As seen in an add email from B&H Photo: the Canon 1200/5.6L USM a mere $99,000.
For comparison, my relecting telescope is only a 1020mm, f10.
More info in their newsletter article.
Some excerpts:
At 36lbs, 33″ long and 9″ wide at the front element, calling this lens a ‘tele’ is like calling King Kong a monkey.
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For the record, the Canon 1200/5.6L USM contains 13 elements (including 2 Fluorite) in 10 groups, stops down to f32, and has a minimum focus of 45.9′. As for filtration, 48 mm drop-in filters can be inserted towards the aft section of the lens barrel. And before you start kvetching ‘it’s not an IS lens’ keep in mind this hefty pup demands the sturdiest tripod and pan/tilt head you can muster up. An EOS Mark III mounted on this thing looks like a rear lens cap with handle bars. Folks, we’re talking big here… really big.
Make sure to take a look at the 50mm vs 1200mm comparison shots and the equivalent lens lengths for a crop body with the 2x tele-extender.
February 7th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Wait until the latest Sigmonster becomes available…
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08013101sigma250500.asp
March 17th, 2008 at 10:59 am
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