Dexter’s Camera

Great shop! Owner Greg hooked it up with a repair/​swap on an old 35 mm I brought in — took the time to fix what he could and gave me an honest deal. Also gave me a sweet write up on photography basics that proved helpful. Lookin forward to getting my photos developed here.

Good boys with film always a pleasure. Not many places like this around no mo. Good timez

Great shop, I trust them with all my color film development and have never had a problem. Greg is always helpful and happy to talk about equipment and help problem solve, which is much appreciated.

I go here for all of my film needs. Feels great to support a local business operated by great people who care about what they do and the art they provide services for. Great customer service, great turnaround times, and a nice selection of cameras, lenses, films, and accessories to boot.

Took my digital in for a cleaning. Got exactly that. Turnaround was quick and owner shared a few nuggets of info with me I was unaware of. Nice guy. Great work. Will come back for sure.

I tried getting photos printed at Dexters a year ago and I am never going back, finally getting around to writing a review.
I went here the first time I wanted prints done. I came in with a USB stick and a list of filenames and the corresponding sizes I wanted photos printed at. I had some odd dimensions on two photos, so I specifically went over this with the clerk. When I got my photos back, they printed those photos wrong, and I didnt look until I got home. I called and went back in later that week to get the photos redone. They couldnt find the files so I emailed them. I went in again to make sure and was sitting around waiting while the guy sat on his macbook confused about what was happening, once he was finally done he said they’d call me when they printed them. I waited a month before calling them, and when I did, the person who answered had no idea what I was talking about. I wanted to like this place, but I’m never going back.

Nice space on a side street off Main St. I needed my slr cleaned, and was very pleased to get my camera back in one day looking shiny and new, and at a reasonable price, with pleasant service.

Dexters is by far the best film camera store in Ventura County. I have purchased two bodies and had over 15 rolls developed without any issues. thumbs up to Greg, he knows his stuff and is great to deal with! Thanks for the great work.

Dexter’s Camera a classic old-​fashioned throwback camera shop. Greg the owner does basic camera cleaning and repair and the complex stuff gets sent out. Where else are you going to get special-​order photo stuff, black and white film or actual services like film transfer these days? They just started doing color film processing in-​house so I go there a lot.
I like the fact that it doesn’t look like the inside of a Big Box store — old wood shelves with used cameras and vintage photo equipment line the walls and they still cater to the photographer instead of the shopaholics. They carry black and white and instant films in stock and even had Kodak Infrared film in the fridge. Keep up the vintage and retro collection and long live Dexter’s, the last of the old-​fashioned, small town, family-​owned camera stores.

I’ve been going here over the years for various things, but every time I wonder why I keep going back. The bottom line is, DO NOT GIVE THIS PLACE YOUR BUSINESS UNLESS YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR FILM. The first time I (over)paid for them to ship out my film a roll came back with nothing on it. I thought it was a fluke, and for some reason I returned with 3 important rolls of film.
Again, nothing came out. The guy handed me the 3 rolls and said «Sorry, there was nothing on these rolls.» I have gone to plenty of other places and my film has come out great every time.
Sure, I’ve had problems with rolls of film before where stuff didn’t come out because it was my fault, but these were 3 separate rolls from three separate trips that I took meticulous care in taking — hence IMPORTANT rolls of film.
I will not be returning to this store ever again in this lifetime and they really deserve to go out of business for their overpriced incompetence.

The last REAL camera store in Ventura county. A must-​see for any film camera buff, Dexter’s Camera should be made into a Ventura historic landmark (despite their move from their downtown location). Their new location is on a quaint little neighborhood street right off of Main Street, and is much less stressful and easier to find parking than their old shop downtown. Their staff was very friendly and knowledgable, and was able to help me find just what the parts I was looking for for my old Nikon. Plus their wide array of film is awesome; probably one of the few stores in Ventura to even sell film! Whenever you’re in Ventura, you give Dexter’s a visit.

I love Dexter’s Camera! They guys there are always super helpful, I’ve been getting camera supplies here since I was a teenager. Whether it’s film, or printing papers, or developer, they always have exactly what I need, and if you don’t know exactly what to get they will definitely help you figure it out. I’ve also gotten a few really cool vintage cameras here. Probably not the best place for a super huge variety of the most up to date equipment, but their film photography supply is awesome! #filmisnotdead

Wow… Just plain wow. Customer service is a dying service. What happened? where did it go? Why is it gone.
Please please please, if your in the business of selling things, you have What’s called «customers «. These «customers» are more than likely going to spend some money in your business. If your service associate FAILS to acknowledge a customer in the store then your lacking basic skills. Then you fail to make ANY sort of contact with this possible customer because your on the phone then we have some serious problems.
To the owner: Please hire associates who know how to make contact with customers and engage with them. I waited over 5 minutes while your associate saw me, ignored me, continued conversation on phone like I was non-​existant. Well, Sorry but you lost a possible customer and now have a shitty review. If you’d like to talk please send me a message.

I love the new studio space! Greg is very informative and has alwyas given me good advice. Their on-​line shopping is convenient and I love supporting our local businesses over the «big guys». I’d recommend it to everyone… Amateur or professional…

Update to the case of my missing film, now 43 more days have passed.
On June 21, 2014 (Five months tomorrow) I dropped of five rolls of film at Dexter’s Camera and was told that it could take up to three weeks to get have the photos returned to me. After several visits to Dexters and given the run around on the when my photos would be available. They now claim that they are lost and that it is «Not their fault». Who’s fault is it exactly then?
Surprisingly, the blame seems to be on me as the customer, at least that the undertone that I’m getting during all of the visits that I have made trying desperately to get my photos. In fact upon arriving, one of the employees (or co-​owner) actually without missing a beat said as he walked into the room «Sorry we lost your photos, that really sucks, we’ve looked everywhere».
In my years as a professional photographer I have never had the mis-​fortune of being in this position.
Do I recommend Dexter’s Camera? NO.
Why? Because their actions tell me they simply don’t care.

We brought some film to Dexter’s 4 months or so ago to be developed. My husband is a photographer, and had some of his work on this film, and there were also several photos of now-​deceased members of my family included in these rolls.
They, at first, seemed very friendly and gave us a time-​frame for having the film developed. The weeks and then months started passing, and they have lost our film. No one will take responsibility for it, and no one seems too worried about the fact that it’s been lost.
My husband has been by several times, and has always been given the run-​around. No one knows where it went, and no one cares.
I did buy a camera from them prior to them losing our film, and the camera is fine, but I could have purchased a camera anywhere — those pictures were one of a kind. Don’t trust these guys with anything that’s important to you.

Great store! Helpful and knowledgeable staff for not only new cameras and techniques, but for all eras of photography. Also provides a wide array of services from studio shoots, to large printing, to video transfers and pretty much anything else you could want. Buy stuff through their website too., It’s sold through Amazon but they give dexters a cut so you can still support local while getting a great online deal