Where to buy LF lenses?

[Drew Wiley]

Right here is often the best spot. Japanese sellers can be excellent. Kumar operates in both worlds, and is a good supplier to know about.

[AJ Edmondson]

What Drew said. Kumar may well be the best asset on this forum - he can search out and source more "stuff" than you can imagine and is an amazing source of all things "large-format." Igor is also very reliable and has been around for a long time... call or eMail him. Over the years I have bought and sold a lot of equipment here on the forum and have never had a bad experience!
Joel

[HughC]

Thanks for all input, it’s been very helpful. Looking forward being here a month so I can participate in the classifieds.

[Tin Can]

Kumar is very good

I like buying from Japan

I also have a good source in Mid America

My secret

[Havoc]

Mine come from Ebay (mostly Japan), fairs and Kumar.

[schafphoto]

I have purchased from brick and mortar and online stores such as KEH, Igor's Camera, Glazier's in Seattle, B and H, etc. I have purchased on e-bay - but you need to be careful - read everything on the ad and look at the photos. I tend to buy through stores and known sellers - look at their ratings - I only buy from sellers that allow returns.

Agreed, I also have used Camera West, Roberts, Samys and you can call Photocare in New York, I was just in Photocare last month and they had fifty LF lenses and none of them are online, so if you figure out what you are looking for, call Samys, Photo Care and and the mid sized Brick and Mortar stores that don't have the resources to list everything online.

[Alan Klein]

Agreed, I also have used Camera West, Roberts, Samys and you can call Photocare in New York, I was just in Photocare last month and they had fifty LF lenses and none of them are online, so if you figure out what you are looking for, call Samys, Photo Care and and the mid sized Brick and Mortar stores that don't have the resources to list everything online.

Are you referring to this Fotocare: https://www.fotocare.com/

[Peter Lewin]

From my own experience KEH and B&H are both reliable and honest in their quality ratings. I have also bought lenses from sellers on this forum, where you can make your own judgment about the seller both from images they may have posted (i.e. their own personal work, not images of the goods being sold) and the seller reviews on this Forum.

[Tin Can]

I ask a lot of people if they have any photo gear

There is still much hidden

I got a lot from a huge Ohio hoarder after he passed

The family was going to get a dumpster...

I changed their minds

Took 2 days to just get inside the stuffed bedroom, not kidding

The many Leica were inside the piano

My spidey sense told me to look

Big glass in a locked safe

[Andrew O'Neill]

I have picked up a few lenses on ebay, mainly from Japanese sellers.