Bringing back old school vibes. Very vintage but also pricey. Was able to get street parking on the…read moreother block.

San Francisco awesome! I found a very old roll of film that my dad took in the navy. Photoworks…read moreassisted with generating the black and white prints. Great service and turn around time was quick! Thank you!

Thank you so much to Matt for helping me fix a minor issue in my film camera and teaching me how to…read morerewind it again! Really appreciate it! Always such a nice team who never hesitate to help you learn! I am still new to manual film cameras so I appreciated it!

I had an extremely positive experience at Glass Key Photo! As an absolute film novice, they walked…read moreme through everything I needed to know and answered my questions with great detail. They gave me what I thought was a fair price for some old equipment, considering the time and fees associated with selling something online.

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.

Walked in to get a passport photo. Super friendly and kind owners, fast service, and would make…read moresure everything looks good. They even let me borrow some hair gel to help my fuzzy hair calm down. $25 for two printed photo and a digital copy. Cash only.

Great, quick, mom and pop customer service store! Came here to get passport pics done. $18 cash…read moreonly. Everything is cash only in the store. Street parking.

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!

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.

Really quick turnaround and the photos come out great every time! Ensure you bring cash.read more

This place is incredibly frustrating. I'm not sure if they're allergic to money or something, but…read moreI'm done with them. I went today after the owner reached out and offered a discount if I returned. The young woman who works there today was exceptionally rude. They have a glass partition, and she wears a mask, which makes it difficult to hear her. She started by asking what I wanted, but I think she misheard me. I said "scans and development," but she repeated back the wrong order. I misheard her because of the glass and mask. I said yes to whatever she said, but when she repeated the order again and I was ready to pay, I noticed that they had only charged me for development . I repeated what my order was, and she raised her voice and said, "You said you only wanted development now you're changing it." Why does it matter? Don't you want more money? Anyway, I've been putting up with them for a few years now, but I'm done

Went to get a passport picture. Came in as walk-in and it took them nothing. He truly knows what…read morehe's doing! They're very professional and sweet! I couldn't recommend them enough.

I needed a new passport photo ASAP and heard good things about Leetone…read more Fast, professional and friendly service. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes with a passport photo that, for once, did not make me look like an inmate or psych patient. Would use them again!

I accidentally dropped my Nikon 18-105mm lens and noticed some distortion on the bottom left…read morequadrant of all my photos. I gave Yakov a call and he told me to bring it over immediately for inspection. On first look, he actually wasn't convinced that anything was wrong but after taking a few test shots, he noticed the same issue I saw (most of the bottom left quadrant was blurry while the rest of the image was sharp). Unfortunately, he wasn't sure that he could fix it. He also had to borrow my camera body because he didn't have a Nikon on hand. During the duration of holding my camera, I neither received an update via email or via phone. It was a bit unsettling. I called him after 4 days for a check in and he told me it wasn't ready and hung up. I gave another call today (6 days later) and he told me that it was ready for pick up. When I arrived, he told me that he couldn't completely fix the issue but that it was greatly improved from its previous state. True, the distortion was drastically reduced in well lit situations or when focusing on objects far away, but on items closer, I can hear still the lens struggle to focus. Yakov said there's nothing he can do about that, but recommended I call Nikon. He still charged the entirety of his estimate...which I wasn't really satisfied with, given how the problem still persists. Yakov has 52 years of experience under his belt so he certainly knows his craft. But whether or not I would choose to use his service again, I'm not sure.

Weird that there are a handful of reviews for Nikon repair, but when I called to inquire, was told…read morehe doesn't work on Nikon... Sad for me that I was in his neighborhood and have to figure out where next to go...

Stay away! Go anywhere else! You will be tricked and disappointed. The guys will rip you off.read more

AKA Web Camera Inc which is a couple stores over @ 61 Jefferson Street. World Camera is no longer…read morethere but Web Camera is two doors down and uses World Camera's receipts (with the name and address scratched out). I walked in for a camera strap (left mine at home) and walked out with a ridiculously overpriced wide-angle conversion lens. I should have known better since the sales guy kept saying "but wait, there's more" but what can I say? He got me at a weak moment. Anyway, they have a no refund policy which in itself is pretty sketchy since it doesn't appear to conform with California consumer laws. If you do a search of the conversion lens itself, it takes you to a similar product on Amazon but many of the reviews are for this store and its counterparts in other tourist destinations. I managed to swap the conversion lens for an overpriced zoom lens but at least *that* got decent reviews when it first came out *and* I know I'll get more use out of it than I would a wide angle conversion lens. Don't believe me? Take a look at all the reviews that Yelp has flagged as inappropriate. Everyone says the same thing.