Compare used camera prices across 40+ UK retailers
Supports “exact match” and −negative terms — search tips
For a long while I've been wanting to do something with the UsedLens database that felt obvious in hindsight but took a lot of groundwork to make possible. Up until now, a used camera listing was basically a name and a price. "Canon EOS R5 Body Excellent Condition - Boxed" sitting next to "Leica M10-P Silver Chrome Boxed with Strap 11ae." Each row in the database, a string of text and a number. Useful if you already knew what you were looking for. Not much help if you didn't.
A few things have shipped on UsedLens over the past couple of weeks that are worth talking about.
April 2026 - UsedLens started because I got tired of checking MPB, then Wex, then Park Cameras, then eBay, then losing track of what I'd seen and where. That was 2020. Six years later, the site scrapes 40+ UK retailers daily and I've got a decent view of the used camera market as a whole. I thought it was time to actually write some of it down. This is a snapshot of where things stand right now. I'll try to do these regularly.
UsedLens has a new home, a rebuilt alert system, and a brand new comment section. Find out how I'm using AI to scale the site I built from scratch, and get a sneak peek at the smart search engine currently training on my desk.
UsedLens is moving to new infrastructure and a redesigned search interface — here's what's changing and what's coming.