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k2c1959 · February 5, 2008

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

TIME TO JUMP SHIP HARRY....LOL:rofl

Moogle Pepper · February 5, 2008

Holy moly!!

Nice... but ... nothing I would be able to lift...:cry

Ric Grupe · February 5, 2008

No IS!!!

That's a deal breaker for me...I like to hand hold.

Wacrer · February 5, 2008

Not exactly your sluthing lens......

Bendr · February 5, 2008

I wonder if it would work with RRS Pano gear? :giggle

PineapplePhoto · February 5, 2008

Funny that the recommended accessories include the: Canon
Lens Cleaning Kit

Duckys54 · 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.

Shorthair · February 6, 2008

The perfect accessory to my 40D!!

Awais Yaqub · February 6, 2008

I think they should give free gifts with it i.e MK3,40d,450d

cmason · February 6, 2008

I liked the humor and the way it was written, good job B&H...do it more often

kombizz · 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...

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

TIME TO JUMP SHIP HARRY....

claudermilk · February 6, 2008

You mean nobody's snapped it up yet? That lens has been there for about a month now.

kini62 · 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.

Gene

KED · February 6, 2008

Ric Grupe wrote:

No IS!!!

That's a deal breaker for me...I like to hand hold.

-- literally!

Augie · February 6, 2008

Better one was posted on one of Baldys other sites.

Care for 5200mm reflex

Yes that is a 35mm on the right side

KED · 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.

Photoskipper · 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

KED · February 6, 2008

Photoskipper wrote:

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).

KED · February 6, 2008

Augie wrote:

Better one was posted on one of Baldys other sites.

Care for 5200mm reflex

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.

ziggy53 · February 6, 2008

Photoskipper wrote:

... 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).

KED · 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"!

SavedByZero · February 6, 2008

impressive.

David_S85 · February 6, 2008

That 5200mm has a small drawback in that the minimum subject focus distance is 120 meters.

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