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Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
I ordered one of these but I paid the $89.95 price. There are two different styles of this lens out on eBay. Make sure you get the one for the Coolpix 995 and not the one for the 990 and previous models. There is a difference because of the magnification and lens structure. The correct one you should be looking at is the one that is a 7 element lens in 4 groups.Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must be careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a 180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83 degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95. Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses, spotting scopes, etc.Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
You gotta be kidding (lol).
Stephen
Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
It is ok for you to slag off someone You are a rich dude who got wealthyAnybody who believes that number of elements means better would be
fair game for fraud. It might interest you to know that the WC-E28
at two elements is just as sharp as the WC-E63 at four elements.
Element count does not equal sharpness but there are a lot of posts
here describing the inferior wide and tele converters with more
elements than the ones Nikon makes.
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
It is ok for you to slag off someone You are a rich dude who gotAnybody who believes that number of elements means better would be
fair game for fraud. It might interest you to know that the WC-E28
at two elements is just as sharp as the WC-E63 at four elements.
Element count does not equal sharpness but there are a lot of posts
here describing the inferior wide and tele converters with more
elements than the ones Nikon makes.
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
wealthy
by breaking the rules of this forum by promoting your e-book You
should have been banished for your sins but you obviously have
influence here!
A knowall with no time for others opinions!
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
Jerry
Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
Jerry
Has anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
All alot you people seem to do here is blow smoke. And alot of you people seem to have all the answers to everything. What ever you own is the best and anything else is considered junk. You people would complain or argue anything and I'm not going to immerse myself in your pettiness. This lens is on an auction and its list price is somewhere around 299.00. It is a brand new lens. There was a previous post stating that a number of posts said this lens was inferior and doesn't work. How could anybody make a statement like that when the lens is brand new in the market. It's exactly what I mean about people making judgements based on nothing. You better believe seven elements are better then four are any day of the week, unless of course those lenses were made out of pop bottle bottoms. So whoever wrote that statement better get their facts straight. That is a generally accepted principle in with many in the optics field. Generally speaking, do you think the optical glass on a telesope is the deciding factor in its quality, Not!!! The mirrors incorporated into the telescopes and the eye pieces are the important parts of both spotting scopes and telescopes. Alot of companies build their scopes from the OBJECTIVE LENS BACK to the eyepiece. That is backwards. There are numerous pieces of optical quality glass made in abundance. What, do you think Nikon has some hold on the best glass. If you think that you better go pick up another bottle of booze. Get your facts straight. The barrel of the lens is titanium. High quality glass lens. I did not say this lens used the best optical glass on the market. That is a subjective and "not" quantifiable with any lens. People will argue about who can spit farther if you stoop to that level!Sorry to disagree but....
Titanium can be machined at the same cost as stainless steel - for
a given part.
I design and build stuff out of both materials (and many others)
for high quantity production runs and the piece part cost is
identical.
Cost is not a driving factor for the selection of titanium.
However, the difference here is that a seven element lens should
cost substantially more than a four element lens because:
More elements to make.
More elements to mount.
More complex mounting structure.
More complex and lengthy assembly process.
So to return to my point, the cost (whether stainless or titanium)
is dirven by the above factors.
To that end , I would agree with your conclusions Peter, the cost
itself does not assure better performance than a similar product,
properly designed and fabricated, that uses fewer elements.
Tom
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
All alot you people seem to do here is blow smoke. And alot of youSorry to disagree but....
Titanium can be machined at the same cost as stainless steel - for
a given part.
I design and build stuff out of both materials (and many others)
for high quantity production runs and the piece part cost is
identical.
Cost is not a driving factor for the selection of titanium.
However, the difference here is that a seven element lens should
cost substantially more than a four element lens because:
More elements to make.
More elements to mount.
More complex mounting structure.
More complex and lengthy assembly process.
So to return to my point, the cost (whether stainless or titanium)
is dirven by the above factors.
To that end , I would agree with your conclusions Peter, the cost
people seem to have all the answers to everything. What ever you
own is the best and anything else is considered junk. You people
would complain or argue anything and I'm not going to immerse
myself in your pettiness. This lens is on an auction and its list
price is somewhere around 299.00. It is a brand new lens. There was
a previous post stating that a number of posts said this lens was
inferior and doesn't work. How could anybody make a statement like
that when the lens is brand new in the market. It's exactly what I
mean about people making judgements based on nothing. You better
believe seven elements are better then four are any day of the
week, unless of course those lenses were made out of pop bottle
bottoms. So whoever wrote that statement better get their facts
straight. That is a generally accepted principle in with many in
the optics field. Generally speaking, do you think the optical
glass on a telesope is the deciding factor in its quality, Not!!!
The mirrors incorporated into the telescopes and the eye pieces are
the important parts of both spotting scopes and telescopes. Alot of
companies build their scopes from the OBJECTIVE LENS BACK to the
eyepiece. That is backwards. There are numerous pieces of optical
quality glass made in abundance. What, do you think Nikon has some
hold on the best glass. If you think that you better go pick up
another bottle of booze. Get your facts straight. The barrel of
the lens is titanium. High quality glass lens. I did not say this
lens used the best optical glass on the market. That is a
subjective and "not" quantifiable with any lens. People will argue
about who can spit farther if you stoop to that level!
itself does not assure better performance than a similar product,
properly designed and fabricated, that uses fewer elements.
