Bangkok or Istanbul - buying lomo cameras

darkosaric

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• Jul 30, 2009

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I am going soon in Istanbul and Bangkok, and I am planing to buy diana F+ camera there (or used diana, not important). I hope there is cheaper, here in Poland price (with flash and pinhole adapter) is close to 100 euros!

Anyone knows some shop at those locations, used or new lomo cameras?

thanks,

 

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• Sep 3, 2009

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hi darko, for istanbul you can try dukkanda shop(lomo distributor) its phone is : +90 212 2434678 or you can try sirkeci/eminönü location there are many photo/video shops espcially at hayyam.

 

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• Sep 3, 2009

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I can't say if they have any Dianas or Holgas or other Lomo cameras, but there are some very well stocked camera stores in Bangkok, at the Mahboonkrong (MBK) shopping centre. I forget the name of the big one, but there is a big one on the ground floor of MBK.

 

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• Sep 3, 2009

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There is quite a reasonable chance you'll find an old Diana at Hayyam Pasaji in Sirkeci as mentioned. There are dozens of shops specializing in used film cameras inside Hayyam. There were certainly a lot of old Russian rangefinders in there a month ago. Great location. Prices range from fair to expensive, but you can always bargain them down.