Uber-Rare Nikon 6mm Fisheye Lens on eBay Can See Behind Itself
There’s a super rare Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for sale on eBay. How much does f/2.8, 6mm, and a 220° field of view cost? A mere $34,020.
Aside from this uber-rare lens being uber-expensive, it’s also ridiculously heavy, weighing in at close to 11.5 pounds. Here’s what Photography in Malaysia has to say about this lens:
You are looking at one of the most gorgeous looking lens in 35mm SLR photography – a lens that can actually see behind itself! This series of lenses were originally developed for special scientific and industrial use where wider-than-180° picture coverage is required in surveillance work, photographing the interiors of pipes, boilers, conduits, cylinder bores and other constricted areas. But in applications such as advertising and commercial photography they are used extensively for dramatic effects.
To put the field of view in perspective, human vision is about 180°.
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This is one stupid huge lense… like I almost didn't even notice the camera. Admittedly, still awesome.
Looks like a bloody jellyfish.
As an added benefit, you can hide your face behind the lens while doing street photography.
I'd love to see some sample shots. I can't picture that much crammed into a flat image :)
Sorry but 11.5 pounds does seem a bit ridiculous….
Hahaha! This is ridiculous in so many ways! The size, weight, the angle and the price! My dear I wish I had the money for such an incredible waste! I wonder if it's rectangular or circular…
The seller could have at least taken their own pictures of this lens, since the same shots are posted on the Photosynthesis Nikon serial number site @ http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/f628.jpg … caveat emptor!
I'm really curious how will the picture taken with this lens turn out to be
I think I'll go buy a car or two instead.
Filters are widely available for it I'm guessing? Would love to see some test shots with it though.
Filters are widely available for it I'm guessing? Would love to see some test shots with it though.
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Want one, so much you can do, but have to keep my feet out of the frame :) here is an example (not mine) http://cameraguild.jp/nekosan/image/camimage/6m...
Want one, so much you can do, but have to keep my feet out of the frame :) here is an example (not mine) http://cameraguild.jp/nekosan/image/camimage/6m...
The field of human vision is not 180 degrees. Think about it. It doesn't count if you have to turn your head side to side.
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[...] weighs over 11 pounds, is considerably larger than your average DSLR camera, and (as PetaPixel pointed out) can see behind itself. This rare Nikon lens was recently available on eBay, and sold [...]