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k2c1959k2c1959 Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
edited February 6, 2008 in Cameras
A 1200 MM CANON LENSE AT B&H FOR A MERE 99k...:barb


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

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  • Moogle PepperMoogle Pepper Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    Holy moly!!

    Nice... but ... nothing I would be able to lift...:cry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    No IS!!!

    That's a deal breaker for me...I like to hand hold.rolleyes1.gif
  • WacrerWacrer Registered Users Posts: 78 Big grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    Not exactly your sluthing lens......
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  • BendrBendr Registered Users Posts: 665 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    I wonder if it would work with RRS Pano gear? :giggle
  • PineapplePhotoPineapplePhoto Registered Users Posts: 474 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    Funny that the recommended accessories include the: Canon
    Lens Cleaning Kit
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  • Duckys54Duckys54 Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    "Need something longer? A Canon Extender EF 1.4x boosts the beast up to a 1680/8, and the Canon Extender EF 2x will get you to a 2400/11. For what it's worth, if you couple this lens to a Rebel XTi or EOS 40D you end up with the 35mm-equivalent of 1920/5.6, a 2688/8 with a 1.4x extender, and a 3840/11 with a 2x extender. If you need to focus any tighter to your subject you'll have to hop a plane and fly there."

    Oh my.
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  • ShorthairShorthair Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited February 6, 2008
    The perfect accessory to my 40D!!
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    I think they should give free gifts with it i.e MK3,40d,450d
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  • cmasoncmason Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    I liked the humor and the way it was written, good job B&H...do it more often
  • kombizzkombizz Banned Posts: 267 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    I guess not only I can see all of her details in her bedroom, but also can see the details of her bra!
    Holy Moly!
    k2c1959 wrote:
    A 1200 MM CANON LENSE AT B&H FOR A MERE 99k...wings.gif


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

    TIME TO JUMP SHIP HARRY....Laughing.gifrolleyes1.gif
  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    You mean nobody's snapped it up yet? That lens has been there for about a month now.
  • kini62kini62 Registered Users Posts: 441 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    I was just about to go for it when I learned of the 46 foot minimum focus distance. :cry

    This would negate my intended use of the lens which would've been chasing my kids around the house and getting those "in close" shots.rolleyes1.gif

    Gene
  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    No IS!!!

    That's a deal breaker for me...I like to hand hold.rolleyes1.gif
    Laughing.gif -- literally!
  • AugieAugie Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    Better one was posted on one of Baldys other sites.

    Care for 5200mm reflex
    251667899-O.jpg

    Yes that is a 35mm on the right side
  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    kini62 wrote:
    I was just about to go for it when I learned of the 46 foot minimum focus distance. :cry


    Gene
    Now that I'm being screwed out of my press credential for NCAA lacrosse (long story, posted about elsewhere here), this might be just the ticket -- I may not get within 46 YARDS of the sideline. I just need to see if RRS has a lens plate for it so I can use it with my monopod.
  • PhotoskipperPhotoskipper Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    800 mm F5.6
    Just found out that there is 800 mm F5.6 available from the Canon US web page. But it is pending for FCC approval before release,:crazy

    I don't think it make more sense that carry a 35 lbs aluminum tube around. Remember that you need a heavy duty tripod weight 20 lb and the super ball head weight another 5 - 10 lbs to support the 35 lbs lens plus the body. The total 60 -70lbs is not mobile at all. The 1200 mm may need to be mounted on H1 like the anti-aircraft machine gun or need two porters to carry it behind you.:help

    Just get a 600 mm with a 2X will be extreme.

    I am waiting for my 500 mm to arrive. May put a 2X then 1.4X to have 1400 mm :ivar
    big boys like to dream of big toys. Good to keep in my wishlist.

    There are cheap alternative on ebay - just 200 dollars can get a 800 - 1600 zoom (but F 16), not sure about the IQ
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  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    Just found out that there is 800 mm F5.6 available from the Canon US web page. But it is pending for FCC approval before release,:crazy

    I don't think it make more sense that carry a 35 lbs aluminum tube around. Remember that you need a heavy duty tripod weight 20 lb and the super ball head weight another 5 - 10 lbs to support the 35 lbs lens plus the body. The total 60 -70lbs is not mobile at all. The 1200 mm may need to be mounted on H1 like the anti-aircraft machine gun or need two porters to carry it behind you.:help

    Just get a 600 mm with a 2X will be extreme.

    I am waiting for my 500 mm to arrive. May put a 2X then 1.4X to have 1400 mm :ivar
    big boys like to dream of big toys. Good to keep in my wishlist.

    There are cheap alternative on ebay - just 200 dollars can get a 800 - 1600 zoom (but F 16), not sure about the IQ
    Um, this is a $99,000 lens. 99,000 USD may be nothing to you since you live abroad and can get dollars cheap, but I'm pretty sure the rest of us are just joking about our potential applications for that canon (pun intended).
  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    Augie wrote:
    Better one was posted on one of Baldys other sites.

    Care for 5200mm reflex
    251667899-O.jpg

    Yes that is a 35mm on the right side
    Cool! How much at B&H? Will it work with my dSLRs or do I have to pull out my old EOS Rebel film SLR from 20 years ago (it should still work)?

    I looked for the review on The-Digital-Picture.com (the enabler of my lens addiction) but it's not posted yet.
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited February 6, 2008
    ... There are cheap alternative on ebay - just 200 dollars can get a 800 - 1600 zoom (but F 16), not sure about the IQ

    While it's not quite a pop bottle bottom, it's not really a "quality" lens either. There are reviews available and shots of the moon are interesting. Not the worst I've seen but not worth the money either (IMHO).
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  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2008
    cmason wrote:
    I liked the humor and the way it was written, good job B&H...do it more often
    Totally agree -- I love B&H and it's nice to see them tongue-in-cheek on the appropriate occasion. My favorite: "Operators are standing by"!
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited February 6, 2008
    That 5200mm has a small drawback in that the minimum subject focus distance is 120 meters.
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