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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: Macro_Cosmos on April 13, 2017, 16:34:37

Title: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Macro_Cosmos on April 13, 2017, 16:34:37

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2832/33884048181_10ec70c534_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/TCdB2g)APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6 (https://flic.kr/p/TCdB2g) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2943/33884048931_91f030defa_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/TCdBfc)APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6 (https://flic.kr/p/TCdBfc) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2882/34013744645_1eef14d601_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/TPFkgc)APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6 (https://flic.kr/p/TPFkgc) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr

Would love to get my hands on this beauty  ;D
Too expensive though, seller asking for $5000.  :'(

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: David H. Hartman on April 13, 2017, 21:08:48

$5,000.00? I guess my garden variety 150/5.6 EL Nikkor will have to do.

Dave Hartman

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Michael Erlewine on April 14, 2017, 02:48:34

I have the El Nikkor 105mm APO and the El Nikkor 210 APO, but not the 300. How is it for taking images. Must be very heavy.

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Macro_Cosmos on April 14, 2017, 12:32:06

Quote from: Michael Erlewine on April 14, 2017, 02:48:34

I have the El Nikkor 105mm APO and the El Nikkor 210 APO, but not the 300. How is it for taking images. Must be very heavy.

Not sure, would have to travel overseas to give it a try.
There's also a massive 480mm one too :o

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Dr Klaus Schmitt on April 14, 2017, 20:50:21

Quote from: Michael Erlewine on April 14, 2017, 02:48:34

I have the El Nikkor 105mm APO and the El Nikkor 210 APO, but not the 300. How is it for taking images. Must be very heavy.

Had them all, but the 480mm. 300mm is rather heavy (1860grams), not easy to use, sold it (as well as the 210mm,
only kept the 105mm). $5.000 is a good price actually, seen it for double, but years ago when prices were higher.

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Dr Klaus Schmitt on April 14, 2017, 21:04:22

Quote from: Macro_Cosmos on April 14, 2017, 12:32:06

Not sure, would have to travel overseas to give it a try.
There's also a massive 480mm one too :o

Are you sure there is a 480mm? Only 12 have ever been made of the 480. I hope the source
is not what I fear it is, as "Keller" is a scummer. I was after them for many years, guess I know
the "scene", still.

Btw. here is the Nikon brochure about the Apo EL-Nikkors - the one you show is old type:

Old type one:
http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_2.pdf (http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_2.pdf)

New type one:
http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_1.pdf (http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_1.pdf)

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Macro_Cosmos on April 16, 2017, 15:25:34

Quote from: Dr Klaus Schmitt on April 14, 2017, 21:04:22

Are you sure there is a 480mm? Only 12 have ever been made of the 480. I hope the source
is not what I fear it is, as "Keller" is a scummer. I was after them for many years, guess I know
the "scene", still.

Btw. here is the Nikon brochure about the Apo EL-Nikkors - the one you show is old type:

Old type one:
http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_2.pdf (http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_2.pdf)

Nice brochures! Beautiful!
Yeah and there is a 480mm, to clarify, I didn't mean that the seller also has one.

New type one:
http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_1.pdf (http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Apo-EL-Nikkor_1.pdf)

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Dr Klaus Schmitt on April 17, 2017, 21:23:54

Quote from: Macro_Cosmos on April 16, 2017, 15:25:34

... and that means?

Title: Re: APO-El-Nikkor 300mm f/5.6
Post by: Dr Klaus Schmitt on July 11, 2017, 20:58:13

I wonder what the outcome was....?