Is this 50mm for real?

[Hacker]

I saw this advertised on Ebay for $4999. Claimed to be "better" than Noctilux as it has aspherical element. Only one piece made. Does anyone know of any information of this one-of-a-kind lens?

Cached link is here: http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:xeNd-qCcQHsJ:cgi.ebay.com.hk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D220147098292+hex anon+0001+museum&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/2210976155_cbe5bc990b_o.jpg

[sanmich]

My guess is that it's good enough to perform what it will be stressed to:

Stay on a shelf in low light, under temperature, humidity and dust controlled environment.

[drewbarb]

They made more than one of these. They were sold in a kit with the limited edition Titanium HexaR RF. This one just appears to have the serial #00001.

[projectbluebird]

Doesn't the noctilux have an aspherical element?

[nikonhswebmaster]

Well I have to agree this is an odd serial number. But there are many more of them. They were sold only with a 2001-release limited-edition version of the Hexar RF camera. Usually they are numbered 0142/2001 for the date they were released.

This I assume is a typo or was made during the dark ages? The price on these sets is usually about $5000 or more. The Limited bodies have a rather ugly script "Limited" on the front.

[elude]

it is far too expensive, i've already seen these go WITH the hexar RF limited body for 3000$.

[Hacker]

They made more than one of these. They were sold in a kit with the limited edition Titanium HexaR RF. This one just appears to have the serial #00001.

If it is serial 001, then it will show 0001/2001, not 0001/0001.

[nksyoon]

The second "0001" looks different - photoshopped?

[Krosya]

WHere does it say ON THE LENS that it actually is indeed aspherical?

And yes, serial number looks funny/photoshopped to me too.

[Andy Aitken]

Not everyone marks their lenses with aspherical elements as such. It's mostly a Leica thing that some others have copied.

[Sparrow]

The second "0001" looks different - photoshopped?
Yep........think so

[sanmich]

They made more than one of these. They were sold in a kit with the limited edition Titanium HexaR RF. This one just appears to have the serial #00001.

Wasn't this the 60mm and not a 50mm?

[Harry Lime]

The original 1.2/50 Noct was ASPH. If I remember correctly it was the first commercial lens to use ASPH surfaces. But it was so difficult to produce these elements that the lens was discontinued.

The current incarnation of the 1.2/50 Noct does not use ASPH elements.

I think it is difficult to compare a 1.2 and 1.0 design. They are as different as a 1.4 and 2.0.

[Hacker]

The second "0001" looks different - photoshopped?

Why would a seller do that? Strange...

[infrequent]

Why would a seller do that? Strange...

so that some sucker doesn't notice? definitely looks like the 50mm f1.2 hexanon which was sold as a limited edition kit.

[Krosya]

Why would a seller do that? Strange...

So they could sell it for a lot more.

[nksyoon]

Looks like the seller photoshopped the edition number for an attempted scam: "It is a limited lens, ONLY ONE ever made. Yes, it is never in the market, it is A Museum Piece!"

[foto_fool]

Yep - "garden variety" HRF Limited lens. I betting on the photoshopped SN as well. And that's no "museum" quality front cap - not even an original. What a scam.

[nikonhswebmaster]

It could be a typo.

Among Nikon collectors there is always interest in mistakes. And Nikon made a lot of them, including even spelling their own name wrong on lenses!

[Stu W]

This is the same guy who was selling the M3 # 1,000,000. Wonder if that was legit?

[Hacker]

Wasn't this the 60mm and not a 50mm?

It is the 50mm, not the 60mm. The 60mm is black with the front in chrome where the filter sits..