And You Thought *My* Lens Was Big

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That, my friends, is Canon’s biggest lens, the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L. For obvious reasons, they only make a handful of these every year. The cost? Approximately $10,000 $100,000 if I remember correctly.

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5 responses to “And You Thought *My* Lens Was Big”

1. Hesty says:

   February 6, 2008 at 4:01 pm

   You’re off by an order of magnitude, buddy. Check the price here:
   http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/800557508-USE/Canon_2527A001_Super_Telephoto_1200mm_f_5_6L.html

2. Duane Storey says:

   February 6, 2008 at 4:08 pm

   Wow, thanks. I fixed it.

3. Eva says:

   February 6, 2008 at 8:59 pm

   Holy f*! And that’s some serious tripod you need there too! :-p

4. Derek K. Miller says:

   February 7, 2008 at 3:18 pm

   Like the handle. Check out links to the Zeiss/Hasselblad 1700 mm lens, Nikon 1200-1700 mm zoom, and 2000 mm and 5000 mm reflectors:

   http://www.kottke.org/remainder/08/02/14991.html

   My dad and I have also used his Celestron 90 mm and 8-inch (those are barrel diameters) reflector telescopes as 1000 mm f/11 and 2000 mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector telescopes as telephotos too.

5. Clay says:

   February 8, 2008 at 7:02 am

   So… a hundred thousand dollar lens…for what application? Taking pictures of a bird in Winnipeg? From your house?