Hi all,
Having recently tried to get hold of one of the old Rodenstock TV-Heligon or XR-Heligon super fast lenses (f/0.75) and failed I decided to ask for an advice here. Quite some time ago I got inspired by some Bjørn Rørslett photos used customised versions of those lenses and only recently have came to the point of actually trying something like this myself. A few years there was plenty of them on eBay quite cheap - now it seems they all diappeared. The occasional ones popping into existence on eBay but ending up in those bid wars which I never seem to manage to win. Since a few people who got them managed to get them from some kind of photo stores that sell old equipment, I decded to try that route as well.
So here is my question - does anybody have any advice on where do one find old optical item like this in UK? (no reference to eBay please) I am mostly after some small local stores that you know about that may sell this kind of things. Hampshire area would be especially appreciated
I'll try a couple of small London stores I know about (like York cameras) but I only know a couple really so appreciate the extra info about similar stores? Those lenses seem to come from old X-Ray machines - any good place that sells parts of those?
Having recently tried to get hold of one of the old Rodenstock TV-Heligon or XR-Heligon super fast lenses (f/0.75) and failed I decided to ask for an advice here. Quite some time ago I got inspired by some Bjørn Rørslett photos used customised versions of those lenses and only recently have came to the point of actually trying something like this myself. A few years there was plenty of them on eBay quite cheap - now it seems they all diappeared. The occasional ones popping into existence on eBay but ending up in those bid wars which I never seem to manage to win. Since a few people who got them managed to get them from some kind of photo stores that sell old equipment, I decded to try that route as well.
So here is my question - does anybody have any advice on where do one find old optical item like this in UK? (no reference to eBay please) I am mostly after some small local stores that you know about that may sell this kind of things. Hampshire area would be especially appreciated
I'll try a couple of small London stores I know about (like York cameras) but I only know a couple really so appreciate the extra info about similar stores? Those lenses seem to come from old X-Ray machines - any good place that sells parts of those?