Wings Camera and Digital

Atlanta, United States

4.4

15 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 404-636-4406
Website:
www.wingscamera.com
Address:
3100 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
2.3 miBrookhaven
2.7 miClifton - 1599 Building
2.8 miClifton - CDC
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes

Today

Today –
Local time (Atlanta) 16:38 Monday, 23 June 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Wings Camera has met Atlanta’s photographic needs for 100 years. We have Atlanta’s largest retail supply of used cameras and enlargers. We carry an extensive inventory of darkroom, lighting, and photographic accessories. Our store also has a variety of services including film processing, photo enlargement, digital imaging, camera appraisal, and consignment sales. Wings Camera strives to offer the best prices and provide the best service. Wings appreciates and understands the individual needs and concerns of photographers. We even give discounts to retail purchases by students. Our inventory changes quite often, we encourage you to bookmark our website and check it frequently. Also, please feel free to contact us and let us keep you on file for equipment you are on the look out for. Most of our used gear is in stock on a consignment basis and we will be happy to talk with you about selling your excess equipment. We provide digital sensor cleanings while you wait 29.95.

History

Established in 1912.

Wings is the oldest camera store in the Southeast, originally founded by Henry Wing in 1912. Wings found its home on Prior Street next to the Lowes Grand. Wings changed ownership in the late 1950s to Smitty (Wilena Smith) and had a super store in Buckhead off E. Paces Ferry. The store is now owned by Mike who’s father owned Foto-​crafts which was the photolab that operated as the film and processing company for Wings Camera. Mike has been in the photographic business his whole life and is committed to customer service.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike M.

Business Owner

Mike has been a part of Wings for many years and is the current owner operator.

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15 reviews of Wings Camera and Digital

