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Anyone know a shop in Europe selling used and vintage lenses?

  • 24-08-2022 09:26AM
    #1
    WonderingJu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    Does anyone know of a shop somewhere in Europe that specialises in vintage and used lenses? Looking on ebay, there are lots of great sellers in the US but the postage costs are very high.



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  • #2
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,139 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    Vintage lens and camera specialists in the Netherlands: https://vintagelens.nl/ Did a Google search for "vintage lenses Europe" and they were the first result. Never had any dealings with them.

    Another one from the Netherlands: https://fotohandeldelfshaven.nl/en/

    https://www.mpb.com/en-eu specialise in buying and selling used lenses and cameras, but not vintage stuff. I've sold lenses to them, never bought.



  • #3
    WonderingJu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭WonderingJu


    Thanks a million, Gregor. I found that second link really good. They have full online listings of their stock and you can get weekly email updates on new stock. They give very detailed descriptions of the cosmetic condition of each lens and whether the glass has haze, fungus, dust or scratches. I've gotten what I think is a good deal on a Vivitar Series 1 VMC 35-85mm f2.8 and a Nikon ED AF 80-200mm f2.8. Had to resort to amazon to get adaptors for my L mount camera. Looking forward to testing everything next week!



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