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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Canon 1200mm can now be yours Rene Mireles, Photographer Holland | MI | USA | Posted: 11:33 PM on 01.09.08 ->> Just saw this at BH used section. For only 99k.. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/800557508-USE/Canon__Super_Telephoto_...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Christian del Rosario, Photographer San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 11:49 PM on 01.09.08 ->> LOL, I saw that as well. These things don't come about on the used market often!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 11:53 PM on 01.09.08 ->> http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=27768 Wonder how that would work for a backboard remote :/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (1) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Max Gersh, Student/Intern, Photo Editor St. Louis | MO | USA | Posted: 12:00 AM on 01.10.08 ->> While it is listed under used gear, more specifically, it is listed under collectables. While traditionally when many of us get new gear we nearly tear it out of the box to play with, in this case, for 99k you can get a toy that you keep in the box on your shelf. Kind of like those Star Wars action figures...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Christian del Rosario, Photographer San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 12:09 AM on 01.10.08 ->> Was thinking who would have had this to sell? Oakley? Heard Jim Jannard owned a couple of these.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Duane Burleson, Photographer Sterling Heights | MI | USA | Posted: 12:15 AM on 01.10.08 ->> It would be great, but it is old enough that it probably is off canon's repair list :)  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions David Harpe, Photographer Louisville | KY | USA | Posted: 12:36 AM on 01.10.08 ->> Can you use a 2X extender on it? It's not enough to see the pores on their face...I want to see INSIDE the pores...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (2) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Andrew Villa, Student/Intern, Photographer San Jose | CA | United States | Posted: 2:37 AM on 01.10.08 ->> just mount it to an xl-1s... http://dvinfo.net/canon/images/images17.php  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Arthur Wheelan, Photographer Lake Forest | CA | USA | Posted: 9:11 AM on 01.10.08 ->> That's a 1920mm on my 30D.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Christopher Anderson, Photographer Machesney Park | IL | U.S.A. | Posted: 9:19 AM on 01.10.08 ->> You think the wife will mind if I put a second mortgage on the house to pick that up?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jeff Brehm, Photographer, Photo Editor Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 9:25 AM on 01.10.08 ->> LOL @ David. I guess the 1.4X just wouldn't be enough, then...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Tom Weis, Photographer Brooklyn | NY | United States | Posted: 10:04 AM on 01.10.08 ->> From the B&H product description, "...calling this lens a 'tele' is like calling King Kong a monkey... Pack mule not included." Funny guys those B&H'ers.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Keith Simonian, Photographer Martinez | CA | USA | Posted: 10:59 AM on 01.10.08 ->> Here's Peter Read Miller using the lens at a 49er game. I think the photo is from around 1998. http://ksimonian.com/X/Canon1200.jpg  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bob Croslin, Photographer St. Petersburg | FL | USA | Posted: 11:32 AM on 01.10.08 ->> I remember setting up a remote camera with one of those at the KY Derby years ago when I assisted for Bill Frakes. Focusing the thing was insane. Stuff was either in by a razor or WAY out. It took two of us to carefully load and unload the lens.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Alan Look, Photographer Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 11:37 AM on 01.10.08 ->> Saw the specs once. I believe it weighs about 36 pounds and is about 36 inches long - but it's been a long time since I saw the specs. One thread a couple of years ago said that SI owned 2. I'd love to use it for the summer. Somewhere I'd heard speculation that a new one was only 75k!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Daniel Brayack, Photographer Charleston | WV | USA | Posted: 11:45 AM on 01.10.08 ->> Those folks at B&H are hilarious =) Wonder if they'll ever sell that beast...I wonder if they have a Nikon version? Probably not....sigh...time to switch to Canon.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bob Ford, Photographer Lehighton | Pa | USA | Posted: 12:10 PM on 01.10.08 ->> Daniel, no need to switch. You can always buy Nikon's 1200-1700 5.6/8 zoom lens. http://tinyurl.com/dkpi  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Daniel Brayack, Photographer Charleston | WV | USA | Posted: 12:30 PM on 01.10.08 ->> Oh thanks!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Patrick Meredith, Photo Editor, Photographer Austin | TX | USA | Posted: 5:19 PM on 01.10.08 ->> An interesting read about using these monster lenses.... http://tinyurl.com/36xd92  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Seung-Chul (Steve) Baik, Student/Intern Toronto | ON | Canada | Posted: 7:11 PM on 01.10.08 ->> got 99k? They have 14day return policy.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Curtis Clegg, Photographer Belvidere | IL | USA | Posted: 7:11 PM on 01.10.08 ->> It's a little overpriced if you ask me. For a mere $23k (plus S&H, I'm sure) you can get this Canon TV-5200mm f14 mirror lens (FD mount only, but I think you can get an EOS adapter on eBay): http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/fdlenses/r...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Brian Cripe, Photographer, Assistant East Lansing | MI | USA | Posted: 11:06 PM on 01.10.08 ->> I just noticed while watching the "planet earth diaries" at the end of a BBC Planet Earth series that this lens is used several times for their videos, including in some remote regions of Pakistan. I wouldn't want to be the guy who has to hike in with that lens on my back.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Curtis Clegg, Photographer Belvidere | IL | USA | Posted: 2:05 PM on 02.05.08 ->> B&H has a pretty interesting article about the lens in there latest online newsletter: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Mother-of-All-L-Lenses.jsp "At 36lbs, 33" long and 9" wide at the front element, calling this lens a 'tele' is like calling King Kong a monkey."  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. 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