Tom
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
All alot you people seem to do here is blow smoke. And alot of youSorry to disagree but....
Titanium can be machined at the same cost as stainless steel - for
a given part.
I design and build stuff out of both materials (and many others)
for high quantity production runs and the piece part cost is
identical.
Cost is not a driving factor for the selection of titanium.
However, the difference here is that a seven element lens should
cost substantially more than a four element lens because:
More elements to make.
More elements to mount.
More complex mounting structure.
More complex and lengthy assembly process.
So to return to my point, the cost (whether stainless or titanium)
is dirven by the above factors.
To that end , I would agree with your conclusions Peter, the cost
people seem to have all the answers to everything. What ever you
own is the best and anything else is considered junk. You people
would complain or argue anything and I'm not going to immerse
myself in your pettiness. This lens is on an auction and its list
price is somewhere around 299.00. It is a brand new lens. There was
a previous post stating that a number of posts said this lens was
inferior and doesn't work. How could anybody make a statement like
that when the lens is brand new in the market. It's exactly what I
mean about people making judgements based on nothing. You better
believe seven elements are better then four are any day of the
week, unless of course those lenses were made out of pop bottle
bottoms. So whoever wrote that statement better get their facts
straight. That is a generally accepted principle in with many in
the optics field. Generally speaking, do you think the optical
glass on a telesope is the deciding factor in its quality, Not!!!
The mirrors incorporated into the telescopes and the eye pieces are
the important parts of both spotting scopes and telescopes. Alot of
companies build their scopes from the OBJECTIVE LENS BACK to the
eyepiece. That is backwards. There are numerous pieces of optical
quality glass made in abundance. What, do you think Nikon has some
hold on the best glass. If you think that you better go pick up
another bottle of booze. Get your facts straight. The barrel of
the lens is titanium. High quality glass lens. I did not say this
lens used the best optical glass on the market. That is a
subjective and "not" quantifiable with any lens. People will argue
about who can spit farther if you stoop to that level!
itself does not assure better performance than a similar product,
properly designed and fabricated, that uses fewer elements.
Tom
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
Are you telling me something that I know or don't know. I have been a purchasing agent for many years. I think sales is on the other side of the fence from purchasing, isn't it. I've seen all the tricks, don't you think? I usually don't like to force strong opinions on others when those opinions can be quite subjective. But here's one for you to chew on for awhile. Is a lens or the mirror in a device the deciding factor on how good an image a device produces. I believe you are on the lens side of the fence.Good luck Snake, List price is a choice by the seller. You can put
it wherever you want to make the customer feel good. I was in sales
for years and saw alot of competitors using this technique. It may
be a great lens but the Nikon 995 is a computerized camera with
settings to take it's own lens's which in my opinion are not
overpriced for as good as they are..
All alot you people seem to do here is blow smoke. And alot of youSorry to disagree but....
Titanium can be machined at the same cost as stainless steel - for
a given part.
I design and build stuff out of both materials (and many others)
for high quantity production runs and the piece part cost is
identical.
Cost is not a driving factor for the selection of titanium.
However, the difference here is that a seven element lens should
cost substantially more than a four element lens because:
More elements to make.
More elements to mount.
More complex mounting structure.
More complex and lengthy assembly process.
So to return to my point, the cost (whether stainless or titanium)
is dirven by the above factors.
To that end , I would agree with your conclusions Peter, the cost
people seem to have all the answers to everything. What ever you
own is the best and anything else is considered junk. You people
would complain or argue anything and I'm not going to immerse
myself in your pettiness. This lens is on an auction and its list
price is somewhere around 299.00. It is a brand new lens. There was
a previous post stating that a number of posts said this lens was
inferior and doesn't work. How could anybody make a statement like
that when the lens is brand new in the market. It's exactly what I
mean about people making judgements based on nothing. You better
believe seven elements are better then four are any day of the
week, unless of course those lenses were made out of pop bottle
bottoms. So whoever wrote that statement better get their facts
straight. That is a generally accepted principle in with many in
the optics field. Generally speaking, do you think the optical
glass on a telesope is the deciding factor in its quality, Not!!!
The mirrors incorporated into the telescopes and the eye pieces are
the important parts of both spotting scopes and telescopes. Alot of
companies build their scopes from the OBJECTIVE LENS BACK to the
eyepiece. That is backwards. There are numerous pieces of optical
quality glass made in abundance. What, do you think Nikon has some
hold on the best glass. If you think that you better go pick up
another bottle of booze. Get your facts straight. The barrel of
the lens is titanium. High quality glass lens. I did not say this
lens used the best optical glass on the market. That is a
subjective and "not" quantifiable with any lens. People will argue
about who can spit farther if you stoop to that level!
itself does not assure better performance than a similar product,
properly designed and fabricated, that uses fewer elements.
