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At todays meet Birdy's new 58mm 1.2 NOCT (for nocturnal) lens arrived. This manual lens is unobtainable, a coveted collectors piece with matching prices and features a hand polished aspherical front element. It is designed to be used in low light situations, hence the nocturnal designation. If you look at the image below, taken at 1/400 @ F1.2, where the meeting of the stem to the glass was the focal point, you can see the front lip is out of focus and most everything behind the glass. There were some strong highlights from reflections on a glass behind but the nice boke of this lens handles that with ease.

A rare treat to see one of these in the flesh.

That cxertainly turns night into day!

Bootifull!

In a word, WOW!!!

Glen - a lovely shot - now I know why you were not drinking that delectable red

Many thanks to Mr & Mrs Birddog for a lovely couple of hours away from the humdrum life and the excitement of handling the D2x - like Glen’s photo wow

Glen,

I have only two words:

Soo Perb.

That is a gorgeous piece of glass - pun intended. For such a simple shot, that lens has made the photo a virtual playground for the eye. Everywhere you look there is something to tantalise and tease.

Stunning stuff. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Ahhhh.... Lovely... f/1.2 and that stem looks tack sharp...
Birddog, you truly are the master of fast glass...

Today, it's a lucky day for me after yesterday April 1st.
With other members at the meets! enjoyed new toy, your companies and have had a great times.

I could not believe that I can buy it at a very slim slice of dough, mint condition in and out.

With all these toys Birddog, do you get actually time to enjoy them?
If so, where are the photos?

Kipper, when you finally get to Birddy's place you will see a lot of framed air to air shots of planes. Thats when you work out why Birddy has so many VR lenses!

Cool, just wondered that is all

What does the lens itself look like?

Results look to be superb. Very nice bokeh too.

Here it is Onyx

More info at Nikon

 BTW Glen,


This Nikkor is even rarer.

huynhie wrote:BTW Glen,


This Nikkor is even rarer.

huynhie,
If everything's allright you'll see and touch it soon! It's on my negotiation with the owner of this lens, pls. wish me luck!

Birddog114 wrote:

huynhie wrote:BTW Glen,


This Nikkor is even rarer.

huynhie,
If everything's allright you'll see and touch it soon! It's on my negotiation with the owner of this lens, pls. wish me luck!

Birddog,

if you get this lens, then I'll allow you to adopt me.

huynhie wrote:

Birddog114 wrote:

huynhie wrote:BTW Glen,


This Nikkor is even rarer.

huynhie,
If everything's allright you'll see and touch it soon! It's on my negotiation with the owner of this lens, pls. wish me luck!

Birddog,

if you get this lens, then I'll allow you to adopt me.

Huynhie,
Guess! what's the price of it on the table?

Oh I forgot


good luck!

Glen can you also wish birddog good luck on this one as well. It is one exceptional lens. Doesn't even come with a focusing ring!

I'd say over USD2000? If he knows what it is and how rare it is then maybe it'll be even more.

Or if the seller doesn't know then under USD1000.

huynhie wrote:I'd say over USD2000? If he knows what it is and how rare it is then maybe it'll be even more.

Or if the seller doesn't know then under USD1000.

He want to swap for a brand new 70-200VR but I just want to give him 1/2 of the 70-200VR. Still thinking

Does he know much about this lens???

I have only came across one person that owns this one.

Huynhie, very, very rare. I am amazed you even know one person with it. We discussed this once before, I didn't think we would even see one of these in Aus. Good luck Birddog

huynhie wrote:Does he know much about this lens???

I have only came across one person that owns this one.

He did not know much IMO, I think 50/50, and he just bought a D70 from me last week. He mounted the lens on the D70 but asked me why the camera and the lens did not focus, I switched to M mode for him. Then I let he tried my 70-200VR, he was very surprised with the fast AF and other things.

He showed me the lens and I was like brand new! he said his grandpa passed it to his father and he father never know how to use it or will use it for? Someone want to pay for it $1200.00 that why he based on that price and want to swap for a 70-200VR.

I've seen one when I was in Japan early 04 and one of my friends in the US has one, I shot with it once on the F5 and fell in love with it, friend of mine bought it for US$2500.00 in Sept. 03.

So will you give away a 70-200 vr for it?


The scary thing about this lens :

Vignettings 0 %
Distortion 0.0000 %
Resolution 200 lines/mm

huynhie wrote:So will you give away a 70-200 vr for it?


The scary thing about this lens :

Vignettings 0 %
Distortion 0.0000 %
Resolution 200 lines/mm

I'm aware of all of the above "sic" thing.
Yes, perhaps I'll if he comes back and want to discuss more. I'm ready, one 70-200VR is on its way by the end of this week, I wish!

