Cameratiks is an established independent camera shop in Edinburgh's Morningside, covering both new and used photographic equipment with a particular strength in vintage and classic film cameras. The business runs a substantial used inventory ranging from collectible vintage gear to current digital, and operates one of the few UK workshops capable of servicing vintage Leica, Zeiss and Rolleiflex cameras, making them a destination for collectors and film photographers needing repair work.
Their used range is broad and skews toward film: Hasselblad, Bronica, Mamiya medium format; classic 35mm SLRs; rangefinder Leicas; large-format gear; cine equipment; and a strong selection of darkroom equipment, enlargers, and processing supplies. They also stock Ilford monochrome paper and processing chemicals, increasingly hard to find on the high street.
For Scottish photographers and UK collectors, Cameratiks is one of the more important specialist destinations, particularly if you need camera repair work on classic mechanical kit. The repair workshop alone makes them stand out from generalist retailers who outsource service work.
Cameratiks is one of Scotland's most established camera repair specialists alongside Ffordes Photographic (Inverness). For repair work on vintage mechanical cameras, especially Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss and Rolleiflex, they're one of a shrinking number of UK workshops still doing this work in-house. That's increasingly valuable as the global pool of qualified mechanical camera technicians shrinks.
Their used inventory is film-heavy and vintage-leaning, putting them closer to Aperture (London Leica/medium format), Nik & Trick (Folkestone film specialists) and Real Camera Company than to mainstream digital dealers like Camera Jungle or MPB. For Scottish photographers wanting to handle gear in person before buying, or for anyone needing professional repair work on mechanical cameras, Cameratiks is a natural choice.