michael zaletel
Well-known member
Used Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f/5.6L EF USM - $120,000
Check out this extremely rare lens (only about 24 ever made) for sale in B&H Photo's used store. Would love to see this on a Red One or Epic using Birger's Canon Mount.
A wedding gift for the man who has everything. Mrs. Jannard?
-michael zaletel
(shooter)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...n_2527A001_Super_Telephoto_1200mm_f_5_6L.html
Video here shows actual stills of Manhattan taken from New Jersey:
http://www.video.bhphotovideo.com/?fr_story=ce11c4ef8000f044fc9bd67263a0bc7bb155dc9e&rf=bm
The Canon 1200/5.6L USM, the longest fixed telephoto lens ever built by Canon, contains 13 elements (2 Fluorite) in 10 groups and focus' down to 49.5'. With an angle-of- view of about 2° on a full-frame 35 mm camera, calling this lens a 'tele' is like calling King Kong a monkey.
Built-to-order by Canon from 1993 to 2005, each lens was hand-crafted at the rate of about 2-per-year and a delivery time of about 18 months. Only a dozen-or-so were ever made. Who bought them? National Geographic magazine and Sports Illustrated are known to own a couple, the Feds probably have a few squirreled away somewhere, and a few well-heeled photo enthusiasts.
Apart from a few minor cosmetic blemishes, this particular lens is extremely clean inside and out. Included with this lens is a leather slip-on 'lens cap', a fitted aluminum trunk case, and a prodigious measure of ego satisfaction. Weighing in at over 36lbs and an overall length of 33 inches, a sturdy tripod and pan/tilt head is highly recommended. Pack mule not included.
Check out this extremely rare lens (only about 24 ever made) for sale in B&H Photo's used store. Would love to see this on a Red One or Epic using Birger's Canon Mount.
A wedding gift for the man who has everything. Mrs. Jannard?
-michael zaletel
(shooter)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...n_2527A001_Super_Telephoto_1200mm_f_5_6L.html
Video here shows actual stills of Manhattan taken from New Jersey:
http://www.video.bhphotovideo.com/?fr_story=ce11c4ef8000f044fc9bd67263a0bc7bb155dc9e&rf=bm
The Canon 1200/5.6L USM, the longest fixed telephoto lens ever built by Canon, contains 13 elements (2 Fluorite) in 10 groups and focus' down to 49.5'. With an angle-of- view of about 2° on a full-frame 35 mm camera, calling this lens a 'tele' is like calling King Kong a monkey.
Built-to-order by Canon from 1993 to 2005, each lens was hand-crafted at the rate of about 2-per-year and a delivery time of about 18 months. Only a dozen-or-so were ever made. Who bought them? National Geographic magazine and Sports Illustrated are known to own a couple, the Feds probably have a few squirreled away somewhere, and a few well-heeled photo enthusiasts.
Apart from a few minor cosmetic blemishes, this particular lens is extremely clean inside and out. Included with this lens is a leather slip-on 'lens cap', a fitted aluminum trunk case, and a prodigious measure of ego satisfaction. Weighing in at over 36lbs and an overall length of 33 inches, a sturdy tripod and pan/tilt head is highly recommended. Pack mule not included.
