Sunrise Professional Photofinishing

One of the best places to buy second-​hand film cameras and to get your film printed in Hong Kong. Sunrise has been around since 1976 (a lot of customers are in the 50 – 60 range), and is a regular haunt for street photographers and buyers alike. I imagine Sunrise as the neighborhood photo shop of Sham Shui Po gone by. They’ve got film SLRs, TLRs, rangefinders, and a number of compact cameras.
It’s very easy to get to from Exit C2 of Sham Shui Po station. Just keep going straight for five blocks until you reach a pedestrian crossing. From there, cross the pedestrian crossing and spot a small shop that has cameras upon cameras by the window.
The interior is small and cramped, I think it can fit at most five people inside the shop. If you just want to get your film prints on a CD or in print, go straight to the right side (where the computer is). For prints, ask for optical finishing and say what size you want your prints to be.
I convert a large number of my slides and negatives here, they come out at 18 megabytes per frame for only 60 dollars! When I purchase a medium format camera (hopefully this year), I’ll still get my 120 mm film finished at Sunrise. Their service is fast and affordable, plus the staff are very friendly.
I also purchased a Russian lens from them once, near to closing time. Imagine that, the shop was fifteen minutes to closing and there were still three people inside the shop. I thought I would get some alone time with the staff to talk about the different models of the lens that I would be buying. Nevertheless, I already knew what I wanted to buy beforehand. I inspected the lens for any dents or major scratches to the front and rear element. It was cosmetically sound so I mounted it on my camera. All apertures work and the lens is 99.9 percent clean, aside from a minor scratch at the barrel.
A word of caution: Sunrise works on consignment so it is very important to inspect the item carefully (or get a friend who knows their photography equipment). Everything is transacted in cash and there is no receipt. As such, there is no refund or exchange policy.