Robi's Camera Center

Who Are We?

At Robi's our staff is not only friendly and helpful, but they are also extremely knowledgeable and experts in their fields. As our motto states, "Our Experienced Team and Fast Friendly Service Make all the Difference..." and it does! You can't get better quality customer service ANYWHERE.

Robi's: A History

Robi's is now in its fifth and best location in the old Nieman's Clothing Building at 100th and Gravelly Lake. We brought the first "one hour" lab into Lakewood in the early 80's. Along with our 30 plus year history with our camera dealership comes a vast collection of unusual oddities and accessories for cameras we barely remember. Robi's led the way into digital imaging and computer layout printing in the early 90's with custom scanning and restoration; we perform all of this in-house. Our current staff and management members are all geared up and educated in digital, ready to help with the ever changing needs this technology brings to the marketplace.

Here we are!
Tod Wolf Tod Wolf is the operations manager.	Jeff Mitchell Jeff first felt the pull of photography in the early 1980s. In an effort to improve his craft, he enrolled in photography classes at both Pasadena City College and Otis Parsons School of Design. Jeff then attended UCLA, taking photojournalism classes. Jeff has traveled to photography places as far away as Amazon River basin, the Uturi Forest in Uganda, the Kalahari Desert, and Bosnia. Jeff is also an avid fly fisherman.
Amber Ellis Amber is our Lab Manager, aka "Lab Master and Commander," "Queen of the Lab Realm," "Color Diva," "Exalted Darkroom Empress," and "Print Princess." Want your pictures custom color matched? The Diva can do it!	Dana Drake Dana Drake is in charge of shipping and receiving and is an avid photographer.
Rhonda Mattax Rhonda started at Robi's as an intern in February 2007, and we liked her so much we kept her. She has an AA from Green River Community College, and is also a graduate of Pierce College with an Associates in Digital Design. Originally from Indiana, Rhonda worked as a travel agent and traveled right on over to Washington!	Scott Is a double agent, therefore we are not able to disclose any information about him at this time. We also could not post a photo for fear we may come under scrutiny for consorting with the enemy. Thank you for your understanding.
Dennis Clark Dennis is a fine sales person at Robi's and all-around good guy. We'd say more about him but he's a man of few words.	Winfield GiddingsWinfield, our internet sales person, has been into photography since the mid 1980's when he received two Pentax Spotmatics from his Grandfather. The first roll through netted a prize in a local photo contest. Then he took the photography class out at CWA. (Go Tarriers!) Now he is working again with all that retro used equipment at Robi's in internet sales and thinks it is just so cool. (The new equipment is cool too!)
Adriane Brown Adriane is a busy person! She works with us, goes to school, and has two little kiddies at home. How does she do it? Caffeine? Adriane has been working in the camera biz for awhile, and we're glad to have her on the team.	Thomas FergusonTom is the custom framer here at Robi's. The following is his artist statement: "I believe the strength of photography lies in the ability to inspire the viewer. I want to share the beauty of life through my passion for this art form. I want to show glimpses of peace and harmony in a world where images of war and conflict abound. I hope my images encourage and inspire you!"
Dawn Lockhart We welcome Dawn to the Pacific Northwest. She comes from Alabama where she has over five years in healthcare and customer service experience. She has traveled throughout the United States and is now a member of Robi's friendly sales team.

Robi's Camera Center, Labs and Custom Framing

About Us

Who Are We?

Robi's: A History