One of you Canon jokers needs to buy this :)

forza1976 · 05-22-2009, 12:43 AM

Check this out, was browsing on BH...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...mm_f_5_6L.html

This is also a pretty interesting write up. Give the sample images midway through the review a look, when you mouse over the various focal lengths you see how powerful of a zoom this lens is...

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...ns-Review.aspx

darkphantom · 05-22-2009, 12:52 AM

wtf $120k for a lens?!

1013mm · 05-22-2009, 12:53 AM

actually i have that lens..... =x

c0nstant · 05-22-2009, 01:24 AM

lol

scollins · 05-22-2009, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jzhang

actually i have that lens..... =x

You know the drill.......

OR

orangepeelforest · 05-22-2009, 04:28 AM

lol condition "+9, shows little to no signs of wear" i would hope not for that $120k

JeepJeep · 05-22-2009, 04:41 AM

Ive seen better

Vudoo4u2 · 05-22-2009, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JeepJeep

Ive seen better

in bed

vachss · 05-22-2009, 02:32 PM

I own a big white Canon supertele lens (though much smaller than the 1200) and can tell you that for almost any conceivable application I'd prefer their newer 800/5.6 IS for about 1/12th the price. Image stabilization makes a huge difference at long focal lengths and I suspect the detail resolved by the 800 under anything but absolutely perfectly still conditions is almost indistiguishable from that of the 1200.

The 1200 has a certain Moby-Dick-like fascination for Canonistas, but I don't think anyone but an ultrarich collector would actually want to own one.

BillLee · 05-22-2009, 03:14 PM

only f/5.6? weak

dcstep · 05-22-2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BillLee

only f/5.6? weak

We probably couldn't carry a 2.8.

Dave

Kalin · 05-23-2009, 01:30 AM

I'd rather buy a new 335, a 70-200 f/2.8 and drive reaaaly fast next to the building. I don't need to spy on people from 3 klicks.

ohaywood · 06-08-2009, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeepJeep

Ive seen better

That's definitely what she said.

Bimmer Nerd · 06-08-2009, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohaywood

That's definitely what she said.

ummm wouldn't that suck for you if SHE really said that ???

lyndon_h · 06-09-2009, 12:11 PM

taken from the article..

"Using a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, faces were recognizable at distances up to a mile or more. A higher density sensor such as that in the 50D or T1i should extend this distance to an even more incredible number. "
A MILE or more!

Mr Tonka · 06-09-2009, 11:16 PM

36.2 pounds....

FStop7 · 06-10-2009, 12:47 AM

Sports Illustrated owns a couple of those, not sure who else. They're used quite a bit for sports shooting, especially baseball. That's how they can get photos of the batter from the perspective of the pitcher - a guy with a 1200mm lens is set up out past the center field wall, shooting toward home plate.

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vachss Captain 56 Rep 815 Posts Drives: Z4 Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ventura County, CA iTrader: (1)	Technology moves on I own a big white Canon supertele lens (though much smaller than the 1200) and can tell you that for almost any conceivable application I'd prefer their newer 800/5.6 IS for about 1/12th the price. Image stabilization makes a huge difference at long focal lengths and I suspect the detail resolved by the 800 under anything but absolutely perfectly still conditions is almost indistiguishable from that of the 1200. The 1200 has a certain Moby-Dick-like fascination for Canonistas, but I don't think anyone but an ultrarich collector would actually want to own one.
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