 NOTE: This is a legacy item. Meaning we stock it by popular demand, but its out of production and no new copies or parts can be obtained. It is possible that loss or damage could prevent us from filling your reservation, although we will do our best to find you a replacement. Also please realize, this lens hasn’t been made in over a decade, its not going to look as new as our, well, new lenses. It is a unique, very hard to find, and not repairable out-of-production lens. Unlike our regular stock we can’t ‘find another one’ if the previous renter is late returning it or it gets damaged before your reservation. 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 lenses 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 f/1.4 as stopped down, and probably reaches maximum sharpness by f/2.0. 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. D40/60/5000/3000 owners – You will not be able to autofocus with this lens. Please consult your owner’s manual for compatibility. Specs (for this lens, these are drawn from several sources and our own examination, there is some disagreement):
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If you are bored and don’t understand MTF charts, you can read about them HERE Lens Diagram:
PricingLensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:
The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental. LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.
ShippingLensRentals.com ships via UPS 2-day service, unless your rental requires faster shipping. Return shipping is included in the shipping price, and we include a prepaid return label with your order—all you need to do is bring it to a UPS drop-off location when your rental is complete. The shopping cart can automatically quote shipping, even for multi-item and oversize orders. Shipping multiple items together offers significant savings over shipping them individually. |
