Coastal Optical 60mm f/4 UV-VIS-IR Apo Macro lens for sale on flea-bay!

[LarsHP]

Since I have this lens myself, I am just sharing this auction for the readers of this forum.

 

I am in no way affiliated with the seller. This is just a "heads up" for those who may want to buy such a lens.

It is apparently only sold with caps; no original boxes. The item is in Texas.

 

Link to the ad: https://www.ebay.com/itm/145644503561

 

 

[lukaszgryglicki]

Sorry for OT: you live in my favorite city of all cities I've ever visited :)

Regarding the lens - price seems to be very interesting.

 

[LarsHP]

Thanks! 

 

Regarding the lens, please note that it's an auction ending in about three days. I expect the price to go up considerably during that time. 

[nfoto]

It's an auction and the final price is likely to be astronomical.

[ulf]

Last time I saw one of these Coastal Optical 60mm lenses on sale the price ended higher than some of the UV-Nikkors for sale at the same time with fixed price!

 

Here is another auction for an UV-Nikkor that might end at a more reasonable price:

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/o1100116378

 

[Andrea B.]

I'd always go for a UV-Nikkor or UV-Rayfact over a Coastal which does not have as far a "reach" and which requires dealing with that blasted hot-spot.

[lukaszgryglicki]

I would love to have UV-Sonnar instead.

 

[LarsHP]

15 minutes ago, lukaszgryglicki said:

I would love to have UV-Sonnar instead.

Instead of UV-Nikkor? Why? 

[ulf]

He already own an UV-Nikkor.

[Andrea B.]

UV-Sonnar is medium format 6cm x 6cm.

It has about 65% transmission from 220 nm

But this lens is so darned heavy. Not at all fun to use. And (IMHO) not as sharp as UV-Nikkor.

(Although there might be some model variation going on there.)

It is also not easy to find a mount converter.

 

I think for medium format I would try to locate one of Brian Caldwell's newer medium format, UV-dedicated lens.

[lukaszgryglicki]

I already have a mount converter for GFX (even one allowing tilt & shift) - And I have 4 other Hassy lenses, this is why i would like to have UV-Sonnar.

UV-Nikkor is for smaller format - strangely it does not vignette on GFX in most situations, but sometimes it does (like when doing close focusing) - UV-Sonnar at the same time will allow tilt, shift and is also wider - which is something I miss most - I would like to have something like Canon TS-E 17/4 mm for UV (I'm using it on GFX with full tilts & shifts with an adapter allowing electronic aperture control) - if that lens could pass UV just like UV-Nikkor I would love to use it with some (also non-existing) GFX clip-in UV-pass filter.

 

[Andrea B.]

I still think that Brian Caldwell's medium format UV lens is the way to go. It would also be very sharp.

This lens is gorgeous !!!

[dabateman]

But were can you buy that 120mm f/4.5 lens?

[lukaszgryglicki]

yes - links pls - looks really good - like a LF lens actually.

 

[JMC]

A few years ago I spoke with Brian about his 120mm lens. UV transmission was limited to about 325nm. When we last spoke the lens was not for sale (component sourcing issues).

[LarsHP]

For future reference; the eBay auction on the Coastal Optical 60mm lens ended at $4,271.78.

[Andy Perrin]

The UV Nikkor person got the better deal there. 

[LarsHP]

2 minutes ago, Andy Perrin said:

The UV Nikkor person got the better deal there. 

There is still 16 hours left on that auction, so we don't know what the winning bid will be.

[Andy Perrin]

Huh? That isn’t an auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335291664749

[lukaszgryglicki]

It was sold for $3.3k. If I didn't have mine I would buy it letting the seller know that I'll pick it up in person. Then I will travel back to EU with that lens on my Nikon D600 as a normal guy with camera - It would be on my neck not in the luggage :)

I travelled many times with UV-Nikkor and nobody attempted to try to collect taxes for it.

I was also travelling with Thorium Nikkor 35/1.4 (radioactive) but only once - and after that travel I will never ever get it with me again to any airport.

 

[LarsHP]

15 hours ago, Andy Perrin said:

Huh? That isn’t an auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335291664749

I thought you referred to the link Ulf shared above. 

[Andrea B.]

Jonathan -- Thank you for the update about Brian Caldwell's medium format UV-dedicated lens being no longer available. I will need to update our Lens Sticky with that info. It's sad that it is no longer being offered.

[JMC]

16 hours ago, Andrea B. said:

Jonathan -- Thank you for the update about Brian Caldwell's medium format UV-dedicated lens being no longer available. I will need to update our Lens Sticky with that info. It's sad that it is no longer being offered.

No problem Andrea. But please keep in mind I spoke with him about this a few years ago. I don't know the current status of this.