On Mon, 11 Jan 1999 08:43:08 GMT, marcos@netcom.com (Marcos H. Woehrmann) wrote:

>What are reasonable prices for the Nikkor fisheye lenses? I've seen
>8mm f8 lenses at KEH (www.keh.com) for US$600 and up. But I'm curious
>what the following bring on the used market:

>6mmf5.6 220 degrees, mirror up, no accurate VF, $pensive?
>6mmf2.8 220 degrees, mirror down, HUGE, VERY-VERY $pensive!
[7.5mm f5.6 180 degrees, mirror up, accurate finder, $900?]
[8mm f8 180 degrees, mirror up, centering VF, $600?]
>8mmf2.8 180 degrees, mirror down, big, $1500?
>10mmf5.6 OP 180 degrees, mirror up, no accurate VF, $pensive
(this one is the least interesting visually, since fisheye
effect is mostly compressed into the outer edge of the
image area - and the rest occupies a VERY small film
area...)
[8mm f4 Sigma 170 degrees, mirror down, compact, affordable,
and image quality is good (especially in color)]

>The last seems particularly interesting based on reading about it. I haven't
>ever seen any pictures taken with it, so I'm guessing that it's very rare
>and expensive.

More for collectors than users...

>BTW, is there a price guide for used Nikon equipment available on the
>internet. Is there any interest in a site where people could contribute
>information on what they've paid for used equipment or seen used equipment
>on sale for? (I'm willing to set one up and supply the bandwidth).

But I still wanna get a 6.2mm f5.6 reasonably cheap!!!
(Anyone have one to sell at a moderate price?)