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| mikedeere |
Anyone for £20,000 spare?You may be interested in this extremely rare occasion of this lens popping onto the market.
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| JAW |
what lens? | ||
| mikedeere |
Click the link? | ||
| JAW |
oops sorry, didn't see it. Do you think it's worth the price tag it's got on it? (not that i was thinking of buying it!) | ||
| Hamish |
I've got three. Let me know if you want to borrow one. | ||
| JAW |
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| mikedeere |
They're rare as hen's teeth. One of Nikon's ventures of the 1970s when they set about making all sorts of impossibly complex and amazing lenses that could perform feats unknown.
For example, that 6mm f/2.8 lens in the link has a picture angle of 220 degrees, if you look at sample shots from it you can actually see that it can look behind itself! With a setup that looks like the below picture, the camera is pointing vertically upwards: 
Yet in the photo that it takes, you can see the ground in every single direction. Incredible! 
And in comparison to the 10.5mm DX fisheye, it makes it look like a tele lens. (Clickable link.) |
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| JAW |
Wow that's a pretty incredible lens though! I'd still be interested to see if anyone buys it at that price. I like the way you managed to get a bike into the sample shot! 
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| mikedeere |
By the way, the 10.5mm lens in the comparison link is actually an old 10.5mm full-frame lens, which is even wider than the modern 10.5mm DX lens. | ||
| sassycat11736 |
Mike, i love you, but sometimes you're too much of a geek for me. I fear I may have to leave you in favour of some hotties in jerseys, pads and full face lids! xxx | ||