On Mon, 26 Oct 1998 04:48:08 GMT, zhupanov@usa.net (Sergey Zhupanov) wrote:

>I am interested in these two lenses, and am wondering:
>1) Are they available new, or only used?

Only used - watch for AI versions...
These are good examples of newer not necessarily
being better - having had several samples of these,
and the newer 15mm f3.5 and 16mm f2.8, one does wonder
why the superior lenses were replaced with the (still
excellent...) inferior... (well, there is the obvious
answer of the increased speed - more a sales thing than
useful, since the slower lenses were sharper at wider
stops, and very short FL lenses are easy to hand-hold
at very slow shutter speeds, making them effectively
faster...).

>2) What would a fair price be?

Whatever you must pay to get either in the condition
you will accept...;-) These lenses are gems (see my web
page for more on these, in the Nikkor evaluation list,
under "I babble"). Be careful that the front elements
are perfect - faults on the front (or just inside, with
the 15) can show in photos at smaller stops.