Sample Footage Shot with the Ultra Rare Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 that Can See Behind Itself

About once per year, one of the rare Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lenses out there pops up on eBay when some camera shop or another picks one up. The price ranges from $60K to $160K and it’s gotten to the point where we usually just ignore the listings because… well… we’ve covered them enough times.

But when one of our readers tipped us off to a new listing earlier today, we took notice, because this one comes with a sample video of the lens in action.

The folks at Photografica in Denmark slapped their copy onto a Nikon D4s and created the video above showing the 6mm from all angles, and sample footage they captured with the incredible 220° field of view lens.

They even go through the lens’s 5 built-in filters: Skylight L1BC, Medium Yellow Y48, Deep Yellow Y52, Orange O56 and Red R60.

Here are some pictures of the lens from the eBay auction:

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This particular lens isn’t in perfect condition, which explains the slightly lower price tag. According to the auction, “the body has signs of wear, inside the lens are dust particles and the front lens unfortunately has flaws in the coating.” But Photografica maintains the image the lens captures is sharp and issues with the coating are very difficult to see.

If you’ve got approximately $70K in excess funds sitting around, check out the video above and then head over to the eBay auction where you can learn more, see many more pictures of the lens and all its flaws, and possibly drop some cash in Photografica’s pockets.

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