For Sale FS: 300mm Fujinon-C in Copal 1

[Steve Goldstein]

Here's another item from what my wife calls my "lens museum" - the too-many LF lenses in various focal lengths that simply don't get used.

This one is an absolutely beautiful 300mm f/8.5 Fujinon-C with caps and retaining ring. The glass is lovely, as are the shutter cosmetics. Speeds 1/30 and slower are within 1/4-stop, faster speeds run about 1/2-stop slow, with 1/400 being just a bit worse than that. Coverage is stated by Fuji as 380mm at f/22, so allows for generous movements on 8x10, 7x11, or 5x12. This is a really nice lens with no issues beyond the few unavoidable specks of dust.

Why sell it? Well, I've got a comparably-nice 300mm Nikkor-M and another heavier 300 as well. It just doesn't make sense to keep them all, especially since the Nikkor and Fujinon are nearly identical, so I basically flipped a coin and the Fujinon won (or lost, depending on your point of view).

The lowest-priced one on eBay right now is $555 BIN with no takers. KEH has one in LN- at $668, and there are several in that price range on eBay as well. How about $475 including insured US shipping? International shipping would add some cost, contact me...

 

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[Steve Goldstein]

Someone has agreed to purchase this, and I'm awaiting payment. Please contact me if you'd like me to keep your name and priority should the sale fall through.

 

[yingye]

Has been sold?

 

[Shawn Dougherty]

that's cheap!

it's a fantastic lens, I'd never part with mine. It has a shorter focusing distance than anything else in the 500mm focal length that is not a tele-photo design. It's even about 8mm shorter than the Nikkor M.

 

[Steve Goldstein]

Sorry, I should have updated this listing - the lens has been sold. I probably should have asked for more...