Diverse lens types

slymartins · Nov 25, 2013

Hey guys,

Anyone know of a supplier of small optics that has a good variety of lenses (ie. biconvex, biconcave, asphericals, collimators, cylinders, etc)? I looked into Thorlabs, but getting a varied set of lenses to experiment with wouldn't be very budget-friendly.

I don't mind if they're plastic if the quality is fairly decent. Thanks!

Pi R Squared · Nov 25, 2013

You can take a look at: http://www.edmundoptics.com/ but they are also not budget friendly. If you want something cheap with a few lenses to experiment with you might try DTR's projector optics: https://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home/projector-optics-mirrors-dicros-lenses-motors
Alan

slymartins · Nov 25, 2013

Thanks, Alan. DTR's kit is nice, but somewhat limiting. May be useful to have around of course, though.

Pi R Squared · Nov 25, 2013

I forgot about this place too: Meredith Instruments - The source for laser surplus you never know what they will have but always some optics.

Alan

slymartins · Nov 25, 2013

Cool, thanks. Not a whole lot there. I'll try surplushed too. Just came to mind.

steve001 · Nov 27, 2013

slymartins said:
Hey guys,

Anyone know of a supplier of small optics that has a good variety of lenses (ie. biconvex, biconcave, asphericals, collimators, cylinders, etc)? I looked into Thorlabs, but getting a varied set of lenses to experiment with wouldn't be very budget-friendly.

I don't mind if they're plastic if the quality is fairly decent. Thanks!

Anchor optics I feel would best your best source.

slymartins · Nov 27, 2013

Awesome, thanks! Lots of choices there.

BowtieGuy · Nov 27, 2013

You could also try Optotronics, they have optics kits, and individual optics.
I don't own any of their optics, but I have purchased lasers from them.
They are a good company to deal with; very fast reply times!

slymartins · Nov 27, 2013

BowtieGuy said:
You could also try Optotronics, they have optics kits, and individual optics.
I don't own any of their optics, but I have purchased lasers from them.
They are a good company to deal with; very fast reply times!

Forgot about them, thanks! Think I ordered some of their mirrors before and they were top notch.

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