Looking for vintage cine-lens maintenance London (Lomo, Angenieux)

[Bioskop.Inc]

Yep that's normally the problem with adapting these lenses with the wrong camera & i've noticed a few people moaning about the lack of a PL mount on the BM 4k cam (i think Bm said they couldn't do one properly). So bear in mind that this could always be a problem & finding an adaptor that actually gets the lens at the right distance could be tricky (if distance is the problem).

 

Everything's worth a try in your hunt, leave no stone unturned.

Try ringing some Cinema equipment rental companies as they will have to get their lenses serviced every so often.

 

You could try Alan (redstan), as i know he used to work in this area at one point - but he doesn't always reply!

[jgharding]

I adjusted the collimation ring myself by trial and improvement, but it's not perfect. Still looking for someone to do it...

 

Another friend of mine had another quote from Sendean for repair. I swear all they do is Google the price of buying another second hand and knock of a few percent, the prices seem to bear no relation to parts o work, so I'm keen to avoid going to them.

 

[Bioskop.Inc]

There's gotta be some where else in London than those guys?!

 

Have you tried Van Diemen?

http://vandiemenbroadcast.co.uk/

 

They have a few used Angenieux lenses for sale, so they must have some experience!

[jgharding]

I haven't but it looks like it's there on the list. Not cheap at £800 but I'm sure they'd do a remarkable rebuild! I think I'll shoot a few things with it and decide if I want to drop some more pounds. Thanks for the tip!