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CANON NORITA KOGAKU Noritar 1.4/135mm
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Click here to see on Ebay.de Shocked Shocked

Click here to see on Ebay.de


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f1.4 !!??? ... WOWW!! ..

Was it made for normal lens or special purposes (astronomy, surveilance, night shot video, etc ??)


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I don't recall ever seeing one of those. We sold an 85mm f1.5, or maybe f1.4, back in the mid-1970s together with a 135mm f2. They looked very much like this one but were branded AICO, the trading name of the UK importer, Apparatus & Instrument Company. Maybe they were from the same maker. They were pretty expensive and being a "No Name" item as far as the public was concerned we never sold many of them. In fact, I think we only ever had one of each of them.


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I'ma buy this!
What mount is it in? Smile Can't figure it out...


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A french guy had this lens : Very weak wide open, he said. Nikon mount.
The topic and all its knowledge has sunk, unfortunately Crying or Very sad
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It's not that brand new that most ultra high speed lenses are not very contrasty wide open.

For the records: this one looked close to mint, with case and "Noritar" front cap (diameter?) and closed at 1125 EUR (27 bids)

From outline similar to the Vivitar 135/1.5, but with rubberized focus ring (newer?)


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Wow on 2 counts, the lens itself and the price it sold for.

JJ


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wish I were the one selling it....


Klaus


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jjphoto wrote:
Wow on 2 counts, the lens itself and the price it sold for.

JJ


A Summicron is both slower, and more expensive, at least in terms of price:weight ratio Laughing


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exaklaus wrote:
wish I were the one selling it....
Klaus


Very Happy


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(And probably would not regret for that amount)!! Smile

RARE enough I Believe
Anyway, some other "not so extreme lens design" are much more expensive, due its rarity!


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I was super curious about this lens after stingOM posted this Smile
But frustaringly not much info about this lens on the internet.
Only 2 topics found, in MF :

http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=43290

and one in Fredmiranda.

And mysteriously not a single photo taken with this lens I found on the internet.
Is it because the lens is not good at wide open (and at any aperture Smile ) or the owner only use it for video or nightshot/astronomy or else? Smile