Dominion Camera

Love this little old camera store. They have such friendly and helpful staff. They also have everything you need for film photographers at a decent price. The store is small and have so many things in there, it can be overwhelming. There's also a sale rack that have cute cameras there that you can buy as low as $5 for props! Love that I had a chance to stop by and learn about this place!

I’m new to shooting film and had some questions about my camera and needed to get some film developed. I came in today and the employees were so helpful and kind. Thank you so much!! Definitely coming back to support.

We had the best service and help here. Highly recommend for all camera and film needs.

I mailed my film to them from about 20 miles away. They got it the next day, processed it, and mailed my negatives back. Dropped it off at the post office on Tuesday, had my uploaded photos Thursday night, and the negatives back in my mailbox Saturday morning. Very quick, very professional, and responded to emails. Wouldn’t choose anywhere else.

Dominion is my local camera shop, in an age where local camera shops have largely ceased to exist.

When the Canon r6 released and was backordered online, I bought one in stock at Dominion.
When the Canon EF to RF adapter was NOWHERE to be found (and backordered for months), Dominion had an abundance of them.
When I need film developed, they are always on time and reliable.
When I needed camera repair on a vintage model, the owner (I think?) began the work as a sort of passion project right in front of me, and finished 45 minutes later with a smile on his face.
When I needed camera repair on a current model, they took over filling out the repair order and sending it back to Canon on me behalf, with me needing only to pay for shipping back to the repair center.

This shop is consistent, reliable, well-stocked, above all else KNOWLEDGEABLE about photography and equipment and most importantly, friendly and personable when interacting with any of the employees (and the owner).

I am very grateful for a brick and mortar full service photography shop in 2023. Cheers

I am an amateur photographer and I used to drive out to Burke to another local camera shop. I decided to give Dominion a try, and I am so glad I did! This is a locally owned “mom and pop” business and it feels good to support a small local business, instead of putting more money in the pocket of a man who wants to play around in outer space.

The staff at the store are super knowledgeable. One of them used to work for Canon and can tell you everything you need to know about Canon gear. They helped me make my decision on moving to a new mirrorless camera.

I believe they are the only local shop that does their film developing on site. They also do black and white developing by hand. My prints look better than they have in years! They also sell an array of cool films to play around with. I picked up a roll of Dracula film from Romania. They also take passport photos and guarantee them as acceptable by the State Department.

I also just found out their classes have started back up and they have a studio space upstairs they rent out.

Seriously, if you are a pro photographer or just an amateur like me, then support this local business. This is a great camera shop, with just about anything you could possibly need, including a used gear bargain shelf!

Outstanding film processing, much better than any pharmacy service, and they're capable of same day service if you drop off your film by 10 am on the days they process. Definitely the highest quality prints and scans I've ever gotten and for the same price as the pharmacy locations who take two weeks and never return your negatives. With that said I interacted very sparingly with the staff and have not used any other services/purchased any other equipment from them, so I have no perspective in that regard. But I can safely and highly recommend them for film processing.

Exceptional scanning service! I brought a treasured vintage color negative in to be scanned. The final output was amazing! Staff was cordial and professional. Turnaround was fast.

Really good experience over several visits to Dominion Camera. The team, especially Gary, are really knowledgeable and helpful. Some highlights:
- Fixed my film camera for free after taking it in
- Good film development and quick turnaround
- Spent several days and hours going over a new camera to purchase. They were helpful and patient to make sure I got what would fit my needs.

Highly recommend.

It's a good old fashioned camera store. It has everything you usually need. Friendly staff who can recommend and consult. The only small disappointing thing: my foreign debit card didn't go through though it worked in all other stores.

I've been here a few times, out of all of the camera stores I've been at so far. These have been the nicest people. That may not be shocking but if you visit some camera stores in DC, the staff aren't so nice over there. But these people here at Dominion camera so really kind and helped me select which lenses to purchase for my camera

I highly recommend this shop! My favorite camera shop :)

I found this place by walking around Falls Church. For a photographer or anyone interested in any level of photography, this place has it all! Prices are reasonable and the customer service is 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!! Gary, the owner, is super friendly and knowledgeable in his products. GREAT PLACE!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Keep up the great work Dominion!

I'm not a camera guy, nor am I that much of a tech guy in general. All I know is that I had a giant bag of film that I inherited from my late mother who never got around to developing it. Dominion Camera was the only place I found to help me develop/scan all of it, and their customer service and staff won me over the whole time. As simple as each transaction was, they made me enjoy stopping in and took care of me the whole way through (and made sure I didn't get charged for scans on blank film!). My bag of film is now empty and I wish I had a reason to continue giving this hometown shop my money; I really appreciate them.

I’ve been meaning to write this review for a while now. I love supporting small businesses, and this one is one of my favorites. It is right near my office and taking my film to get developed and print is so nice. I appreciate that unlike the big corporations (CVS, Walmart, etc) they only make you pay for the photos that they found, so if a piece of film was bad, they don’t charge you for a print of that. I also enjoy that it is so quickly done! Unlike the big corporations that take up to like 2 weeks, they took only a fraction of that time. The quality of the picture paper was nice too- I always go with a matte finish. Nicest people ever work there, and overall I would highly recommend! I know this sounds like a fake review, but I promise this is 100% legit. I can’t wait to take more of my film to get developed.

This place is amazing, very high quality work and they go above and beyond for their customers. Would recommend, 10/10, this IS the place for all your camera needs, especially developing film both physically and digitally!

Yesterday I talked to Gary at Dominion Camera to ask if they repaired Kodak slide projectors. He said no they didn’t and didn’t carry replacement parts but that he was very familiar with slide projectors and would be happy to look at it. I carried it to their store where Gary quickly diagnosed and fixed the problem. Before I left the store he made sure I understood how to avoid such a problem in the future. He couldn’t have been nicer and now my husband has no excuse for not sorting through all the old family slides. Highly recommend this establishment.

Gary is the best. I was looking for ZV-E10 ( sold out everywhere you can check that right now) but I swore it was sold out. He told me hd actually had one and the color I wanted. He looked all over the store and finally found it. That’s customer service you won’t find at Best Buy. I’m so happy with my purchase this is the only place I’m going to for camera equipment and vlogging gear.

I came into this store for the first time having ruined two rolls of film, and instead of turning me away the employee there stood there with me and walked me through the process step by step. Would definitely recommend this place to both new and old photographers. Great customer service and variety of products.

I was going on a trip and so I wanted my camera clean. I tried to clean the sensor myself, the night before with special swabs, but I left smudges. I called Dominion in the morning and explained that I needed it quickly before my flight. Now, I don't think they can guarantee this for every customer, every time, but they cleaned my lens in under 4 hour turnaround. Great customer service. Even took before and after photos to show how dirty my lens was and how clean they got it.

Me and my boyfriend went in looking for a film camera and we picked one out for a fair price! But when we left we noticed it was broken :( but we went back in asking what we could do, he said fix which would take a week, refund or exchange for a different camera for same price! I was so pleased with the professionalism this place had! He helped put the new film in and showed us how to use it! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for cameras and film!
He felt awful about giving us a defective camera but he was very nice about the whole situation. Thank you Dominion Camera!