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This rare Nikkor-N 1.1/50mm lens to be up for auction in June

rare Nikkor N 1.1 50 mm lens

Mar 13, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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A very rare Nikkor-N 1.1/50mm lens will soon become available for you to buy. Introduced in 1950s, this is one of only 200 of these lenses with Leica M39 mount. And nearly seven decades later, one of these ultra-fast lenses is auctioning at Leitz Photographica Auctions.

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Rare Canon 1200mm f/5.6 soon to be up for an auction: The world’s largest SLR AF lens

Jun 9, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 6 Comments
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After the rare Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7, another interesting lens is soon to be up for an auction: Canon 1200mm f/5.6. Other than being rare, this telephoto monster is also the world’s longest SLR autofocus lens, and it’s an iconic one.

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Rare Zeiss lens from Apollo mission up for an auction, expected to reach $146,000

Jun 7, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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How cool it would be to own a lens that traveled to the moon? Well, it’s possible now as a rare Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7 is up for an auction. It’s one of only ten of these lenses in the world, responsible for some iconic shots: photos from the Apollo missions, as well as iconic footage from Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon.

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You REALLY like swirly bokeh? Then check out this rare projector lens

Aug 23, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Photographer Mathieu Stern has built an admirable collection of rare, weird, super-cheap and DIY lenses so far. With his latest finding, he kinda brought all of this together. He laid his hands on a Cinestar 75mm f/1.9, a cinema projector lens. After making his own adapter, he used it on a Sony a7 III and tested it in a video. If you are a swirly bokeh fan, you’re gonna love it.

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This rare medical lens shoots super-sharp macro photos

Feb 12, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Non-photographic lenses such as projector or spy lenses can be used for taking some stunning photos. But have you considered using a medical lens? Mathieu Stern got to test an Elicar 90mm f2.5 Macro Medical V-HQ, a relatively rare lens that was used by medical professionals in the ‘80s. And it turns out that it’s super sharp and great for close-up shots.

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Canon’s “Rarest prototype lens on earth” 45-200mm f/2.8 can be yours for a mere $29,999

Nov 20, 2018 by John Aldred Add Comment
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Well, it can be yours for $29,999 plus $155 shipping, anyway. But the shipping’s practically a bargain. We often hear about those “rare” lenses popping up on eBay and various other places, but this one does appear to actually be pretty rare.  It’s a Canon 45-200mm f/2.8 (C35) prototype lens, and the seller claims it’s never been sold before in the “whole eBay selling history”.

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This rare 130mm f/1.0 lens has triangular bokeh and it can be yours for “only” $18,500

Oct 7, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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If you are passionate about rare lenses, here’s a treat for you. A Berthiot Monital 130mm f/1.0 cine lens is currently being sold on eBay. Other than being very rare and having a wide aperture, it has a pretty unique trait: it produces triangular bokeh.

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Shooting with Helios-65, a lens so rare there’s no adapter for it

Apr 19, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 10 Comments
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Most of us have heard (or owned) lenses from Helios 44 series. But photographer and filmmaker Mathieu Stern has found an ultra-rare Soviet lens with extraordinary bokeh. He got himself a Helios-65 50mm f/2, a lens so rare that there’s no adapter on the market for it. So, he 3D-printed his own adapter and put this vintage lens to a test.

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This rare Nikon 1200mm f/11 lens is over 3 feet long and can be yours for under $6000

Jun 23, 2016 by John Aldred 4 Comments
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One of only 359 ever made, this particular Nikon Nikkor-P 1200mm f/11 lens is probably one of the most pristine examples still around, and now it can be yours if you have a spare $6,000 burning a hole in your pocket.

Up for sale on eBay by user nikon_and_wine, the lens is being describe as “nearly MINT” and the photos certainly seem to back this up showing no fungus and barely a speck of dust.

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Enormous and rare Canon mount 1000mm NASA lens goes up for sale

Jun 15, 2016 by John Aldred 5 Comments
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When it comes to photography, there are many out there who believe that size matters. For photography collector Jim Headley, it definitely seems true.

Built to record space launches from a safe distance, this monster of a lens is a NASA-made Birns and Sawyer 1000mm f/4.5. It’s 25cm in diameter (10″), 1.3m long (4’6″) and weights around 32kg (72lbs).

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