marco0782
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I'm selling my Zeiss Jena 50mm f/0.77 for Nikon F mount to help finance a student film I'm working on. I'm hoping to get $1000 for this incredibly rare lens but I am willing to consider any and all offers.
This lens was made in the late 60's and was probably for X-ray use. It has an M42 mount but I am including an M42 to Nikon F adapter. The lens is fixed focus and fixed aperture and it works as a macro. However, if you turn the lens backwards you can focus to anything you want, from a few centimeters all the way to infinity. I have mounted it this way by placing rods under my camera and a vertically rising lens support to hold the lens (I'd be happy to explain more if you are interested). You can also handhold the lens and hover it back and forth to find focus (like a lensbaby). The third and last pictures I included were taken this way.
Also, I have used this lens in video with amazing results. You can view a test I did at:
http://www.marcocordero.com/zeissf0.7.mov
Because of its incredibly shallow depth of field you can make very abstract images. It's also a very sharp lens as you can see in the video test. I am sorry that my stills are a little grainy and fuzzy as I had to have them scanned at the local drugstore because my Coolscan V is being borrowed by a friend. Also, I can try to take more pictures of the lens itself if you are interested. I don't own a digital camera but I can borrow one.
The lens is in absolute mint condition. No scratches anywhere.
This lens was made in the late 60's and was probably for X-ray use. It has an M42 mount but I am including an M42 to Nikon F adapter. The lens is fixed focus and fixed aperture and it works as a macro. However, if you turn the lens backwards you can focus to anything you want, from a few centimeters all the way to infinity. I have mounted it this way by placing rods under my camera and a vertically rising lens support to hold the lens (I'd be happy to explain more if you are interested). You can also handhold the lens and hover it back and forth to find focus (like a lensbaby). The third and last pictures I included were taken this way.
Also, I have used this lens in video with amazing results. You can view a test I did at:
http://www.marcocordero.com/zeissf0.7.mov
Because of its incredibly shallow depth of field you can make very abstract images. It's also a very sharp lens as you can see in the video test. I am sorry that my stills are a little grainy and fuzzy as I had to have them scanned at the local drugstore because my Coolscan V is being borrowed by a friend. Also, I can try to take more pictures of the lens itself if you are interested. I don't own a digital camera but I can borrow one.
The lens is in absolute mint condition. No scratches anywhere.