_tom
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Hello to everybody.
I'm looking for a "new" telephoto lens for my Nikon S3 and I can´t decide between a Nikkor-P.C 2/8,5cm, Nikkor-P.C 2,5/10,5cm or a Voigtländer S-Apo-Lanthar 3,5/85mm. The lense speed isn´t a real problem, because I usually shoot with 400ASA films anyway.
Has anyone experience with the 3 lenses and can tell me about the quality of the images. I want the lens rather than a collector's item, but it is meant for everyday use. And for the price: The Lanthar lens will cost about 600 € "new" and approx 450€ used (estimated 850$ and 640$). Can someone possibly tell me what current street prices for the other two above mentioned lenses are.
Thanks in advance
I'm looking for a "new" telephoto lens for my Nikon S3 and I can´t decide between a Nikkor-P.C 2/8,5cm, Nikkor-P.C 2,5/10,5cm or a Voigtländer S-Apo-Lanthar 3,5/85mm. The lense speed isn´t a real problem, because I usually shoot with 400ASA films anyway.
Has anyone experience with the 3 lenses and can tell me about the quality of the images. I want the lens rather than a collector's item, but it is meant for everyday use. And for the price: The Lanthar lens will cost about 600 € "new" and approx 450€ used (estimated 850$ and 640$). Can someone possibly tell me what current street prices for the other two above mentioned lenses are.
Thanks in advance
Those Apo Lanthar prices are very high. That lens sells for 14,800 yen (new lens) in Japan.
http://fujiyacamera.shop4.makeshop.jp/shopdetail/007020000005/brandname/
http://fujiyacamera.shop4.makeshop.jp/shopdetail/007020000005/brandname/
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The difference between Europe and elsewhere is remarkable.
_tom
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I am totally perplexed, the price difference is incredible. I convert the purchase price multiple times until I believed it. With the difference I can even book almost a flight to Japan (okay, only a one way ticket).
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I've used all three of these. The one I kept was a black Nikkor-P 8.5cm f2.
85/3.5 Apo Lanthar - modern, sharp, light. Great little lens.
Nikkor-P 8.5cm f2 - a little soft wide open but sharpens up when stopped down, medium contrast, sonnar bokeh, chrome version is heavy, black version is a lot lighter, the lens that built Nikon's reputation.
Nikkor-P 10.5cm f2.5 - a really good lens, a good copy is sharp wide open, sonnar bokeh, quite heavy.
Locally, the Nikkor-P 8.5cm in chrome goes for around 15,000 to 40,000 yen, and the black version goes for anywhere from 40,000 yen to 100,000 yen. The Nikkor-P 10.5cm goes for around 15,000 yen to 40,000 yen.
85/3.5 Apo Lanthar - modern, sharp, light. Great little lens.
Nikkor-P 8.5cm f2 - a little soft wide open but sharpens up when stopped down, medium contrast, sonnar bokeh, chrome version is heavy, black version is a lot lighter, the lens that built Nikon's reputation.
Nikkor-P 10.5cm f2.5 - a really good lens, a good copy is sharp wide open, sonnar bokeh, quite heavy.
Locally, the Nikkor-P 8.5cm in chrome goes for around 15,000 to 40,000 yen, and the black version goes for anywhere from 40,000 yen to 100,000 yen. The Nikkor-P 10.5cm goes for around 15,000 yen to 40,000 yen.
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Of course I've noticed this is for an S3, but, after having owned both the 105 and the 85 for a while, the only telephoto lens which I kept for my Nikon RF system is my late black Nikkor-Q-C 135/3.5 which costed me $65.- and came in like new condition with original hood, caps, and UV filter.
Of course I have a Nikon SP to use it w/o any external viewfinder, but with a little practice it's easy to use it on the S3 by framing w/ the 105 frame.
You may realize that you very seldom use telephoto lenses with a RF camera, so, having just one cheap (yet optically excellent, by all means) lens of that kind may be interesting...
Of course I have a Nikon SP to use it w/o any external viewfinder, but with a little practice it's easy to use it on the S3 by framing w/ the 105 frame.
You may realize that you very seldom use telephoto lenses with a RF camera, so, having just one cheap (yet optically excellent, by all means) lens of that kind may be interesting...
_tom
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@jonmanjiro
Thanks for the quick and helpful response.
I had almost forgotten. In Germany is levied on the sale price and the shipping customs duty of 6.7% (especially or lenses) and then again 19% VAT. But even then, it is still cheaper than in Germany, even if only slightly.
Thanks for the quick and helpful response.
I had almost forgotten. In Germany is levied on the sale price and the shipping customs duty of 6.7% (especially or lenses) and then again 19% VAT. But even then, it is still cheaper than in Germany, even if only slightly.