Big lens, big muscles (1 Viewer)

nigelblake

don't re member

• Sep 13, 2006

• #1

Check out this beastie....... not for hand-held images I fear, and you would need some damned clear air between you and the subject to avoid softening from atmospheric compression.


http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/8baac109cb80bddfc12571e100393a1b

 

desgreene

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2006

• #2

LOL
It looks like a jet engine. It wouldn't look out of place strapped under the wing of 747!

 

robinm

Registered User

• Sep 13, 2006

• #3

Imagine the reaction taking one of those into a crowded hide

 

Andy Bright

Administrator

Staff member

• Sep 13, 2006

• #4

I saw this posted on dpr yesterday... awesome. in it's favour, it makes the Canon 1200mm and Nikon 1200-1700mm lenses look highly portable. Just how do you deal with a 250kg lens?
Where's Mark? Sod that digital eyepiece, i want to try one of these... I'll buy the Blad

 

Steve G

RAINBIRDER

• Sep 13, 2006

• #5

nigelblake said:

Check out this beastie....... not for hand-held images I fear, and you would need some damned clear air between you and the subject to avoid softening from atmospheric compression.


http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/8baac109cb80bddfc12571e100393a1b

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..........will it still autofocus with my 2x kenco extender??

 

desgreene

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2006

• #6

Andy Bright said:

I saw this posted on dpr yesterday... awesome. in it's favour, it makes the Canon 1200mm and Nikon 1200-1700mm lenses look highly portable. Just how do you deal with a 250kg lens?

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Don't worry Andy, just wait for the EL version next year. That will only be 200Kg :eek!:

 

Alex_sk

A lady who *hearts* nature

• Sep 13, 2006

• #7

That's a big boy's toy if ever I saw one.

STL Sonnar T* 4/1700 = arm ache :-O

 

K

kennyg92

Member

• Nov 4, 2006

• #8

I think I'd wear my arms out more carrying in the cash to pay for that lens than I would trying to handhold it while shooting... 3

-Ken

 

geedub

Well-known member

• Nov 4, 2006

• #9

Gimme gimme gimme! Price only 1.5 million euros, made by Zeiss for an Arab sheik's son who wants to mount it in a special turret on his SUV to take photos of falcons. Wish my dad was rich!