Looks like the kinda place where a creepy guy in a suit would stare you down as you look at the equipment. Has some cool looking stuff, but not my cup of tea!
Looks like the kinda place where a creepy guy in a suit would stare you down as you look at the equipment. Has some cool looking stuff, but not my cup of tea!
It is, and they are quite disdainful if you are looking for anything under a serious amount of money. I was very unimpressed with it when I went there from a customer service point of view.
I did a double take of the exterior, because that looks exactly like my bicycle chained to the pole out on the pavement! I don't recall seeing anyone with a tripod set up out front on any of my (rare) visits--they *do* seem just a bit hoity-toity for a scruffy fellow like me--but, damn if that isn't my set of wheels out front, someone's got its identical twin.
They are expensive devela, but the shop is in the middle of London's Mayfair some of the most expensive realestate in the World, and they do have some very rare items in mint condition you would have difficulty finding anyware else.
Their grading descriptions are accurate in my experience. I've bought several items from them over the years and their 'mint' condition examples really are what they say. My last purchase here was a 16mm 'ai' fisheye lens which I was looking out for a long time as it has built-in filters, and Grays had one in absolutely perfect condition.
Not the cheapest place in the world admittedly, and I don't get to go down to London very often, but I'd highly recommend a visit here if you are a Nikon user and are in the area. It's more like an old-fashioned shop rather than a modern high street store.