How much??? Really???

[viper_biker]

At nearly 30 years old, what is it that makes it so expensive. The rarity, the image quality or both? Are the lenses of old actually a better breed than what we are getting in this digital age?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-NIKON-NOCT-NIKKOR-58mm-f1-2-AI-LENS-HOOD_W0QQitemZ200386907496QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Ca merasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraLensesFilters_J N?hash=item2ea7fd8d68&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14QQautorefreshZtrue

[Andysnap]

Jeezo, thats mucho wonga. I'd expect to go out on its own and take perfect images for that much.

Andy

[Carl V]

The Noct Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 is a lens designed to produce high quality images even at its maximum f/1.2 aperture. On a typical night shot where there may be, for example small points of light, then this lens will reproduce the image as sharp points rather than as a slight blur which you would probably get shooting with a normal 50mm f/1.2 at maximum aperture. This was a specialist lens, and indeed very, very expensive.