Tempted?

butterflygirl · Jan 30, 2008

You guys are funny! :lol:

But seriously - who would ever be able to buy that?

BPALMER · Jan 30, 2008

Trenton Romulox said:
Totally fit macro work, eh?

Seriously, can you imagine a 2x teleconverter on a 1.5x crop dSLR. 3600mm? Just what I need...I've always wanted to get the ear of my favorite athlete...

i would think you could see the ear "drum" itself !!

Trenton Romulox · Jan 30, 2008

BPALMER said:
i would think you could see the ear "drum" itself !!

Let me just take out a loan and find out. I'll keep you posted.

That One Guy · Feb 1, 2008

Trenton Romulox said:
Nobody said I could afford it.

I just said that I seriously considered it.

I like seeing things in a cart, makes me feel like I turned down the option to buy it, you know? But, yeah, what if I'd accidentally ordered it? HAHA. That'd be have been a scary experience.

ha ha!!!

RyanLilly · Feb 1, 2008

butterflygirl said:
You guys are funny!

But seriously - who would ever be able to buy that?

If we each sell a kidney on the black market, we could pool our money and share it!

Iron Flatline · Feb 5, 2008

This article just arrived via email in the B&H newsletter. Thought you might enjoy it.

Antithesis · Feb 5, 2008

The angle of view is absolutely ludicrous.

The little colored square is the field of view of the 1200, picture taken with a 50mm. What an insane lens.

lifeafter2am · Feb 5, 2008

That is insane!!!

Need something longer? A Canon Extender EF 1.4x boosts the beast up to a 1680/8, and the Canon Extender EF 2x will get you to a 2400/11. For what it's worth, if you couple this lens to a Rebel XTi or EOS 40D you end up with the 35mm-equivalent of 1920/5.6, a 2688/8 with a 1.4x extender, and a 3840/11 with a 2x extender. If you need to focus any tighter to your subject you'll have to hop a plane and fly there.

Thats what I need, a 3,840 f/11 lens!! LOL!

nicfargo · Feb 5, 2008

Wow, their features section jokes a lot more then any other product I've seen of theirs...they must know they're not selling this thing any time soon. I wouldn't pay that much...no way.

Trenton Romulox · Feb 5, 2008

nicfargo said:
Wow, their features section jokes a lot more then any other product I've seen of theirs...they must know they're not selling this thing any time soon. I wouldn't pay that much...no way.

Yeah, I was surprised to see that little bit of humor. No matter what people say, I think jewish people can be hilarious.

Iron Flatline · Feb 5, 2008

Trenton Romulox said:
Yeah, I was surprised to see that little bit of humor. No matter what people say, I think jewish people can be hilarious.

Actually, we think we're funnier than most other people.

usayit · Feb 5, 2008

nicfargo said:
Wow, their features section jokes a lot more then any other product I've seen of theirs...they must know they're not selling this thing any time soon. I wouldn't pay that much...no way.

I have a contract with a company that used to have B&H as a client.... trust me... Money is not a shortage for them. It wasn't back then (10+ years ago) and it definitely isn't now.

Also... Try taking an item you have and fill out their online form requesting a quote for a cash-in. You should do it and be amazed how little they give for a cash in on a used item. From my observation they will only give you between 50% to 60% of what they will inturn sell the item for. So even if it took a year to sell that 1200mm lens, $50-40K of pure profit is worth it to them.

I could never bring myself for a cash in but they seem to have a stream of people willing to take a loss for $$$ on a newer item.

Trenton Romulox · Feb 5, 2008

Iron Flatline said:
Actually, we think we're funnier than most other people.

You'd be surprised at how many people don't know why B&H is closed on Friday evenings and most of Saturday.

I love that store. I check their site every damn day.