The best camera stores in Rhode Island
4 shortlisted from 4 reviewed businesses in Rhode Island — camera stores, film labs and repair shops, each labelled for what it actually is.
How this ranking works
- Score = rating × log₁₀(review count). A 5.0 from nine people does not outrank a 4.7 from nine hundred, but one huge shop can't bury everyone either.
- 25 reviews minimum. Below that a rating is noise.
- One entry per chain. Multi-location retailers get a single slot, so the list stays a list of businesses rather than of branches.
- Museums and attractions are excluded — this is a directory of places you can actually walk into and buy, develop, rent or repair.
- Nothing is paid. No business can buy a position here, and quotes are pulled verbatim from public customer reviews.
#1 Hunt's Photo & Video
4.7 ★★★★★ 295 reviews · Providence, RI
My wife and I were looking for a decent camera for our upcoming travels. Where we live, there are no camera shops so while visiting the area we went to Hunts on Branch Ave Camile helped us out by…
#2 Midstate Camera Repair
4.8 ★★★★★ 146 reviews · Providence, RI
I live in Boston, and I mailed in my 50-year-old Pentax K1000 to be serviced. Mark was quick and communicative, and I received my camera back in a timely manner after it was cleaned. I can now see…
#3 Kerry's Warwick Photo LTD
4.8 ★★★★★ 142 reviews · Warwick, RI
I am grateful I found Kerry’s Photo. I live 45-50 minutes away but make the trip on the weekend to develop my 35mm and APS format film. I love having a local film developing service still around.…
#4 The Camera Werks
4.7 ★★★★★ 81 reviews · Providence, RI
I So love this place! They do everything you may need in the photo world. They develop photos from a couple of days to a couple of weeks for black and white. They can scan, work off any slides and…