Biggest Damn Lens Ive ever heard of

[Monkey]

Ive just been on lensesforhire.co.uk to rent a Nikon 12-24 for the weekend

there was an advert along the side to rent the Canon 1200mm f5.6 USM..

£85000 lens, for the bargain price of £2875 for the week.

Now thats some bit of glass

http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/canon-ef-1200mm-f56-l-usm-3-p.asp

 

[1sassy23]

they have not got 1 in stock yet

 

[neo2810]

Yeah, seen the thing for hire locally here... I'd love to have a go, if only to ram folk out of the way with it to "get the shot"

 

[chris321]

if only to ram folk out of the way with it to "get the shot"

You wouldn't need to! Just find a nearby vantage point, as long as you're in the same country I'm sure you'll be able to get the shot!

 

[Sadlybrokeboy]

Just looking at the lenses for hire article....

"Packed weight frightening"

And

"If you think we should be keeping our eyes peeled for one of these coming available - and looking very carefully under the sofa cushions to see if we can scrape up the money - then do please drop us a line!"

It's nice to see someone with a sense of humor - I don't think many people could afford to hire it let alone buy it around here!

Matt

 

[IanC_UK]

B&H in the states had one for sale recently, 99K USD

 

[turbotoes]

Not sure the insurance would be "optional" on that beast

 

[P20]

It is compatible with the Extender EF 1.4x and 2x

Just incase you still can't see it. Won't the earths curvature start coming into effect at that length?

 

[Demonid3e]

Ohh god look at the weight !!! :O

 

[IanC_UK]

lol my 600 is heavy enough, wonder if a team of sherpas comes as standard

 

[chris321]

It's got it's own Wikipedia page as well, if anyone wants some more facts and figures! I'm surprised they couldn't find some room for IS in it somewhere?!

 

[Shak]

£85000 lens

I'd MUCH rather a 997 GT3 RS for that! Or an M3 CSL with lots of changes!

 

[andy_fozzy]

And it doesn't even have a stabilizer :razz:

This lens is just plain :nuts: