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Nikon 2000mm lens
November 13, 2013, 08:26:32 am
Crazy price   :o

I dread to think what a brand new one would cost.

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#1 Re: Nikon 2000mm lens
November 13, 2013, 08:56:44 am
Agreed Slackline, an old fishing buddy of mine used to be a staff photographer at Reuters, he told me that for lenses like this the guys often hired them rather than pay the price of a new Beemer - mind you he also told me he had over £100k worth of photo gear when he quit in the late 90's!!!

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#2 Nikon 2000mm lens
November 13, 2013, 09:01:53 am
"Item condition:For parts or not working"


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#3 Re: Nikon 2000mm lens
November 13, 2013, 10:02:55 am
"Item condition:For parts or not working"

I thought that too, then read the whole listing, at the bottom of the advert they've written...

"THE ONLY REASON WE SELL THIS ITEM FORPART IS ONE THE ITEM HAS A LITTLE BODY DAMAGE ON THE LENS THREAD AS YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE PICTURES AND SECOND WE DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS TO TEST IT."

Still a bit of a gamble to take at the price.


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#4 Re: Nikon 2000mm lens
November 13, 2013, 11:11:37 am
I think the price is more due to rarity - very few were made - and subsequent value to collectors. Not a very useful lens to anyone, and you can pick up a similarly sized reflex telescope for a lot less, with a likely negligible difference in quality. Being basically two mirrors there aren't the expensive fancy aspheric/ rare-earth elements you get in super telephotos of refracting design.

 

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