LOMO Biolam microscopes - availability

[IanW]

I own an MBU-4, basic student rig from the seventies, and was looking to build a trinocular scope with Biolam parts but have discovered that new LOMO scopes are no longer available in the USA - They were up until last year though. Furthermore, there is very little of quality available on Ebay at the moment - just dregs at silly prices.

Has anyone any pointers?

Thanks.

[Crater Eddie]

Hello IanW.
I hope you find some sources and share them with us.
It was my understanding that LOMO PLC quit importing LOMO scopes into the US in 2006 because of some shift in Russian policy. It was also my understanding that nobody else was importing them either, was I mistaken?
Optics Planet has had some miscellaneous parts left over that they have been selling off at high prices, but their stock is almost gone now... might be all gone by now as I haven't talked with them in a while. From time to time American Science & Surplus has a few LOMO parts available, but their stock is dwindling also.
That's all I know about, sorry I'm not much help.
CE

[IanW]

Thank you for your reply. What a shame. I remember a time when you could buy all things Russian from Technical and Optical in London 30 + years ago. I was sure the US still stocked LOMO last year.

I'll have to rethink. I've spotted a 1980s Carl Zeiss standard research trinocular for 400. Might be the way to go.

Thanks

[einman]

What parts are you looking for? There is a seller from Armenia. If you tell them what you are looking for they will try to find it for you.

That is how I obtained some of my WI objectives. QELEVASO I believe is their E-bay name. I have a Biolam for sale but it is not one of the later more advanced models so would probably not meet your needs.