Nikon Noct 58mm f/1.2

[sirhc55]

Just seen on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NIKON-Noct-Nikkor-58mm-1-2_W0QQitemZ7563802010QQcategoryZ3343QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[moggy]

ECS have also got one for sale for $2200. It'll be interesting to see how much the e-bay one goes for.

Bob.

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[sirhc55]

Still 5 days to go - might just break the ECS price

[birddog114]

Chris,
Get it! you may not find a second one!

[paulvdb1]

I'm rather surprised at these people bidding 5 days out. Anything more than 1 hour is dumb as they are signalling their intentions too early. They all look rather excited to buy the unit at the highest possible price.

It seems to me that the diff between 50/1.4 and 58/1.2 is simply not enough to get this excited about.

[sirhc55]

I'm rather surprised at these people bidding 5 days out. Anything more than 1 hour is dumb as they are signalling their intentions too early. They all look rather excited to buy the unit at the highest possible price.

It seems to me that the diff between 50/1.4 and 58/1.2 is simply not enough to get this excited about.

It all comes down to quality Paul - if you think the f/1.4 is superb, then the Noct is streets ahead in just pure quality.

I agree on the eBay bunnies. I always wait until the last moment to bid

[TonyH]

Only one way to bid on Ebay.... "Sniper".......

Tony

[sirhc55]

Just 2 points with regards to this lens - the glass is ground by hand so each lens is handmade plus a f/1.2 there is absolutely no depth of field

[birddog114]

I'm rather surprised at these people bidding 5 days out. Anything more than 1 hour is dumb as they are signalling their intentions too early. They all look rather excited to buy the unit at the highest possible price.

It seems to me that the diff between 50/1.4 and 58/1.2 is simply not enough to get this excited about.

Paul,
Come to a mini meet and I'll let you play with it, you'll be surprised!
Then you think, you'll ditch the 50/1.4 and lust one of these.

[mitedo]

Can you post any shot's from this lens would love to see what it can do on the D2X

[LostDingo]

wow, just looking at quality seems to be oozing from it

I have never seen one but it does look to be very obvious quality

[birddog114]

Can you post any shot's from this lens would love to see what it can do on the D2X

I'm off site now.
Once you come to the Xmas dinner meet, I'll let you play with it fulltime.

[birddog114]

wow, just looking at quality seems to be oozing from it

I have never seen one but it does look to be very obvious quality

Many times you came to the mini meet, but you never noticed, I let other member tried perhaprs next meet, I'll show it to you.

[LostDingo]

hmmmm.......maybe it was always stuck on someones camera!

I remeber seeing the pancake 45 but this one looks like a real work of art.

I have seen some of NIKON's glass that they seem to only hold for the Japan market and this is very reminiscent of that degree of quality

I'll have to take a few shots with this next time

[moggy]

I've just checked ECS's site and the noct is no longer advertised! Curioser and curioser.

Bob.

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[birddog114]

I've just checked ECS's site and the noct is no longer advertised! Curioser and curioser.

Bob.

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Bob,
If anyone spotted this lens and they can afford it, you won't see it advertised longer. I knew one guy in Australia bought one nearly AU$3k, it's OK but not in top mint condition.

[Heath Bennett]

this lens is manual focus though, right?

[spada]

Hi
This lens has very little DOF , and Yes it is manual forcus, I 'd tried at the mini meet with Birddog D2X camera, good lens but the price.., I think it is for collector .

Regards
spada

[nodabs]

it's not really for a collector it so you can still take pictures in the dark after your power is vut off because you spent all your money on lenses

but really i could see some practicle uses for that in the abandonded buildings etc i shoot everything is dark and your always on a tripod so manual focus isn't so bad

[gstark]

hmmmm.......maybe it was always stuck on someones camera!

I remeber seeing the pancake 45 but this one looks like a real work of art.

It's in the same sort of category as the pancake, but probably up a notch or three. A fine lens in every sense of the word "fine".

Including the cost of ownership.

[james m]

I checked out the 58/1.2 NOCT at ECS today and it is in absolutely mint condition, just wish I had the money for it.

[birddog114]

Hi
This lens has very little DOF , and Yes it is manual forcus, I 'd tried at the mini meet with Birddog D2X camera, good lens but the price.., I think it is for collector .

Regards
spada

For collector? Not really! shoot it at near 0 lux.
Excellent glass, it's one of Nikon gems, grab it if you can. AU$ 2K is damm cheap in mint condition!!!!!!

[Heath Bennett]

The reason why I am lusting so hard after it is because the coloured fringing that occurs when shooting even the 50mm 1.4 @ f/2. Would this lens be pretty immune from this? If so I may have to consider selling the 28-70 2.8 which does this @ 2.8 quite a bit, as well as the 50 1.4, to fund this attractive exotic alternative.

[sirhc55]

HB - considering that this lens was originally designed for night sky photography I would say that colour fringing would not be a problem on FILM - who knows with digital - film and digital are worlds apart

[Heath Bennett]

thanks, sir.

birdy, have you noticed colour fringing on high contast edges (not CA to my knowledge, but similar) with this lens on digital?

[jdear]

pretty much completely irrelevant, but what about a Leica 50mm f1.0 NOCT?

http://www.adorama.com/LC501MU.html?sea ... &item_no=1

Because of this extraordinary optical performance it is eminently suited not only for photo-graphy at twilight, but also for night photography without flash - the light of a single candle is already sufficient.

stick that on a M series rangefinder... and you'd get some pretty impressive low shutter speeds...

JD

[gstark]

pretty much completely irrelevant, but what about a Leica 50mm f1.0 NOCT?

http://www.adorama.com/LC501MU.html?sea ... &item_no=1

Because of this extraordinary optical performance it is eminently suited not only for photo-graphy at twilight, but also for night photography without flash - the light of a single candle is already sufficient.

stick that on a M series rangefinder... and you'd get some pretty impressive low shutter speeds...

JD

Stick it on an Epson RD1.

If anybody's wondering what to get me for Christmas, I have neither.

[jdear]

ah yes i was trying to remember what the digital equiv was...
if i had some spares... g you'd get one

JD