| About Us :
City Photographic is the fastest growing independent
professional camera shop in Southampton. Offering over 35 years
of experience, and an established and growing customer base, we
pride ourselves in offering the finest of the old with the best
of the new technologies. From film to digital, we offer the best
and independent advice: our staff are not on 'commission-based
targets' to depend on a decent monthly income - unlike some of
the well-known chains. This means that we offer the best advice
suitable for you and your budget.
As experienced professional photographers in our own right,
we even show our work in the gallery to the back of the shop,
and we also have a private and well-quipped studio.
Here is an example:
Recently, a customer walked in with a high-quality film 35mm
SLR kit, and asked one of our staff about trade in, because all
his mates were digital and wasn't film obsolete because all
prints these days were on CD?
After spending some 30 minutes with the customer, we
discovered that the customer didn't really want to change and
didn't know that we offer a film to CD copy service. Result:
camera retained, and the customer purchased an extra lens to go
and take more photographs.
CP prides itself on retaining customers. Retain customers
year in year out and the business will come. City Photographic
also offers student discount on most items in the shop: this
ensures annual growth for the student market: every year we
attract business from Salisbury, Bournemouth and Southampton
colleges offering Photographic courses. That business is
retained for the future.
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