I am selling my 105mm Scanner Nikkor ED, which I removed from a Nikon 8000 Coolscan scanner that I bought. This lens is optimized for 1:1 reproduction and at that magnification it is designed to cover an area about 60mm in diameter. It has the same number of elements (and the same number of exotic-glass ED elements) as a 105mm Printing Nikkor, but it has less contrast and is more prone to flare around bright highlights. It has no detectable chromatic aberrations of any kind. It has a very long working distance.
I'm not sure what to charge, anyone interested should PM me with an offer. Best offer as of Oct 18 will get it. Edit: Added a condition: minimum offer must be $150 plus shipping.
I need to stress that it is not as good as a Printing Nikkor (but it is also far cheaper!!). Its strengths are its corner-to-corner high image quality and its practically complete absence of chromatic aberrations.
Here is the lens:
Mount is discussed here:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... 102#220102
Here is a test image on a 6000 x 4000 pixel Nikon APS sensor at 1:1 (whole frame, reduced to fit forum rules; note that the wings were placed on a surface sprayed with wet black paint, and the white edge scales have sunken into this paint):
Here is a 100% enlargement of the area outlined in green on the first image:
Scanner Nikkor ED 14 element for sale
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Scanner Nikkor ED 14 element for sale
Last edited by Lou Jost on Fri Oct 13, 2017 7:03 am, edited 2 times in total.
I haven't gotten any offers so I will put it on eBay. Edit-See below.
Last edited by Lou Jost on Fri Oct 13, 2017 7:04 am, edited 2 times in total.
I figured this change affects nobody at this point, since no one has made an offer yet....
Though I don't know what the price should really be, I don't want to sell this to someone for a few cents just because nobody else made an offer.
I will go back to my original plan, but add that I need a minimum offer of $150 plus shipping.
Lou
Though I don't know what the price should really be, I don't want to sell this to someone for a few cents just because nobody else made an offer.
I will go back to my original plan, but add that I need a minimum offer of $150 plus shipping.
Lou