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Archive 2010 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

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p.2 #1 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

LawrenceJ wrote:
Better cancel my order....I was waiting on being able to see a flower petal....from 2 miles away.

No reason to go overboard. It's only 1.5x the FL of the 800/5.6 IS, and maybe not as sharp.

EBH

Aug 18, 2010 at 08:46 PM

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p.2 #2 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

I'm thinking Nikon should make one, give it to NASA just to all the astronauts can see their houses.

Aug 18, 2010 at 08:51 PM

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p.2 #3 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

Nikon had a 1200-1700 as everyone knows, but it was designed for sports.

EBH

Aug 18, 2010 at 08:57 PM

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p.2 #4 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

Oh, of course. My mistake ha.

Aug 18, 2010 at 08:57 PM

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p.2 #5 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

Darn, I was hoping to see Russia from my house

Aug 18, 2010 at 09:07 PM

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p.2 #6 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

What is the target application for the lens ?

Aug 18, 2010 at 11:36 PM

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p.2 #7 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

Pondria wrote:
What is the target application for the lens ?

Bragging rights...about a half dozen were originally made for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as Canon's 'showcase' lenses. Yes, 1984 predates EOS (and autofocus) by 3 years...these original lenses were converted to autofocus some years later. I have no idea how many lenses were actually made in total but I doubt it's more that a couple of dozen.

Omar

Aug 18, 2010 at 11:44 PM

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p.2 #8 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

Snap! I thought it was a race between me and Peter to see who could first get the down payment.

P.S. I've had just about enough of the "can you see my house" stuff. They're starting to ask that about my 70-200/2.8L IS II, for goodness sakes.

Aug 19, 2010 at 12:03 AM

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p.2 #9 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

EB-1 wrote:
Nikon had a 1200-1700 as everyone knows, but it was designed for sports.

EBH

Weight lifting?

Aug 19, 2010 at 12:03 AM

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p.2 #10 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

EB-1 wrote:
Maybe there was too much lead or other toxic material involved.

EBH
Yeah but who cares, you can sell a few fabulous shots before the lens kills you.

Aug 19, 2010 at 02:38 AM

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p.2 #11 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

Pondria wrote:
What is the target application for the lens ?

Law enforcement, sports, and wildlife photographers.

Aug 19, 2010 at 07:19 AM

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p.2 #12 · Canon 1200mm lens no longer available at B & H.

EB-1 wrote:
Nikon had a 1200-1700 as everyone knows, but it was designed for sports.

EBH

It didn't sell well, either... too many loose metal shavings inside the lens barrel.

Aug 19, 2010 at 07:27 AM

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