Shoot it. Send it.
See it scanned.
Camera Centre UK develops, scans and print your film in Cardiff. Drop your rolls off in store or post them to us, then follow every step in your customer portal from arrival to a private online gallery.
NewPostal service now open — send your film in from anywhere in the UK.
Current turnaround
3 working days
From arrival at the lab · updated live
Track every step
Received → developed → scanned → published. Watch your rolls move through the lab in real time.
How to get your scans →Private galleries
Download singles or the whole roll as a ZIP. Rename galleries however you like.
Lab services
Developing, ultra high res scanning, prints, disposable cameras and film sales from our Cardiff store.
See all services →Keep them forever
Optional premium storage keeps your scans safe, sorted and shareable for the long haul.
Read our retention policy →Now open · Postal service
Not in Cardiff? Send your film in.
Pay online, post your rolls or disposable cameras to the lab, and we develop, scan and print at exactly the same prices as over the counter. Negatives come back free with any print order.
The lab process
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Buy film & disposable cameras online
35mm and 120 film, single-use cameras and starter bundles — free UK shipping on orders over £35, or collect from Morgan Arcade.
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Our story, tipped out of the box
Camera Centre UK has been part of Cardiff since the 1980s. Shop windows have changed, the stock has changed, the staff have grown up behind that counter. Have a flick through our scrapbook of old shop photos, instax snaps of the team and four decades of film.
- 1980s
- First shop
- 4
- Generations
- 20+
- Local staff
Turn old cameras and lenses into money
Sell outright for cash or trade against something new. Get a rough figure online in two minutes, then bring it into the shop for a final offer.
- Honest prices
- Quoted by people who shoot this gear.
- No obligation
- Walk away at any point — no pressure.
- Checked in store
- Valued in front of you, paid the same day.
35mm, 120, compacts and TLRs
SLRs, rangefinders, point-and-shoots and medium format. Working, sticky-shuttered or completely dead — we'll still look and tell you honestly what it's worth.
- Canon AE-1
- Olympus OM / Trip
- Pentax K1000
- Mamiya & Bronica
- Yashica T-series
- Step 1
Get an online estimate
Pick your model and condition on Camera Centre Exchange.
- Step 2
Bring it to Morgan Arcade
We check it over with you and confirm the offer.
- Step 3
Cash or part exchange
Take the money, or put it towards your next camera.
Open a free account
Bring your film in, then follow it home.
Registering only takes a minute. When your film arrives at the shop, our team creates the order and attaches it to your account, nothing else for you to do.
01
Create your account
Free, under a minute, no card needed.
02
Drop your film in
Bring it to Morgan Arcade, or post it.
03
Track it home
Live status, gallery, download when ready.