Think your Fisheye is pretty great eh? think again

SeraphX · 28 Apr 2012 at 20:43

Vintage Nikon Fisheye Lens on Sale for $160,000

Are you in the market for a fisheye? This one will only set you back $160,000. Nikon created this extreme wide angle lens back in 1970, for the Photokina trade show. It’s the Nikkor 6mm f/2.8, and it has a 220º field of view. The lens weighs about 11 pounds, with a minimum focusing distance of 25cm. When it was first introduced, it was the widest lens available. They only made a few hundred of them, and it took Gray’s of Westmister six months to track one down. Kinda makes spending $1,600 on a lens seem like a great deal, right?

Link > http://fstoppers.com/gear-vintage-nikon-fisheye-lens-on-sale-for-160000

Skynet-T800 · 28 Apr 2012 at 20:47

This is the lens that when you take a picture with it you have to lean forward so your feet don't shown in the picture, mad lens

Nexus · 28 Apr 2012 at 20:50

I thought it was just going to be an expensive lens because of it's history until I clicked on the link and saw the thing!

King Damager · 28 Apr 2012 at 20:58

Woah... How big?!

kd

ChroniC · 29 Apr 2012 at 18:02

220 degrees! How's that even possible? If it was able to see completely left and completely right, that only 180 degrees, plus any light from a 0 or 180 degree wouldnt be travelling towards an aperture, so the max it could have would be about 160ish. How can this thing can see behind itself? Or am I being dim.

Ksanti · 29 Apr 2012 at 18:06

ChroniC said:
220 degrees! How's that even possible? If it was able to see completely left and completely right, that only 180 degrees, this thing can see behind itself? Or am I being dim.

Yeah it can see behind itself through a hell of a lot of refraction

ChroniC · 29 Apr 2012 at 18:12

Well then. That is quite impressive!

D.P. · 30 Apr 2012 at 04:26

Nikon's golden days, wish some would give me a Nikon 300mm f2.0 - yes 2.0 & 300mm

Ksanti · 30 Apr 2012 at 08:10

D.P. said:
Nikon's golden days, wish some would give me a Nikon 300mm f2.0 - yes 2.0 & 300mm

I wonder what brenizer-ing that out to 85 f/0.6 would look like... Admittedly the 4m MFD won't be great but then again you'd probably have to be about that far out anyway... Would be awesome imo

abbyleon · 30 Apr 2012 at 08:51

who would want to eat that, yuks

Uvo · 30 Apr 2012 at 09:45

offt thats a wide lens.
I'd imagine it would be a bit of a pain to use without a tripod.

a1ex2001 · 30 Apr 2012 at 10:46

D.P. said:
Nikon's golden days, wish some would give me a Nikon 300mm f2.0 - yes 2.0 & 300mm

If the golden days of a company were making niche products with no hope of turning a decent return on them then thats slightly worrying for that company!

I'd say Nikon are going through a bit of a golden age right now, there current line up of Cameras is brilliant if they could just sort out some clever marketing like the Canon L series then they would be away!