Nikon 28mm f/1.4D AF

If you saw this and went NO WAY! You’re in the right place. If you stumbled here while looking for a wide angle lens for vacation, this isn’t it. Move along, nothing to see here.

This is one of the few classic lenses that we stock as specialty items. It is widely regarded as the sharpest wide—angle, wide—aperture prime lens ever made. There were only 7,333 units made and probably only half of those are still in excellent condition (as this one is, it was purchased from a collection). Each of these units was comprised of precision molded hand-ground glass, hand assembed with layers of super multi-coating. It is nearly as sharp at f1.4 as stopped down, and probably reaches maximum sharpness by f2.0.

These days, because of its expense, it is often used for specialty shots: astrophotography and Aurora photography, video special effects shot on an adapter, etc. It does autofocus on D300 and up bodies, but many people are using it as a manual focus lens for video work.

Note: This is a unique, very hard to find, and not repairable out-of-production lens. Unlike our regular stock we will not be able to find another one if the previous renter is late returning it or it gets damaged before your reservation.

Includes
NO Hood