new beast lens questions.......

Tatt2Guy wrote in post #8567672
one word....... MANFROTTO

I'd want a stout one for that lens for sure...

Wow, I don't know what to say. As soon as you get that 200L on a camera, you're not going to want to sell it.

Edit: I would say the lady deserves a bit more money too, by the way. Obviously it wasn't hers so she had no idea but still.

I didnt wanna sell it in the first place i have been drooooooling over this and the 800 for a very long time. I still want the 800 but this help in my quest for perfection at the reace track. ...
.
.
.
.
.
its going on a new manfrotto tripod, thats getting a custom set of wheels, so i can run with it......

Tatt2Guy wrote in post #8567718
I didnt wanna sell it in the first place i have been drooooooling over this and the 800 for a very long time. I still want the 800 but this help in my quest for perfection at the reace track. ...
.
.
.
.
.
its going on a new manfrotto tripod, thats getting a custom set of wheels, so i can run with it......

I'd suggest some nice radials. Bias Plys tend to shred under such weight.

allready called and woke up my buddy hes up modding his tripod for me now..... skatboard wheels on custom caster style mounts, and hes swappin the head to some german ball head that i cant pronounce the name of... he says its whats gonna work best, and i trust him considering he has the 400 mounted to a 1ds mark III with a custom made bracket with two stobes mounted to it, and he gets around great with it........

funny thing about his gear is all he shoots is flowers....

How well do u thing this would work attached to a 20d, they are cheap enough i could buy another one, and just leave them together........

200mm f/1.8 L with tons of other lenses for only 200?
i would've imagined that would've been snapped up right away.

I'll probably have dreams tonight of coming across such a deal.
you are a lucky man.

Wow.....

tkbslc wrote in post #8567505
Yeah, I am still looking for that clueless thrift shop owner selling a "worthless old" Noctilux for the same price as the NIkon 50 1.8.

A 135 F2.8 Noctilux just sold on shopgoodwill last week for a little over $100.00

There was a local auction here in Carthage, MO where a ton, over 200 lenses, most were medium and large format went for $200 and under. I wasnt there but was told about it so it is second hand information. I guess most were still in boxes and a guy out of Chicago bought most with a smile on his face.

wow, I need to start stopping at garage sales

We had what they call a 100 mile yard sale here in sw mo, and I bought three vivitar flashes for $1 a piece lol. One is broke but I bought it anyway. I always check the thrift shops and such, never know what your gonna find.

Headed back to St.Louis in about 25 minutes should be there by about 5pm CST.... As soon as I get home I'm gathering gear and going to shoot, I'll post pics as soon as I get'em..........

Looking forward to it! Holy crap man, you're one lucky dude!

Nice find! We have found a bunch of old bodies for real cheap that are worth a few hundred at most... never anything this good though!

I'm going to unsubscribe from this thread now - it's depressing me!