Is bigger always better, is there a point where things just get silly???

[RyanLilly]

I think thats the point where things just get silly. Was it really necessary to make it that wide? There are 400mm f/2.8s around that aren't that wide, to me that lens looks terrible. Now the sigmonster on the other hand is a beauty. It actually looks like a telephoto camera lens.

Yeah, They should paint it white. I will look more professional.

 

[RyanLilly]

Where is the link of the Canon 5200mm mirror lens?

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2559756&postcount=7

Scroll down about 8 posts for this one.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/image.php%3Fu%3D993%26dateline%3D1173872593&imgrefurl=http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/forum/showthread.php%3Ft%3D3890&h=80&w=80&sz=18&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=0l1Xm1RjGs7KaM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=74&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcanon%2B5200mm%2Bmirror%2Blens%26ndsp%3D21%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-USfficial%26sa%3DN

Mine is bigger.

 

[RyanLilly]

Is it just me or is everyone else here compensating for something too.

 

[Goldeeno]

What on earth do you want something like that for??? I guess putting your camera on a telescope would be the ultimate tho...??

 

[Txaggie08]

is my math a little fuzzy, or doesn't 70000 euros translate to about 140000$ US?

 

[soylentgreen]

Ok. I win with the link to the biggest lens.

Who ordered that lens? Steve Jobs or Bill Gates? Gotta have a huge bankroll for that bohemoth, plus a herd of sherpas to lug it around.

 

[dpolston]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/07030805sigma200500mm.asp

Check this out

Good grief... you couldn't get in any airport with that thing!

 

[astrostu]

Bah. How about a 30-meter front element? http://www.tmt.org/gallery/index.html

 

[AUZambo]

is my math a little fuzzy, or doesn't 70000 euros translate to about 140000$ US?

Actually 70,000 euros is closer to about $100,000-$120,000....so it's still within my price range.

 

[Holy Ghosted]

Actually 70,000 euros is closer to about $100,000-$120,000....so it's still within my price range.

Ya I think it is in my price range as well if I budget it I should be able to pay it of by the time I am 145 years old or if I save with interest and a good rate of depreciation I should be able to pay cash by the time I am 72.

 

[Jeff Canes]

What on earth do you want something like that for??? I guess putting your camera on a telescope would be the ultimate tho...??

I've heard there are only a few of those around, Canon has 2 they loan out, Sport Illustrate has one maybe two for sports like olympic ski jumping

also that price is for used, Canon does not make the lens new anymore

 

[bango707]

Actually 70,000 euros is closer to about $100,000-$120,000....so it's still within my price range.

thats 70,000 pounds not euros which is over $141,000

A hell of a lot of money for sure!
Motion picture lenses can and do run well over $100,000 but luckily camera houses buy them and rent them for a small fraction of the price!