55mm f1.2

[Charlie Chalk]

Hi

Am I right in thinking this is a bargain?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-Nikkor-S-55mm-f1-2-extremely-fast-lens_W0QQitemZ7629285014QQcategoryZ48556QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm sure I've seen f1.2 lenses go for a lot more than £60 in the past.

CC

[moggy]

It might be a fast lens but Bjorn Rorslett only rates it as average. I've seen them go for about the same or less here in OZ. Now if it had been a 58mm 1.2 noct it would have been a different ball-game.

Bob.

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[Gordon]

I've got one of these- needs modification to work on the digital camera though, but it was a very useful astronomical lens for aurora photography on the FE2s.

Gordon

[shakey]

Well there's 1.2's and there's 1.2's. The consensus seems to be that the noct is the only one worth its salt at that aperture. But it costs at least $A2000 on ebay (unless you buy from China, zero feedback, with pictures stolen from previous auction.... ) 50 % cheaper but lens gets lost in transit.