Would he consider your used 70-200 or does it have to be new?

huynhie wrote:Would he consider your used 70-200 or does it have to be new?

No, I want to give him the brand new ones!
He told me his dad has two more AI-S lenses in 1.2, but he didn't know what's the focal lenght, and they want to swap too, I'm exciting, perhaps another 58 Noct

Birddog114 wrote:

huynhie wrote:Would he consider your used 70-200 or does it have to be new?

No, I want to give him the brand new ones!
He told me his dad has two more AI-S lenses in 1.2, but he didn't know what's the focal lenght, and they want to swap too, I'm exciting, perhaps another 58 Noct

That would be exciting finding out what the other two lenses were.

I guess his Grandfather appreciates the finer thing in life!

I hope he doesn't read these forums

Mee too! and I know one thing he was nut when I show him my photos and other things on PSCS can do with DSLR, and he does not have any good knowledges of the PC. So I wish I'll strike the luck once again.

Good luck with the other two lenses

I guess his Grandfather appreciates the finer thing in life!

Huynhie,
So am I

Good luck Birddog, a rich vein of collectors lenses have appeared on your horizon.

If he has the 58mm f1.2 noct and you dont want it, point him over to my direction

at the right price I'll buy it!

huynhie wrote:If he has the 58mm f1.2 noct and you dont want it, point him over to my direction

at the right price I'll buy it!

Huynhie
I have two targets to send the lens to and I promise not with a "sharp razor" if I can get hold of it!

Look at this one

I called up already sold

huynhie wrote:Look at this one

I called up already sold

Huynhie,
There's an error to that link.

Here is a copy of what was for sale:


Nikon F4, as new, $1500, AFD20/2.8 $450, AIS 58/1.2 Noct $500. All negotiable JANNALI 02-xxxx xxxx
STATE: NSW FIRST PUBLISHED: 19 Mar 2005
SOURCE: Private Classifieds (Weekly Trading Post (Sydney))

huynhie wrote:Here is a copy of what was for sale:


Nikon F4, as new, $1500, AFD20/2.8 $450, AIS 58/1.2 Noct $500. All negotiable JANNALI 02-xxxx xxxx
STATE: NSW FIRST PUBLISHED: 19 Mar 2005
SOURCE: Private Classifieds (Weekly Trading Post (Sydney))

There're still some guys without the bits of knowledges.
Perhaps it's not your time yet! your patience will be a great reward soon.

Birddog114 wrote:
He told me his dad has two more AI-S lenses in 1.2, but he didn't know what's the focal length, and they want to swap too, I'm exciting, perhaps another 58 Noct

Did you find out what the other 2 lenses are ....

I am wondering if they are the 50/1.2 and 55/1.2

james m wrote:

Birddog114 wrote:
He told me his dad has two more AI-S lenses in 1.2, but he didn't know what's the focal length, and they want to swap too, I'm exciting, perhaps another 58 Noct

Did you find out what the other 2 lenses are ....

I am wondering if they are the 50/1.2 and 55/1.2

Yes, mint 50/f1.2 and 35/f1.4 and I got them + 24/f.2 & 105/ f1.8
All AI-S MF. I'm more than happy

I have one of those lenses you picked up .... the 105/1.8 along with a 135/2.8 AI-s

james m wrote:I have one of those lenses you picked up .... the 105/1.8 along with a 135/2.8 AI-s

I'm tired of AF lenses and would like to go back to shoot MF lenses with the D2x and a light meter

P.S: And I expect I'll learn more from using MF.

You don't need a light meter with the D2x and manual focus Nikkor lenses.

Just enter the lens focal length and aperture into the Non CPU data menu and you get centre weighted, spot and colour matrix metering and even get the aperture readout in the viewfinder and LCD display.

james m wrote:You don't need a light meter with the D2x and manual focus Nikkor lenses.

Just enter the lens focal length and aperture into the Non CPU data menu and you get centre weighted, spot and colour matrix metering and even get the aperture readout in the viewfinder and LCD display.

I knew that but I don't want to use anything on the its menu, even the D2x light meter, just play dumb, guest and test with the light meter to see what can I learn.
I've found out the variation between the sekonic 358 light meter with the light meter of D2x, D2h, D100, D70 on the same lens, subject and lighting.

Birddog,

Try this one.

http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=zh-TW&lr=&group=aus.photo&selm=sedna.1o0vdy%40no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au

Alex

Alex wrote:Birddog,

Try this one.

http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=zh-TW&lr=&group=aus.photo&selm=sedna.1o0vdy%40no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au

Alex

Alex,
I have got one in mint condition but not at that price. BTW, the Giotto Air Rocket will leave tomorrow.

Birddog,

Thank you.

Cheers
Alex