Originally Posted by
Jagboi
Yep, it came on a mint F-1 body I picked up on Ebay and $30 was the premium above what F-1's norminally sell for. It must have been some sort of insitution that was selling them as surplus, as the seller had 6 identical F-1's ( no AE finder) with 50 f1.2's (not the 1.2L unfortunately).
True, the FD glass is manual only that's probably what keeps the price down. I also got a 300/2.8 from a collector for $700 and I doubt it had ever been out of the case. The white paint was totally unmarked, even where the lens hood clamps on.
You can get 300mm f2.8 manual lenses in live mounts for that price, although not in true mint condition. I paid under $600 for my Nikkor 300mm f2.8 AI ED manual focus lens a couple of years ago. But it was only in about 7.5/10 condition.