Someone tell me this isn't silly

[gr82bart]

Used Nikkor AF 28mm f1.4D went for $3550! Have people gone mad?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160247829505

Regards, Art.

 

[Anscojohn]

Used Nikkor AF 28mm f1.4D went for $3550! Have people gone mad?


Regards, Art.[/QUOTE]

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What's that, about 10 Euros nowadays!?

 

[benjiboy]

It depends.

Used Nikkor AF 28mm f1.4D went for $3550! Have people gone mad?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160247829505

Regards, Art.

It depends if you're buying or selling.

 

[Mark Antony]

On the face of it -its mad.
But remember this is one of the rarest Nikon lenses, it has always been expensive. It is the best Nikon lens and is reputedly as sharp wide open as stopped down.
They were about $2000 new but no one bought them, so Nikon ceased manufacture in 2006.
Since they have been deleted, word had got out about Nikons 'best' lens ever!.
Its a crazy price, but It'll be the last one you'll see for a while- hens teeth, supply and demand etc
Mark

 

[Thanasis]

Used Nikkor AF 28mm f1.4D went for $3550! Have people gone mad?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160247829505

Regards, Art.

Wow! You can get a brand new Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 D AF-S.for half that price!

 

[Christopher Walrath]

People have gone mad! A used Nikkor AF 28mm f1.4D went for $3550?

 

[Nick Zentena]

They were about $2000 new but no one bought them, so Nikon ceased manufacture in 2006.
Since they have been deleted, word had got out about Nikons 'best' lens ever!.

You ever notice the rarer lens the better it is? :rolleyes:

 

[ehparis]

Asking price a year or two ago, when you could find one, was around $3,000. No surprise here.

 

[RobC]

Someone tell me this isn't silly

OK. It isn't silly.

 

[yellowcat]

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/2814af.htm

>>>" Because it was so expensive, no one bought them. Because no one bought them, Nikon stopped making them. Because Nikon stopped making them, photographers and collectors now want it, so the price, used, went up to over $2,000 in 2006. As of 2008, the used price has skyrocketed to over $4,000, which is really silly since any day now Nikon owes a new AF-S replacement. It also makes the 28mm f/1.4 more expensive than most 300mm f/2.8 lenses."<<<

 

[IloveTLRs]

I got a Nikkor AF 28/2.8 for $90 Small and plasticy, but takes good photos

 

[benjiboy]

For what it's worth

Used Nikkor AF 28mm f1.4D went for $3550! Have people gone mad?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160247829505

Regards, Art.

On reflection Art. there's an interesting philosophical question here, do things have an intrinsic value, or are they worth what you can get for them ?