Is the canon 1200mm lens actually available to the public
After enquiring into many shops both over here and in the US i have been given a variety of information. Some have said that it costs near to $60,000 while some have said that it is not available to the general public.
I have yet to see anyone using this lens or speaking about it and i wonder is it just a myth or is it just for the wealthy and the super pros
I don't think it's a myth. The price I've heard is $80,000. At that price, it might as well be a myth. You'd have to be as wealthy as Arnold Schwarzanegger to buy this and probably as strong as him to carry it around for any distance.
Features
Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups
(protective glass and drop-in filter included)
Diagonal angle of view: 2°-5°
Focus adjustment: Inner focusing system with USM
Closest focusing distance: 14m / 46ft
Filter size: 48mm rear drop in
Canon's most powerful supertelephoto lens
The world's largest interchangeable SLR AF lens, in terms of both focal length and maximum aperture. Two large fluorite elements eliminate secondary spectrum, resulting in extremely sharp, high-quality images. With Extender EF 1.4x or 2x. a whopping focal length of 1700mm f/8 or 2400mm f/11 can be obtained respectively.
I especially like the part about using 1.4x and 2x converters and Canon using the word "whopping".
For €110000 I would rather buy a 911 Turbo, while they still make it.
The above pages are amazing (the translation is very poor, maybe someone knows of a better service), basically dedicated to the extremes in lenses (Canon is the most expensive) ...
Widest: Nikkor 6/F2.8
Longest: Nikkor 2000/F11 & SMC Pentax-M 2000 f/13.5
Expensive: Canon 1200/F5.6L
Heaviest: SMC Takumar 67800
Fastest: Specialty F0.75 and F0.85 lenses (I am not sure how this is possible)
Most complex: Canon EF 35-350 f/3.5-5.6
Incredible stuff.
Edited by nsxpower on Aug 28, 2003 at 01:50 PM GMT
yeah i toatally agree for $80,000 i could have me a new hummer or a new viper. I love photography as much as the next person but i cant imagine spending that much. cheers all u guys for the info tho, another one of my little quiery's i can now check of my list.
lol
Anyone recently see the program on the Polar Bears of Churchill MB? Without getting to involved there was a photog using a 1200.
In one of the scenes they showed a bus touring around and upon approaching some polar bears the bus windows came down and a dozen or so white lenses appeared. Cool.
...Remember that the XL1 EOS adapter multiplies the focal length of any EOS lens by a factor of 7.2, so this 1200mm lens had an effective 35mm equivalent focal length in the neighborhood of 8640mm...
F**k me that is a big ass lens, ive neva seen it in relation to a person and its huge!!! It looks like a weapon!!! I mean come on how the hell u gonna travel with that I have enough trouble travelling with my equipment which is only 2 bodies and 4 lens's!
Good luck to anyone brave enough to take it on!!!!
A 1200 f/5.6 attached to a Canon XL1S and a 2x TC giving a total effective focal length of 17,280mm. Looks like a small rocket launcher. On second thoughts, not so small....
