Author Topic: The Mother of All Lenses (Read 5232 times)

GeoPappas · « **on:** February 06, 2008, 09:26 »

Check out this behemoth.

It's a Canon 1200mm f/5.6 L lens. It weighs 36 lbs. and is 33" long and 9" wide. There have been less than 20 of them made since 1993.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Mother-of-All-L-Lenses.jsp

wysiwyg_foto · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2008, 10:58 »

...and it's only $99,000USD (used). I paid $73,900 for my house!

GeoPappas · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2008, 11:07 »

Imagine getting a rejection on a photo taken with this lens!

vphoto · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2008, 13:18 »

yes, for sure, images from this lens do not belong to microstock sites on this planet.

vonkara · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2008, 16:06 »

I would be strange if a building was getting on fire because of the sun reflection... Then I would be the king of the world

graficallyminded · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2008, 11:10 »

Wow, a telescope you can strap to your camera. Definitely not worth the 100 grand.

sharply_done · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2008, 13:21 »

Sadly enough, the only market for lenses like this are the most unscrupulous of the paparazzi. It must be brutal to be a celebrity ...

Mormegil · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2008, 23:39 »

Quote from: sharply_done on February 14, 2008, 13:21

Sadly enough, the only market for lenses like this are the most unscrupulous of the paparazzi. It must be brutal to be a celebrity ...

30+ lbs seems a bit too heavy to lug around for paparazzi.

How about sports shooters? Sports Illustrated has a pair of these babies, I understand. I think NASA also has one for Shuttle launches. And don't forget the occasional billionaire hobbyist - like the owner of Oakley.

graficallyminded · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2008, 23:41 »

Someday, a high school kid will figure out how to convert a $100 telescope to do the same thing and post it on his blog. LOL

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