Hi All,
I have been collecting some of the best glass available for studio macro photography, but have finally come to the conclusion that I do not have the time to dedicate to high mag focus stacking and the like. I am still keeping some inexpensive glass (El-Nikkor 50mm, JML, etc.) for when I start twitching, but these lenses are just to good to go unused. Not knowing what the current market prices are, I have put them up on Ebay. I would love to see these lenses go to a member of PM, so I will give you a 5% discount at the time of purchase if you mention that you are on PM. I hope this is okay with the admins!
Nikon 4x CF N PlanApo 0.20
Nikon 10x M Plan 0.25
Nikon 20x M Plan 0.40 ELWD
Nikon 40x M Plan 0.50 ELWD
Zeiss 25mm Luminar Red Dot
Zeiss 40mm Luminar Green Dot
Please send me a PM if you have any questions. I'll also be listing some focus rails and a Leitz Aristophot in the near future.
Chris
Macro lens sale including Nikon 4x PA & Zeiss Luminars
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- Tardigrade37
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Macro lens sale including Nikon 4x PA & Zeiss Luminars
Images acquired on a Zeiss Axiovert 200M.
It’s a very impressive list. At least I can say this for the objectives, all of which I’ve used. I’ve no experience with Luminars.
The 4x PlanApo is both excellent and hard to find. I recently saw one sell for $800; I would not part with my own copy for that amount.
When I purchased my first 20x ELWD lens, I paid $500, and was very glad to do so. I had searched the Internet exhaustively and called quite a few dealers before finding a copy. When I later saw another copy for sale, I jumped on it in order to have a backup.
The 10x M Plan is quite decent for its price. I prefer the 10x N Plan for its NA of 0.30—but it tends to go for about three times the cost of the M Plan.
Tardigrade37 put together something close to a dream team for use on the bellows. Must be painful to consider parting with it.
--Chris S.
The 4x PlanApo is both excellent and hard to find. I recently saw one sell for $800; I would not part with my own copy for that amount.
When I purchased my first 20x ELWD lens, I paid $500, and was very glad to do so. I had searched the Internet exhaustively and called quite a few dealers before finding a copy. When I later saw another copy for sale, I jumped on it in order to have a backup.
The 10x M Plan is quite decent for its price. I prefer the 10x N Plan for its NA of 0.30—but it tends to go for about three times the cost of the M Plan.
Tardigrade37 put together something close to a dream team for use on the bellows. Must be painful to consider parting with it.
--Chris S.
- Tardigrade37
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- Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:38 pm
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the comments. They are indeed difficult to part with, but I think it will be a two-fold benefit for me. It will free up both time and money to spend on my true passion - microscopy!
Just a heads up, there's about 24 hours left on the auctions.
Chris
Thanks for the comments. They are indeed difficult to part with, but I think it will be a two-fold benefit for me. It will free up both time and money to spend on my true passion - microscopy!
Just a heads up, there's about 24 hours left on the auctions.
Chris
Images acquired on a Zeiss Axiovert 200M.