WTB: Nikkor 450 f/9

[timparkin]

Anybody have one? If you see one I'd love to know about it! Want it to complete my 8x10 lens range (110, 240, 300, 450, 600/800/1200) and also for my 4x5 triptych project (3x 4x5 backs side by side for in camera triptychs)

Tim

[Peter B]

There's one on the auction site but it's cliffpr and it doesn't look very cheap!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NIKON-Nikkor- ... 5d311c8315

[timparkin]

There's one on the auction site but it's cliffpr and it doesn't look very cheap!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NIKON-Nikkor- ... 5d311c8315

I'd possibly be happy if it were £500 but even then that is probably a bit higher than average. CliffPR is useful sometimes if you want to find the right price for something, just knock 40-50% off the CliffPR price and you'll be pretty close. Thanks though!

Tim

[Charles Twist]

A great lens for sure. Quite heavy, well dense actually, I suppose. Have you thought of an ApoRonar 420mm or 480mm? I have the 420mm now and I picked up a barrel version for a third the price of the be-shuttered Nikkor. More common too. It's a dialyte design, I believe, and so able to be damned sharp - mine certainly is.
I like your triptych idea as all three pics are coplanar and taken at the same time: where do you get such a specialist back from? What camera body do you attach it to?
Thanks,
Charles

[timparkin]

A great lens for sure. Quite heavy, well dense actually, I suppose. Have you thought of an ApoRonar 420mm or 480mm? I have the 420mm now and I picked up a barrel version for a third the price of the be-shuttered Nikkor. More common too. It's a dialyte design, I believe, and so able to be damned sharp - mine certainly is.
I like your triptych idea as all three pics are coplanar and taken at the same time: where do you get such a specialist back from? What camera body do you attach it to?
Thanks,
Charles

The plan is to buy an Arca Swiss (which I want anyway for it's 4x5/8x10 goodness) and then to create a new back from a set of old Arca Swiss 4x5s plus a bit of clock engineering nouse from my Father in law (and his workshop) and a custom bellows. Sticking together three 4x5 backs should be fairly easy..

I have thought about Ronars but would really like the Nikkor as I've been really happy with the Nikkor 200 and 300 M's

Tim

[TimH]

Hi Tim... dunno if you still looking... one on the auction site along with some other stuff from a complete LF opt-out sale :-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-Nikkor- ... _500wt_982


sorry 'bout url length Tim..........

[timparkin]

I actually bought one of these from the US (Fred from the View Camera store) only for it to arrive - well when I say it arrived, the packaging did but no lens. Someone at Parcel Force opened the package and pinched the contents. I could be waiting 3 months until I get my money back (and Fred has to go through the process for me). Very frustrating - fortunately I can wait for the money so might try to buy the one mentioned. I'm slightly dubious that at the same time mine went missing, one appeared on ebay for £280 with no photograph... hmmm...

[Peter B]

I actually bought one of these from the US (Fred from the View Camera store) only for it to arrive - well when I say it arrived, the packaging did but no lens. Someone at Parcel Force opened the package and pinched the contents. I could be waiting 3 months until I get my money back (and Fred has to go through the process for me). Very frustrating - fortunately I can wait for the money so might try to buy the one mentioned. I'm slightly dubious that at the same time mine went missing, one appeared on ebay for £280 with no photograph... hmmm...

Presumably Fred would have the serial number for the one he sent?

[timparkin]

OK - even though I'm still claiming for the previous one, I finally found one so thanks for the help everyone (it was a lady who was clearing all of her large format gear).