Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f/5.6L EF USM

RoryW

Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f/5.6L EF USM Autofocus Lens

Second Hand for sale at B&H

Advantages
Rare, Super Telephoto Lens
Longest Fixed Canon Telephoto Ever Made
2-Degree Angle-of-View
Rotating Handle/Tripod Mount collar

Disadvantages
Its a Canon
Oh yeah, the cost - $99,000 + tax (but then it is second hand !)

challengemaster

holy ****, i always wanted to look into space

bit steep though..

Chunky Monkey

Whoa how much are one of those at full price??

Fajitas!

Myself and DarrenG were talking about this on Sunday - Think they made a mistake in pricing, should be $9,900

Covey

Price sounds about right.. 150K new:eek:

RoryW

and only 7 in the world ....

challengemaster

no.. its right al..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_1200mm_lens

reccomended price - $89,579

GristlyEnd

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Is this really $99,000 for a used lens or a typo?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...mm_f_5_6L.html


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challengemaster

weird..

Fajitas!

Fwiw the Canon Museum has it down for 9,800,000 Yen new, which converts to approx. 62,803.78 Euro... which is about $91,814.10

But as I've just said over MSN, you'd either want to have an incredibly good reason for wanting one, or you'd just look like a muppet having one.

To which ChallengeMaster replied "still it'd be sweet to say you own it".



Edit, I said fool, not muppet! whoops!

challengemaster

hehe

IT WOULD!! ^_^

RoryW

picture of "muppet" found on this page

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Camera-accessories/Lenses/Canon/auction-136607550.htm

rymus

it's nice, but is it $100k nice?

Calina

We talked about it on one of the kite forums and the view of myself and the other pro kitesurfer was that we wouldn't want it. Me, it's just not flexible enough as it's fixed focal length, and iirc correctly, you won't be moving very far with it either.

Stephen

Bloody hell. 1900-odd mm on a 1.6x camera According to wikipedia it'll take regular canon teleconvertors too. Perhaps a telescope would be a wiser investment!

rymus

Calina wrote: »

you won't be moving very far with it either.

Pshaw.. I wouldnt move at all. I'd take all my surfing photos from the car.. parked in the drive... 20 miles from the beach. Might have to set it to underexpose a bit, but I'd be fairly confident I'd still get the shot.

challengemaster

rymus wrote: »

Pshaw.. I wouldnt move at all. I'd take all my surfing photos from the car.. parked in the drive... 20 miles from the beach. Might have to set it to underexpose a bit, but I'd be fairly confident I'd still get the shot.

lmao

Ricky91t

Saw this in a magazine in a u.k shop for £69,999.00 :eek:

Fenster

A telescope would probably be a better investment for astro-photography, in truth.

Chunky Monkey

I saw a big fat looking one (I think) in Conns not long ago. Was wide but not very long, could I be mixing it up with a super wide angle lens or something?

Ricky91t

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

I saw a big fat looking one (I think) in Conns not long ago. Was wide but not very long, could I be mixing it up with a super wide angle lens or something?

Probably a canon 500mm or 600mm or maybe the sigma 800mm

Paulw

Chunky Monkey wrote: »

I saw a big fat looking one (I think) in Conns not long ago. Was wide but not very long, could I be mixing it up with a super wide angle lens or something?

Probably 400mm DO lens.

sheesh

Good to know.
This lens will go perfectly with my massive gas guzzling gold plated 4wd when i win euro millions.

TelePaul

sheesh wrote: »

Good to know.
This lens will go perfectly with my massive gas guzzling gold plated 4wd when i win euro millions.

Yep, couldn't agree more! Although I might be too well-endowed to own it.

Ricky91t

Paulw wrote: »

Probably 400mm DO lens.

yeah true...could be that

Chunky Monkey

Ah no did a search for that wasn't anything like that. It was the diameter of one of those giant turkey dishes you can get I suppose. Actually it looked like a drum, one of the side ones on a kit. Just deeper.

Chunky Monkey

Ah here it is http://www.celestron.uk.com/catalogues/view_item.asp?ItemID=32933&CatalogueID=272&CategoryID=3835

Hmmm think it's actually a telescope...

challengemaster

looks like it

NORTH1

I just came across this on the B and h site and decided to put it on my christmas wish list. While doing a search on the lens I see you guys where dicussing this nearly two years ago.

Well the lens is still for sale second hand, but to help them sell it they've upped the price by 30,000 dollars.

Scales of economy and the like I suppose!?!

Canon 1200mm

gandalf

It went up in price because you put it on your wish list

mrboswell

Sure FAS probably have a couple of them in storage for keeping an eye on there external examiners!!

abulense

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Pictures/Picture.aspx?Picture=2009-03-31_17-06-04