History
Since its humble beginnings in Garland in 1982, Competitive Cameras has weathered two decades of industry upheaval to become one of the last major specialty camera stores left in the Southwest and among the largest in the country. Early on, Ramsey Jabbour figures there were two dozen independents around town. Almost all those names have vanished, including Barry's Camera, the largest and most formidable of the lot, which sold out to Atlanta-based Wolf Camera & Video in 1992.
Specialties
It's hard to imagine a store with less glitz than Competitive Cameras, a 5,000-square-foot-strip-center establishment unceremoniously wedged between a sandwich shop and a diner on Irving Boulevard. Competitive Cameras stocks the best photographic brands including Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Olympus, Sony, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Gitzo, Manfrotto, Mefoto, Think Tank Photo, Tamrac, Tenba, LowePro,Pelican Cases Peak Design, Profoto, Elinchrome, Photogenic, JTL, Bowens, GoPro, Westcott, Lexar, Sandisk, Epson, Red River Paper, Moab Paper, Tether Tools, Black Rapid, Sennheiser, Rode and Zoom. We carry a majority of these brands in stock and available for purchase. We also offer a wide range of Canon and Nikon cameras and lenses for rental. Please visit our website for details on sales, rentals and new products!