Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm Lens

[5.0]

Damn, son. The Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f/5.6L EF USM Autofocus Lens ($99,000) is the King Kong of lenses. Measuring 33-inches long and weighing a hefty 36lbs, the rare lens was built-to-order by Canon from 1993 to 2005 — and only at a rate of about two a year. Even though this one is slightly used, it's still going to cost you about the same as two Land Rovers. And good luck trying to find a tripod that will hold up this beast.

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

[blam]

[quote]And good luck trying to find a tripod that will hold up this beast.[/img]

it actually came with a tripod from factory from canon.

[Thud]

I wounder if you could use it in orbit and look down to see your house, now if I only had 2 landrovers to trade for it I be set.

[freakin]

It's funny how this lens has come up in conversation by some of my friends about 4 times in the last month. That tripod that they're using in the pic above is actually a pretty cheap Manfrotto video tripod....but would handle the weight of that setup no problem.

I remember seeing this article back when I was looking for an EF adapter for my XL2:
http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/images/images17.php
That works out to a 35mm equivalent of 17,280mm on a 1/3" sensor with the 2x extender.

[ex1z7]

Pfft.. shy of 40 pounds.. I want to see someone hand hold it and not be such a wuss with a tripod.

[djayz]

Originally posted by ex1z7
Pfft.. shy of 40 pounds.. I want to see someone hand hold it and not be such a wuss with a tripod.

and keep it steady? haha you can be first up