All camera equipment is generally very good value in the UAE. The stores most commonly frequented by professionals are all in Dubai..

Due to Low import costs, Cameras here are less expensive than the UK. Salam Studios & Stores in Wafi Mall and Grand Stores in Burjman and Emirates Towers are the two main shops for photographers: Grand sells Nikon, Fuji and Mamiya. Films are available in supermarkets, local shops and hotel foyer shops.

Salam Stores, a department store in Wafi City, sells the best range of photographic accessories in the UAE as well as being the agents for Pentax, Hasselblad, Tamron and Sigma. Central Stores, based in the souq in Bur Dubai near the Dubai Museum, are the Canon agents. Access and parking are not easy but staffs are welcoming and highly trained when you get there