Mister E
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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/800714656-USE/Nikon__2_5cm_25mm_Wide_Angle.html#specifications
I love B&H used. This even includes the original box.
I love B&H used. This even includes the original box.
HU: LTM 2.5cm f/4 at B&H
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kermaier
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I know, it's been in my cart for a week, but I can't pull the trigger for $2500. 🙁
Doesn't mention the hood, BTW, but I bet it's there in a kit that includes the original warranty card, for cryin' out loud...
Ari
Doesn't mention the hood, BTW, but I bet it's there in a kit that includes the original warranty card, for cryin' out loud...
Ari
Mister E
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Yeah, especially when an S-mount version just went for $1000 with hood, finder and everything last weekend. You can always call or email B&H. Unlike KEH they are very good about taking pictures of the lenses, responding to questions, etc. They'll even hold the lens for something like one business day. I love B&H used.
kermaier
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I work in mid-town Manhattan, so if it's still there on Monday I may drop in and fondle it. 😀
kermaier
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So I went to B&H today. That 25/4 is really nice! Excellent condition, tiny bit of oil on the diaphragm, smooth focus and aperture, clean glass. Has caps, viewfinder, case, box, registration card. No hood. Looks like somebody drilled two holes in the bottom of the rear cap for some reason.
They also have the cleanest 35/1.8 LTM I've ever seen - almost like new! Also with caps, case and box for $1700.
And a 50/1.4 LTM, gorgeous condition with front cap, plastic bubble case, box, registration card, and even the little "passed" tag on a string. There's a ton of oil on the rear element (but little on the diaphragm), bit otherwise it's totally clean and smooth working. They want $600 I think.
Some collector must have traded in his stash recently.
Ari
They also have the cleanest 35/1.8 LTM I've ever seen - almost like new! Also with caps, case and box for $1700.
And a 50/1.4 LTM, gorgeous condition with front cap, plastic bubble case, box, registration card, and even the little "passed" tag on a string. There's a ton of oil on the rear element (but little on the diaphragm), bit otherwise it's totally clean and smooth working. They want $600 I think.
Some collector must have traded in his stash recently.
Ari
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ferider
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There is also an LTM 28/3.5 at Adorama for US 349, "E". Someone get this, please, hard to resist ....
ferider
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And Leicashop still has the 5005 50/1.4:
https://www.leicashop.com/vintage/nikon-m39-5cm14-nikorsc-p-2523.html
My favorite Sonnar.
https://www.leicashop.com/vintage/nikon-m39-5cm14-nikorsc-p-2523.html
My favorite Sonnar.
Mister E
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If only the 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM at B&H had the funky hood it would be a real still. I bet everyone of those lenses would make a collector very happy.
VinceC
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Along with making collectors happy, each one of those is a dream to shoot photos with.
Mister E
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Yep, I just meant for those prices with the boxes.
kermaier
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Is the 5005 NKT your favorite, or the 50/1.4 S.C in general?
I have a 50/1.4 S.C NKJ and a 50/2 H.C NKJ, and I like the f/2 lens results much better. Though since my R-D1 came back from service at Epson Japan, I'm rediscovering lenses that I had trouble focusing well wide open. 🙂 That 5005 lens at LeicaShop is tempting, though they describe it as "hazy".
Ari
kermaier
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I recently acquired a 35/1.8 LTM in "user" condition (i.e., good glass, but it needed an overhaul at Essex to be usable). No original caps, box or hood, but the screw-in hood with cap made for the CV 35/2.5 Skopar PI works perfectly and looks great on the old Nikkor-W. 🙂 Much more usable than a $300 clip/on original hood.
Ari
Edit: Of course, the same hood is a perfect fit on my 35/2 UC-Hex as well. Now I just need to find the time to compare grandpa vs grandson! 🙂
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ferider
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The haze can be fixed cheaply, I bet.
I like the 50/1.4 NKT better than the NKJ because bokeh is smoother wide open, Ari. Liek here:
Roland.
raid
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I "nearly" bought the 28/3.5 LTM. I did not.
kermaier
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Yes, me too! 🙂 But, having a Canon 28/2.8, Canon 28/3.5, M-Rokkor 28/2.8 and CV 28/3.5 already, purchasing the Nikkor would have definitely pushed me over the line separating user from collector. 😱
::Ari
raid
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I had similar thoughts, Ari.
I have a Kobalux 28/3.5, and a Rokkor 28/2.8. A third 28mm lens would have required me to sell either to Rokkor or the Kobalux, which I would now rather keep using.
Highway 61
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You all have way too many pretty similar lenses, you ought to urgently think of a charity donation.
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