Prices are the approximate amount one should
expect to pay for a Nikon Rangefinder lens
in excellent, but used, condition. Glass
& body should be clean and without scratches or
marks. Hoods, boxes, caps and finders will all add to
the price listed below. Pricing was gathered from
sales on photo.net, ebay auctions, nikonhs.org,
Ritzcam.com, KEH.com, kevincameras.com and other
camera dealers. Prices are biased towards ebay
auctions. Expect to pay more buying from a dealer. Note:
most lenses have more than one version but only
cosmetics & lens weight (materials) were changed.
Optical layouts remained the same. I have only listed
the major versions of each lens. Pricing data
compiled Nov & Dec. '05.
Latest Update: July 15, 2006 *Prices have been slowly
falling over the past 6 months. I have also seen more
rare lenses ( 25mm and others ) for sale than ever
before.
Lens Name
|
$$$ |
Basic
Information
|
Optical Layout
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| Nikon 21mm F4 |
No data, but likely $ 5K-8K |
Introduced in 1959. Crazy
rare, less than 700 made. 8 Elements. Sold
w/finder. A review of this
rare lens (and others) from an owner. |
 |
| Nikon 25mm F4 |
$ 1,700(1) w/finder |
Introduced in 1953. Rare,
about 2,500 made. 4 Elements. Sold with finder.
Versions: 1. Chrome 2. Black. Three of these
lenses have shown up for sale on ebay in the last
9 months. S.Gandy article on
this lens. |
 |
| Nikon 28mm F3.5 |
$ 375(1) $ 500(2) |
Introduced in 1952. About
10,000 made. 6 Elements. Versions: 1. Chrome 2.
Black. |
 |
| Nikon 35mm F1.8 |
$ 650* |
Introduced in 1956. 7
Element design. About 8,000 made. Possibly the
best 35mm of its time. * Prices vary widely on
this lens. Great article on
this lens from Nikon. |
 |
| Nikon 35mm F2.5 |
$ 200(1) $ 325(2) |
Introduced in 1952. 6
Element design. About 28,000 made. Versions: 1.
Chrome 2. Black. Discussion of the
performance of this lens |
 |
| Nikon 35mm F3.5 |
$ 150(2) $ 350(3) |
Introduced in 1948/9. 4
Elements. About 19,000 made. Versions: 1. Early
Chrome 2. Chrome 3. Black. Simple design similiar
to the Leica 35mm F3.5 Elmar |
 |
| Nikon 50mm F1.1 |
$ 4,000(1&2) |
Introduced in 1956. 9
Elements. Versions: 1. Internal mount 2. External
mount. About 1,500 of version 1 and 1,800 of
version 2 made. In depth look at
this lens from Nikon's site. |
 |
| Nikon 50mm F1.4 |
$ 210(1) $ 265(2) $2,500(4) |
Introduced in 1950. 7
Elements. Probably more than 75,000 made.
Versions: 1. Chrome 2. Black 3. "All
Black" 4. Olympic. The low down on
this famous and most classic of lenses. |
 |
| Nikon 50mm F1.5 |
$ 2,000 |
Introduced in 1950. 7
Elements. About 1,100 made. Rotoloni article on
this rare lens. |
 |
| Nikon 50mm F2.0 |
$ 150(2) $ 225(3) |
Introduced in Nikon mount
1948. 6 Elements. Versions: 1. Collapsible 2.
Rigid chrome 3. Black |
 |
| Nikon 50mm f3.5 Micro |
unsold on ebay ( 1/06) at $ 3,500 |
Introduced in 1956. 5
Elements. About 1,500 made. Highly desired &
rare. Pacificrimcamera.com
article on this lens. |
|
| Nikon 85mm F1.5 |
$ 1,900 |
Introduced in 1951? 7
Elements. About 2,000 made. Article from
Nikon.com on this lens. |
 |
| Nikon 85mm F2.0 |
$ 300(2) $ 600(3) |
Introduced in 1948/9. 5
Elements. Versions: 1. Early Chrome (F16) 2.
Chrome (F32) 3. Black (price varies widely). S. Gandy article on
this lens. |
 |
| Nikon 105mm F4.0 |
$ 921 Sold ebay-Jan '06 but had
small engraving |
Introduced in 1959. 3
Elements. About 2,000 made. S. Gandy article on
this lens. |
 |
| Nikon 105mm F2.5 |
$ 350 (1&2) |
Introduced in 1953. 5
Elements. About 22,000 made. Versions: 1. Early,
w/studs on lens rim 2. No studs |
 |
| Nikon 135mm F4.0 |
No data |
Introduced in 1948. 4
Elements. Rare, less than 900 made. S. Gandy article on
this rarity. |
|
| Nikon 135mm F3.5 |
$ 100(1) $ 125(2) $ 200(3) |
Introduced in 1950. 4
Elements. Anout 30,000 made. Versions: 1. Chrome
2. Black 3. "All Black" |
 |
| Nikon 180mm F 2.5 |
No data |
Introduced in 1953. 6
Elements. About 1,200 made. |
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Some of the larger,
more exotic Nikon RF lenses also made were: 250mm F4.0, 350mm
F4.5, 500mm F5.0, 1000mm F6.3
Also,
not mentioned above:
35mm F3.5
Stereo Nikkor, Original 50mm F3.5 Nikkor ( made
for Canon and Nikon )
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