Tom
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
Are you telling me something that I know or don't know. I have beenGood luck Snake, List price is a choice by the seller. You can put
it wherever you want to make the customer feel good. I was in sales
for years and saw alot of competitors using this technique. It may
be a great lens but the Nikon 995 is a computerized camera with
settings to take it's own lens's which in my opinion are not
overpriced for as good as they are..
a purchasing agent for many years. I think sales is on the other
side of the fence from purchasing, isn't it. I've seen all the
tricks, don't you think? I usually don't like to force strong
opinions on others when those opinions can be quite subjective. But
here's one for you to chew on for awhile. Is a lens or the mirror
in a device the deciding factor on how good an image a device
produces. I believe you are on the lens side of the fence.
Do camera's have mirrors in them? Have you ever heard of a Zambuto
mirror? Do you know what its fuction and ultimate result with an
image is?
All alot you people seem to do here is blow smoke. And alot of youSorry to disagree but....
Titanium can be machined at the same cost as stainless steel - for
a given part.
I design and build stuff out of both materials (and many others)
for high quantity production runs and the piece part cost is
identical.
Cost is not a driving factor for the selection of titanium.
However, the difference here is that a seven element lens should
cost substantially more than a four element lens because:
More elements to make.
More elements to mount.
More complex mounting structure.
More complex and lengthy assembly process.
So to return to my point, the cost (whether stainless or titanium)
is dirven by the above factors.
To that end , I would agree with your conclusions Peter, the cost
people seem to have all the answers to everything. What ever you
own is the best and anything else is considered junk. You people
would complain or argue anything and I'm not going to immerse
myself in your pettiness. This lens is on an auction and its list
price is somewhere around 299.00. It is a brand new lens. There was
a previous post stating that a number of posts said this lens was
inferior and doesn't work. How could anybody make a statement like
that when the lens is brand new in the market. It's exactly what I
mean about people making judgements based on nothing. You better
believe seven elements are better then four are any day of the
week, unless of course those lenses were made out of pop bottle
bottoms. So whoever wrote that statement better get their facts
straight. That is a generally accepted principle in with many in
the optics field. Generally speaking, do you think the optical
glass on a telesope is the deciding factor in its quality, Not!!!
The mirrors incorporated into the telescopes and the eye pieces are
the important parts of both spotting scopes and telescopes. Alot of
companies build their scopes from the OBJECTIVE LENS BACK to the
eyepiece. That is backwards. There are numerous pieces of optical
quality glass made in abundance. What, do you think Nikon has some
hold on the best glass. If you think that you better go pick up
another bottle of booze. Get your facts straight. The barrel of
the lens is titanium. High quality glass lens. I did not say this
lens used the best optical glass on the market. That is a
subjective and "not" quantifiable with any lens. People will argue
about who can spit farther if you stoop to that level!
itself does not assure better performance than a similar product,
properly designed and fabricated, that uses fewer elements.
Tom
The Nikon brand lenses are COMPUTED to work right where they sit.
Not a millimeter this way or that. I DARE anybody to put one of
these "Crystal Titanium" lenses in my hands for a one week test
against the Nikon made lenses I already have.
Or, alternatively, ship one to Phil Askey for his comments.
When you think about the idea of making a complex structure like
the support system for SEVEN elements out of titanium, there is no
such thing as $89.95 that matches that idea. Not even if they were
made by slave labor. That stuff is so hard to work that it costs
many times as much to turn, thread, shape and carve as it would to
make the same item out of stainless steel.
So what could it be? A band of titanium around the belt line of the
converter? A tiny titanium ring at the front? No titanium at all?
You have my permission (although you don't need it) to shovel your
money into any hole it fits, but do NOT buy one of these without a
FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and that means no "restocking fees".
That also means buying one from a vendor you can reach out and
touch when you realize how lame a product is--not one you have to
stage an interstate battle with when the warrantee is suddenly
forgotten.
-iNova
Snake Pliskin? I thought he was dead...
There are several styles of this lens out there so one must beHas anybody tried the "Crystal Titanium" lenses they sell on eBay ?
The wide angle looks interesting and seems to have quite a large
field of view that might interest me and they currectly sell for
around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK.
Please post your comments !
--
Stay safe !
Jean-Pierre
careful to look at the right one if interested in purchasing. This
is a brand new lens for the 995 and does not need step rings. The
lens screws right on the Coolpix 995 threads. Excuse me I made an
error with the spec's in my previous message. The Crystal Optics
lens is made out of high quality glass, titanium body, and with a
180 degree field of view @ .45. This lens is a seven element in
five group lens; whereas, the Nikon is a 4 element lens in four
groups. The Nikons lens field of view is less than half at 83
degrees field of view. Not hardly an inferior lens for 89.95.
Pictures are avialable to examine. In optical terms, a seven
element lenses is a rare find whether it's in camera lenses,
spotting scopes, etc.
From your latest post:around 35-40$. The telephoto sells at about the same price and
looks OK."
Do you see the problem?price is somewhere around 299.00."
