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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Now THIS is a Prime lens

I sold mine. Too heavy for an old guy... nice profit. :-)

Jim
 
"$120,000"
"Add to cart"
Still in doubt... I´m not sure to order 2, or 3 of them just in case... I´m wondering if the cart is big -or long- enough.
Guido
 
The Canon 1200 f/5.6L is extremely rare - and gigantic for sure! For some of my sports and wildlife production with my RED cameras I own a few of the "little" brothers of the Canon 1200 - the Canon FD 800mm f/5.6L and the Canon FD 150-600mm f/5.6L.

I've attached a couple of pics of my Canon 800 on one of my RED cameras. The lens is in pristine condition, has a Century PL mount conversion, and a Century follow focus conversion. The original drop-in filter tray is replaced by screw-on filter threads on the very back end of the PL mount conversion.

Footage shot with this Canon 800 setup on RED One is excellent - crisp, clean, nice bokeh, nice rolloff, etc.

My Canon 150-600 has the same Century PL mount conversion as on the 800. Footage shot on RED One using the 150-600 is also excellent - very similar to that shot with the 800.

The Canon 1200 is about 36" long and weighs 36 pounds - mobility is extremely low. The FD 800 is around 28" and weighs around 12 pounds. The FD 150-600 is around 24" long and weighs around 10 pounds. The Century PL mount conversion adds about 6" to the overall length of both the 800 and 150-600. Both the 800 and 150-600 can be used in very mobile production scenarios. By comparison, an Angenieux 24-290 is around 28" long and weighs about 26 pounds - it is way too heavy for mobile production.

I whip out these "big guns" when certain sports and wildlife shots require long focal lengths. I also have an Optex PL to PL 2x to use with them for extremely distant shots in bright daylight. They're fun to shoot with, and I have it down to a science packing them in to the shooting locations - for long treks my mountain bike has a cool utility trailer which I strap my entire kit on and simply pedal to the location.

For that type of shooting I also use my Nikon 400mm f/3.5 AIS lens - with a 1.4x and 2x as necessary, light permitting.

Fun stuff!
 

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MiguelOrtega said:
dude with all that money...why dont u hire 10 women in princess leah outfits to carry the lens around?

screw the jet i would travel in elephant if i had the money you have.
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He's a little older than I am, so maybe rather have 10 women in I Dream of Jeannie outfits.:)
 
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