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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: Peter Forsell on August 14, 2018, 21:42:38

Title: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Peter Forsell on August 14, 2018, 21:42:38: What a beauty, but the price could be lower... :P

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OLD-STOCK-Nikon-Nikkor-58mm-f1-2-NOCT/202392593441?hash=item2f1f89e421%3Ag%3A9xIAAOSwTMxbZjYM&_sacat=0&_nkw=nikon+noct+58+1.2&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=m570.l1313 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OLD-STOCK-Nikon-Nikkor-58mm-f1-2-NOCT/202392593441?hash=item2f1f89e421%3Ag%3A9xIAAOSwTMxbZjYM&_sacat=0&_nkw=nikon+noct+58+1.2&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=m570.l1313)
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Roland Vink on August 14, 2018, 22:14:29: That price is ridiculous! Nice lens though :)
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on August 14, 2018, 22:29:37: Roland beat me to it ... no Noct is worth that price.

At present I have several Nocts, but they certainly cannot be classified as 'pristine'.
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Nikfuson on August 14, 2018, 22:35:57: Twill be ending up as a collector's item (ridiculous) or in the bag of a photographer with an overloaded wallet + no bearing on the real world of a lens' value.
...otherwise the seller has to get her/his feet back on the ground ;D
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: jgould2 on August 15, 2018, 19:20:08: But the shipping is free!

JIM
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: CS on August 15, 2018, 19:45:27: Quote from: jgould2 on August 15, 2018, 19:20:08
But the shipping is free!

JIM

Oh well then, where's my wallet.......... ;D
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: atpaula on August 15, 2018, 22:10:29: I have two in almost mint condition. If anyone is interested I could sell one.
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Airy on August 15, 2018, 22:21:11: don't tempt me.
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Jack Dahlgren on August 16, 2018, 02:19:38: Quote from: atpaula on August 15, 2018, 22:10:29
I have two in almost mint condition. If anyone is interested I could sell one.

With upcoming release of f/0.95 neonoct, I wonder if this might be the best time to sell. Other than collector value it would seem to be losing some of its specialness.
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Airy on August 16, 2018, 05:54:54: I'm afraid the 58/0.95 will come with AF, VR, god knows what, wheighing 1 kg or so... another Otus 55, so to say... having a compact, reasonably heavy lens is important too.

The old Noct, in my experience, provides just the right amount of inertia and stability.
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Roland Vink on August 16, 2018, 05:58:00: AF yes, VR won't be built into the lens, not needed for this fast aperture, plus the camera will have IBIS...
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Airy on August 16, 2018, 06:13:20: OK. 800 g with lots of plastic then ;)
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Erik Lund on August 16, 2018, 07:41:25: Quote from: Airy on August 16, 2018, 05:54:54
I'm afraid the 58/0.95 will come with AF, VR, god knows what, wheighing 1 kg or so... another Otus 55, so to say... having a compact, reasonably heavy lens is important too.

The old Noct, in my experience, provides just the right amount of inertia and stability.
Now we have the new Z Noct-Nikkor and its f/1.2 looks compact even ;)
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Macro_Cosmos on August 16, 2018, 14:06:47: Silly price, very silly.
"New in box"? Not when I start using it... right?

Oh don't use it, what's the point? Should I put it on an alter and worship it?

I see this more as a very (un)humble brag. Good for the owner, it's his lens and he is free to do whatever he likes with it.
Title: Re: Oh my, unused Noct 58/1.2 for sale
Post by: Airy on August 16, 2018, 22:32:00: Sad for the lens that should see more usage in good hands.