The fastest and the longest...

[Evin Grant]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370213276499
For the real glass addicts here....

180mm F1.3!

Cheaper than a master prime:thumbsup:

 

[Jamon Lewis]

Oh shoot!!!

 

[J. Bernard Vallon]

I'll bet Jim buys it.

 

[sander kamp]

Apparently they made a 240 f1.2 on special order...

 

[Pawel Achtel]

So the DOF at 10 feet is about 1/4" . How do you follow focus the damn thing?

 

[Martin Weiss]

…and not even 40 years old...

 

[Pawel Achtel]

…and not even 40 years old...

Those MTF graphs, at what frequency are they? 40 lp/mm? It does not seem to be particularly sharp, especially fully open. Nonetheless, an interesting lens.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Considering the date on the card there is Oct. 13, 1969, the lens is at least 30 years old. The optical design, older than that... I wouldn't expect sharpness to be it's defining aspect by any means. Interesting lens for sure. I would be interested in seeing what it's measured T-stop works out to. I would be surprised if it's anywhere close to T1.3.

I wouldn't pay the asking price of that one on ebay by any stretch of the imagination. IMO, anyone who pays more than about $1K for this lens is a serious antique collector.

 

[Stefan Christou]

"Lens made in West Germany"

Highly collectable I'm sure

 

[Noah Kadner]

I think that lens went to the moon.

-Noah

 

[chuck colburn]

Apparently they made a 240 f1.2 on special order...

I believe that 240mm is attached to a Pentax 67. Which would mean that it will cover medium format aspect ratios. (some anyways lol)

 

[chuck colburn]

So the DOF at 10 feet is about 1/4" . How do you follow focus the damn thing?

With the lever on the side. Oh, and very carefully. lol

I think those guys a Photo Arsenel are sometimes nuts about their asking price.

 

[Pawel Achtel]

I think that lens went to the moon.

-Noah

Not the lens, the price did

 

[Michael Brennan]

I own a zoomar 180 f1.3.
It has its uses if you want 'soft'

Mike Brennan

 

[Casey Green]

Speaking of which... wouldn't it be cool for Jim to post a list of his full collection of lenses? (might take a day to type)

How 'bout it, Jim... just for fun.

 

[sander kamp]

I own a zoomar 180 f1.3.
It has its uses if you want 'soft'

Mike Brennan

Pictures! Please!