WOW -Get yourself a great Christmas Present Nikon 120 Macro

[Danny Liao]

I just got mine too. Now, if i could only find a copal 0 lensboard for a Toyo A for cheap! Why are lensboards so expensive anyway??

[John Bowen]

I just got mine too. Now, if i could only find a copal 0 lensboard for a Toyo A for cheap! Why are lensboards so expensive anyway??

I think this marketing strategy was developed by Gillette, give away the Lens, sell them the Lensboards

[roteague]

I just got mine too. Now, if i could only find a copal 0 lensboard for a Toyo A for cheap! Why are lensboards so expensive anyway??

A lensboard for the 45AII is only $70, I don't find that expensive at all - less than a box of film.

[Kerry L. Thalmann]

A lensboard for the 45AII is only $70, I don't find that expensive at all - less than a box of film.

There is a Canadian seller on eBay who regulary sells new, in-the-box genuine Toyo 110mm lens boards at discount prices. In his current listing, with a Buy-It-Now price of $37.99 each, he has 11 pre-drilled Copal 0 boards (the size Danny needs for his new 120mm Nikkor AM) at this price.

In separate listings, he currently has 13 recessed boards (Copal 0) for $52.99 each and one Copal 1 board for for $38.99.

I've never bought anything from this seller. Just passing along the info.

Kerry

[Christopher Perez]

There's also an eBayer who's got a $430USD buy it now on the Nikkor 120 macro.

I guess these are now considered rare.

[Kerry L. Thalmann]

If anyone has the Nikkor 800mm T-ED, by the way, I noticed they have the 600mm rear cell also really cheap right now.

I noticed this back before Christmas, but hemmed and hawed about it for a few weeks. Yesterday, I finally got off the fence and ordered a 600mm rear element for my 800mm T-ED. I don't REALLY need one, but at $229.95 + $6.15 for shipping, it seemed too good a deal to pass up.

Kerry

[merlo.luca1961@libero.it]

I already own a G-Claron 150. Do you think I will get a great advantage (above all in the bellows draw) if I also order a Macro 120 Nikon. I have been also informed that you cam mount a 4T lens in front of the lens and taking pictures reducing dramatically the bellows draw required. Do you know anything about it ? Where coul I find this additional lens ?

Ciao

Luca

[rob]

4T lens is a 52mm-thread 2-element nikon close-up filter. It may be discontinued. Alternatively, you can use canon 250D or 500D 2-element close-up filters which are available new. The 5.6 aperture in the nikon will help in focusing, and I'm sure the nikon is sharper, especially at larger aperture.

[Ted Harris]

merlo, the only advantage you will get in the bellows draw is that which allpies to a 120 v a 150 lens; that is yoou will need 240mm of bellows to go to 1:1 as opposed to 300mm. Again, as I noted earlier .... I have a bunch of Schneider/B+W 2x filters .... PM if interested.

[Enrico Faini]

wow nice
it looks like it will even cover 5x7 at 1:1

I've just ordered mine