London Camera Exchange is the name of a chain of photography shops operating in England. The target market for the chain is "Prosumer". Items sold include new and used cameras, both digital and film, accessories for these cameras, and photo printing services. The name of the chain is often shortened to "LCE". LCE stores also sell a large range of optical equipment particularly specialising in binoculars and spotting scopes. The head office of London Camera Exchange is located in Winchester, Hampshire. The chain currently consists of 28 shops nationwide including shops in Manchester, Southampton, Royal Leamington Spa and Colchester.
As the name implies London Camera Exchange is not just a shop selling new cameras, a speciality is part exchange and the sale of used cameras and equipment as well as new items. LCE has been doing this for over 50 years since it was first established in Guildford in the mid-1950s.
The full list of towns and cities in England where London Camera Exchange has at least one shop is Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham, Chester, Chesterfield, Colchester, Derby, Exeter, Fareham, Gloucester, Guildford, Leamington, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Norwich, Nottingham, Paignton, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Winchester and Worcester. In addition to these camera shops in town centre locations London Camera Exchange also operates a dedicated binocular and telescope shop at Chew Valley Lake near to Bristol.
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