About us

Devon Camera

Serving Photographers in Devon Since 1957

We are one of the West Country's most favoured independent suppliers of photographic equipment from the Industry's leading brands.

Our current team of Sales Advisors have over 150 years collective photographic experience within the photographic industry, and between them are able to answer almost any photographic equipment question you may have!

Contact us online, by phone or call instore to let us demonstrate to you our ability to deliver excellent customer service.

Our Staff - Exeter

Roger Pym - Company Director

Roger joined Devon Camera in 1972, with over 40 years experience in the trade there's not a whole lot that Roger doesn't know about cameras. Starting off as a sales adviser Roger worked his way up through the ranks to be the head honcho.

To try and list Rogers gear would require an entire page to itself! Having tired of carrying around a lot of cameras and heavy lenses Roger now primarily shoots with a Sony SLT-A33 (current model Sony Alpha SLT-A37) and the superb compact fuji finepix X-10.

If you need to track down anything over the past forty years Roger is your man and scarily he remembers it all!

Pieter Gatehouse - Manager.

Pieter Joined Devon Camera in April 2010. A career in forensic imaging with Strathclyde Police, running a design agency in Glasgow and managing a TV production company have armed Pieter with a broad knowledge of imaging in general.

Pieter has a passion for photography, creating 360 panoramas, stills and moving images. A man with confirmed Gear Acquisition Syndrome he owns a load of camera gear. Currently using a mixture of film and digital Pieter uses: Sony A77 + grip with the lovely 16-50 f2.8, Nikon D300 + Sigma 8mm (for panoramas), Olympus OM2n - with three lovely prime lenses, Olympus OM1n, Olympus 35 SP rangefinder with a lovely fixed 42mm f1.7 lens, Sony HX5V (older HX10V) compact camera and a few lenses for the digitals.

If you have any enquiries realted to Sony and Nikon Piete is your man.

Graeme Ruddick - Sales Adviser

Graeme has been with Devon Camera for 14 years and is our second longest serving member of staff. Graeme has spent most of his working life in the industry, starting his long and illustrious career in Scotland and continuing in Devon after marrying an Exeter girl.

A keen amateur for many years Graeme has used nearly every camera under the sun. With a strong knowledge of film cameras Graeme can pretty much tell you every camera and its battery from the 1980's on! Having recently traded all his DSLR equipment in for a cracking little Nikon P500 (older version of the P510) Graeme is looking now to purchase a DSLR which will probably be the Sony A57.

So any questions on film, batteries or bridge cameras Graeme is your man.

Dave Kerry - Sales Adviser/Web Guy.

Dave is another long term member of staff joining DCC in 1999. Dave has an almost photographic memory for numbers and parts, he is our bible of knowledge.
 If you need a part he is your man.

Dave is a recent convert to digital imaging as he spends most of his spare time in the virtual world. He recently found the answer to his camera prayers with the Sony NEX-5, being compact and fully featured it was the perfect fit for a man who doesn't like heavy bags!

Jack Breadmore - Sales Adviser (The Student)

Jack is the newest addition to the DCC crew joining us this Summer. A part-timer who will be coming back this Winter after his first term at Falmouth University.

Jack is an assistant for a local wedding  photographer and has an interest in wildlife photography amongst other things. Currently shooting a Nikon D800 that has taken all his earnings from this Summer!

If you need any Nikon advice or some spots to shoot wildlife Jack is your man.

Our Staff - Exmouth

Dave Gillard - Sales Adviser

Dave G has been with Devon Camera since 2001 and is our main man in Exmouth. Dave is a confirmed wildlife man and has a lovley portfolio of images from the natural world. You'll often find him camera and binoculars in hand, walking around the beautiful countryside surrounding Exmouth.

Currently Dave shoots a mixture of film and digital gear from Canon including a Canon 40D (60D current model), Canon AE-1 and a couple of compacts. He has however recently been toying with the idea of making the switch to Sony with the A77.

Dave is the man for anything related to wildlife photography and has a great knowledge of binoculars and scopes.

Cathy Cornish - Sales Adviser (The Original Student)

Cathy has been with Devon Camera for nearly six years and is part of the Exmouth DNA. Working mainly through Christmas and Summer in the past, Cathy will be working in the Exmouth branch until she goes travelling in January.

Having just completed a degree in Graphic design Cathy is our print and Photoshop Guru. With an obvious creative eye, Cathy chooses a simple setup to aid in her graphic work with the lovely Sony HX20V always at hand to capture inspiration from her surroundings.

Cathy is the best person for print enquiries.

Our History

Having been in operation for over 50 years, Devon Camera has been a prime resource for photographers of all abilities.

We are proud of our heritage which has resulted in a client base that, for some of our staff, stretches back over three generations.
We work hard to retain a strong, professional relationship with our suppliers, who provide us with product training and account management to allow us to offer our clients well informed advice and after care.
We have many loyal customers who time and time again, revisit us for our friendly, knowledgeable, reliable advice and aftercare service.