly lit, color-graded TikTok--seamless, fast, no friction. This spot moves at the pace of someone who still shoots film and has to wait for the scan. When the service feels deliberate instead of lightning-fast, that's not bad UX. That's someone actually "dodging and burning" your experience in real time--giving you the light where it matters instead of blasting the whole frame with the same generic brightness. The knowledge here isn't pulled from a database. It's passed down, like someone teaching you how to read the negative instead of just handing you the final JPEG. So if you're writing a review, try opening the depth of field a little wider. See the full tonal range instead of just the highlights and shadows that annoyed you in the moment. This isn't a store that's failing to keep up with ,"the NOW". It's a print that was composed with patience across four decades and is still holding its density. Review it like you're looking at the actual image, not just the thumbnail preview. -A gen y/z 'hobbyist'photographer

This place is interesting, right by the Chinatown gate, it has all kind of film and Polaroid…read morecameras, and film. Unfortunately the owner just talked on the cell phone the whole time and ignore us. I had a brand new Leica SL3 reporter on my neck and any other camera store would target me for a sale. So unfortunately I did not get to touch or try anything, just ignored. We were literally the only people in the store too.