Canon EF 1200 Successor???

[mxwphoto]

Hi everyone. As many know, the EF 1200 f/5.6 was the biggest AF lens ever made up till its discontinuation in 2005. I now bring you the rumored successor - the Canon EF 1500mm f/4L IS USM! Enjoy! :D (The cute lil bitty lens beneath it is the EF 400 f/2.8L IS USM)

[Sprout Crumble]

Does it come with a battleship to mount it on?

[Billginthekeys]

hmm, is this a photoshop doing i smell? seems to be it would be TERRIBLY easier to just use the 400 and hire a team of sherpas to carry you around on a handcart to get close enough to the subject? and a small millitary force to clear the way :)

[BradT0517]

I smell photoshop also

If real it would be at least 20000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
or why not get the 1.0 version

[mxwphoto]

But think of the DOF! There's no way you're gonna get it nearly as nice a bokeh on a 400 vs 1500 comparatively, I think. :) And besides, its much cheaper (not to mention safer) to use this than hire a band of merc.

[SoaringUSAEagle]

Holy........

[Lightstream]

First the Leica 1700mm f/4 boat and now this..... interesting.....

[PAFC2004]

f/4?
Ok...

[calicokat]

Oh boy

[Tom W]

Well, I'd say it's photochopped as well. It's not that a 1500 mm f/4 isn't possible (and Canon is capable of building it). It's just that I don't think that there'd be a buyer out there. Plus, it would't be 4.5 - 5 times as long as the 400.

[NickSimcheck]

Where do I get in line?

[ibdb]

Where do I get in line?
Doesn't matter which end of the lens you start at, you're going to need to get in line a long ways away. ;)

[Broncobear]

Oh boy

I'm going to accept donations to contribute to Cali's divorce lawyers if he actually tries to buy this lens :lol:

[Overkill]

Some bad photoshop work. Check the whitness of the lenses!!

[QF-347]

PhotoShop Cut... Shine lookss wayyyyyyyy offfff....

Cam

[motion_projekt]

where do you hide the nuclear weapons of mass destruction in that thing?

[zenpro]

Good luck in trying to justify it to the TSA on your return from the middle east.

[puddlepirate44]

I'm holding out for the 1500 f 2.8 Macro.

[BradT0517]

I'm holding out for the 1500 f 2.8 Macro.

minumum focus distance of 1 centimeter you can count the atoms on a ants butt almost but there would be to much boken

[coreypolis]

why bother, Zeiss has a 1700mm f/4 thats real
http://www.zeiss.com/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewTopNewsAllE/B70FB269EE6ADF88C12571F40032D889?OpenDocument

[HectorsGTI]

but does it have a red ring on the end? I don't think so.

[puddlepirate44]

minumum focus distance of 1 centimeter you can count the atoms on a ants butt almost but there would be to much boken

Cool. :)

[BradT0517]

why bother, Zeiss has a 1700mm f/4 thats real
http://www.zeiss.com/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewTopNewsAllE/B70FB269EE6ADF88C12571F40032D889?OpenDocument

The problem is that it is for medium format but there is probably an adapter to EOS

[BradT0517]

but does it have a red ring on the end? I don't think so.
One word "ZIESS"

[mxwphoto]

One word "ZIESS"

Another 2 words: "It's ZEISS". :D

[EOS Man]

Now that the speculation for the 800 and 200 mm's are over, let's begin with the next tele lens. This sounds like a believable rumor...:lol:

[Nysa]

Now if only the minimum focusing distance wasn't halfway to Mars...

[silvex]

why bother, Zeiss has a 1700mm f/4 thats real
http://www.zeiss.com/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewTopNewsAllE/B70FB269EE6ADF88C12571F40032D889?OpenDocument

564 pounds! even a polar bear could not lift this telescope! wow!

[adam LC]

564 pounds! even a polar bear could not lift this telescope! wow!
hahaha!! 3 times heavier than me!!!

You'd need a trailer to move it around!

[Collin85]

Of course it's Photoshop work.. LOL some of you guys.

[lowcrust]

As long as it takes the 2x extender. Anybody know if LowPro will have any bags for this?

;-)

[FelixP]

Looks like the Nifty fift......een hundred :D

better not have a plastic mount :P

[ak_powder_monkey]

ok I want the 1700 F4 (I wonder who has actually bought one of those)