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Place rating: 5
Downtown, Atlanta, GA
Mike was awesome! Great customer service and they have it all! Definitely my go to camera store!
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
The only thing better than the customer service is the prices! I have lived near this store all my life and decided to stop in for help with my broken camera, expecting to have to purchase a new one and spend 500 $+. however the friendly employee found the problem to be in the lens and sold me a new one, retailing new at over 400 $, for 80! he also gave me advice on night photography and sold me an amazing tripod for only 40 $! Great store, also smells nice.
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
I love Wings. Hot, Extra Hot, but they have to be crispy. These guys make em crispy. Oh wait, this is for the camera store called Wing’s. My bad. Now that you know how I like my wings, I’ll tell you how much I enjoy this camera store. I’m a camera dork. That you should know right away. These guys sate my dorky needs almost every time I go in. They have a little bit of everything and if you go by every so often, you’ll find a gem of a lens or body that you may only see online. They don’t have tons in the digital world, which is exactly why I shop there, though ironically I did buy my d610 from them. They also don’t have that too cool for school vibe and they will always help you and not sell you. I liked that when I first started shopping there. Now I’m a regular and I consider them friends. Well, friends who have all the toys I want but my folks won’t buy. Stop by, take a look and repeat. You’ll find something you want and at a price that’s very fair.
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
I’ve never been one to choose a big box store over a local business. A few weeks ago I needed two meager rolls of film developed and apparently this was a harder proposition then I thought. Walmart, Target, Walgreens, nor CVS develops film any more, they mail it out and it takes weeks to get back, Google found me a solution in Wings Camera.
Wings camera is tucked away in a strip mall with ample parking and located right off of the interstate. It looks like you think the shop of a camera fanatic would look, lenses and cameras everywhere with a little bit of Doc Browns lab thrown in! It’s a simple locally owned business who is passionate about cameras. They offer a full range of services from cleaning and repair to sales of flashes, lenses, and other photo equipment as well as, you guessed it film development!
The company owns their own development lab somewhere north of the city and after we chatted about the business for a moment, he walked me through the process. Glossy paper or matte, duplicates, what size, then he said 2 business days and I will have them back for you! Almost exactly to the hour 48 hours later he called to tell me my film was in! The pictures came out great and I will definitely be using them for any photo needs I may have from here on out!
Place rating: 2
Atlanta, GA
Went there today to see what used lens selections they had, since they do not have an online inventory. The store is very small and the shelves with DSLR cameras and lenses are well organized. However, the selection at this time was very slim; which is fine if used inventory is hit-​or-​miss. However, one thing stood out in my mind which soured everything else for me.
They were selling the Canon nifty-​fifty f/1.8 STM lens for $ 125; used with some cosmetic scratches. This lens sells new for $ 125 on Amazon with free shipping. Seeing this brought all of their prices into question and I just couldn’t trust any of the prices and I did not want to pull out a phone to start checking.
As for customer service, well there really wasn’t much. I was asked once if they could help, I asked for DSLR lenses and was pointed in the direction of the shelves. On my way out I said bye but neither individuals even acknowledged and just kept their heads down looking busy.
Not going there again and I’ll just stick to Amazon and Ebay.
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
These guys are fantastic — what local business is all about. Fast, friendly service and competitive prices. it doesn’t get better thant hat.
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
I recently had a great experience at Wings related to the sale of my dad’s camera equipment from the 1950’s. I found Mike to be very personable and extremely professional! I feel like he may have sensed my desperation to liquidate some assets and was willing to purchase the equipment instead of suggesting consignment as I was anticipating may be the case when I dropped by!
He really went out of his way to accommodating despite the fact the equipment turned out to be in worse shape than I had anticipated and will require a bit more expense on his part than a lot of vintage equipment he sees, i am sure!
Thanks Mike and staff and i will see you again soon with an old camera of my own which I plan to sell!
Place rating: 4
Atlanta, GA
I recently bought a new, expensive DSLR camera (without the lens /​body only) from B&H in NYC. Without a lens, the camera is basically an overpriced paperweight. So I took a chance and bought a used lens from a seller on ebay and, unfortunately, it would not work with my camera. Good thing I did not spend a lot on that item.
So I asked around on what to do next and I was referred (by knowledgeable friends) to Wings Camera. Prices are fair on their used camera gear. I learned (the hard way) that it is much better to test a used item at a Wings Camera rather than take a chance buying something used online.
The owners are super nice, honest, courteous, and take great care of their customers. I purchased a used kit camera lens from them and it is perfect for me in my newbie /​learning phase.
When it is time for me to purchase a better camera lens, you best believe this is the place I will go to first. If they don’t have that particular used item that you are looking for, they will take your name & contact info; and call you if /​when that thing happens to arrive at their store.
Perhaps really deserves 4.5 stars; however, I am okay to give them four because the location may be out of the way for some. And their operating hours (somewhat prohibitive) may not be suitable to accommodate most people’s schedules.
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
I come in here once or twice a year to get my camera and lens cleaned out. The people there always do an incredible job at a great price and they’re very friendly too. There all kinds of cool camera gear to look at while your waiting. I highly recommend this place.
Place rating: 5
Topeka, KS
This camera store is for people who can/​want to operate a camera manually and dive into the world of film.
Wing’s is tucked into a strip mall and is filled with gear like: 4×5 backs, developing supplies, film, medium and large format cameras, lens caps and other film accessories.
I only got to spend 30 minutes there but could of easily spent another hour. Prices were fair (ebay prices + enough to keep the lights on). I picked up a vintage Kodak shutter and a lens board. They also have stuff in the back if you ask. I wouldn’t go here to find a rock bottom price on the newest and hottest gear but if you want to get into film photography at a reasonable price this is one of the best places around.
He had a bunch of regulars/​camera nerds who were coming in and out and blowing up his land line. Always a good sign.
Place rating: 5
Social Circle, GA
Prices are reasonably fair on their used camera gear. I’d rather test an item at a store than take my chances on a used item online. The gentlemen there are very courteous and take great care of their customers. My 2 year old was picking up everything he could get his hands on; instead of getting short with him, they were showing him how the item worked and told him what it was for. My son and I go any chance we can get.
I recently purchased a used camera and lens from there and couldn’t be happier with the product.
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
Chose Wing’s after looking on Unilocal for a good repair shop. The shutter on my camera wouldn’t fire. That is, it wouldn’t fire until I pulled into the parking lot. I still had Mike take a look, and he suggested a simple cleaning of the sensor. He cleaned it while I waited, and he even helped me find a replacement lens for one I had recently broken. I felt well taken care of and noticed the other patrons were being attended to nicely as well. I’ll definitely be a repeat customer.
Place rating: 1
Atlanta, GA
My husband dropped off my sx70 Polaroid to be fixed back in mid October. Repairing this special camera was going to be a birthday gift for me which turned into a Christmas gift which turned into me getting so irritated with these people we ended up having them send it back still damaged. When he dropped it off I knew it would be a tough fix because it is such an old camera. However nobody fair warned us it would be months. If my husband heard correctly they said two weeks for repair then a week to have it sent back. Nobody ever called to give status updates (we are into mid November by this point) and I had my husband calling and checking every two weeks until i finally was so fed up i called and left a voicemail after the holidays. That is not customer service. Not to mention they weren’t doing the repairs themselves they just sent it off to a third party. Oh yea don’t trust website hours. Checked site January 2nd and it said in bold black letters store would reopen for business jan 2nd and not to my surprise when I called they were closed. On that note if anyone knows of a shop that does camera repairs IN store and can keep their customers informed for repairs that may take a while, please let me know!
Place rating: 5
Atlanta, GA
What I love about this is Mike (I believe that’s his name, the owner) who runs the shop is a great guy. Great customer service and just a really friendly guy that you aren’t worried about just asking for his opinion without being afraid he’s going to push something on you. But my greatest experience is that I brought in a lens to sell off, offered him an asking price, he gave me MORE than what I was asking for. Now did I just get ripped off? Not really. I just wanted to let that lens go without the hassel of eBay or craigslist and for someone to actually give me more than my asking instead of low balling me, this guy gets major points.
He claims to be the oldest camera store in Georgia, is it legit? I don’t know. I can’t think of an independently run camera shop besides one in decatur so that shows how many of them are there.
If you’re looking for film cameras, this might be a great place to start looking. He has a wide selection of manual lenses and cameras, with additions of newer digital stuff. I’m the new kid on the block in terms of camera gear, but I got to play with my first sight of a hasselblad, which I have always been interested in.
As for pricing, the lens prices are about average. Other stuff such as lens caps, umbrella mounts, stands, they all may be able to be found cheaper online but for sure, you lose that customer service experience.
One thing I do love is local mom-​n-​pop shops that are still making it by the old fashion way, good customer service. They’re great to me, so I just want to spread the love and help them out when I can for my camera needs.
Place rating: 4
Lawrenceville, GA
Wings bills itself as the oldest camera store in the Atlanta area. It does have some of the oldest photo gear in Atlanta. It also has some of the most interesting photo gear in Atlanta. This store should be on your short list of places to check regularly.
They also have a camera flea market on occasion where vendors from other places come and set up in the parking lot.
All-​in-​all, an enjoyable experience.