According to a source that has long since faded from my memory, "The Man Who Skied Down Everest" (1975) was filmed through an EF 1200/5.6. I'm pretty sure that I saw it on a documentary about the film, maybe it was the film, itself.
P.S. don't believe everything you read on the internet...
jcolwell wrote:
According to a source that has long since faded from my memory, "The Man Who Skied Down Everest" (1975) was filmed through an EF 1200/5.6. I'm pretty sure that I saw it on a documentary about the film, maybe it was the film, itself.
I thought the lens was much later than 1975 . I seem to remember the first ones (in FD mount) were at the 1984 Olympics. After that they were returned and converted to EF mount.
"The Canon FL 1200mm f/11 was a super-telephoto lens marketed by Japanese optical manufacturer Canon in June 1972. It was the longest super-telephoto lens in the Canon FL system. Canon did not release an equivalent lens for the Canon FD mount, so it remained the company's longest SLR telephoto lens for many years. It was eventually superseded by the autofocus EF mount 1200mm lens, which was introduced in 1993. The original FL 1200mm is now a rare and very valuable collector's item."
"The EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM is a professional L-series lens, that is now discontinued.[2] The lens was first developed for the Canon FD mount, although never marketed until after Canon had transitioned to the EF mount. According to a Canon USA representative interviewed in 2009, the lens made its first public appearance at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; Canon had shipped five copies of the lens for media use at the Games. All of the FD 1200mm f/5.6L lenses were eventually shipped back to Canon in Japan. Later in the 1980s, these lenses were converted to the EF mount."
Good pick Ian. It's hard to figure why I thought an EF lens was used in 1975, when EOS wasn't introduced until 1987. Turns out, it's me that's completely wrong. First time. Ever.
I featured this a while back on my blog and there is also an interesting profile on National Geographic Photographer, Steve Winter and his use of this lens while photographing Snow Leopards in Northern India on CPN Europe's site.
Monster of a lens! Jason Savage Photography Blog CPS Europe Steve Winter
Had two copies...sent both back to canon, seemed to back focus...not recomended for indoor sports shooting...what are you going to do with f/5.6 for girls indoor B-Ball with 5.6 anyway
