The Mother of all Telephotos

jgredline · 02-05-2008, 12:41 PM

Not for pentax, but interesting.
B&H Photo Video Pro Audio- The Mother of all Telephotos

Peter Zack · 02-05-2008, 12:54 PM

Hard to believe there is really a market for a $100K lens.

Then there's always this beast as well:

Attachment 8205

jgredline · 02-05-2008, 01:00 PM

Yep, and someone will by one

Peter Zack · 02-05-2008, 01:02 PM

But the winner is this:
Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens: Digital Photography Review

Gooshin · 02-05-2008, 01:07 PM

i want one just for bragging rights

they should make replicas for people to hang on their walls

séamuis · 02-05-2008, 01:44 PM

$99,000 ha! yea I don't think that lens is even remotely worth that price.

what about the smc PENTAX-A* 1:8 1200mm ED(IF)? that is a big mother of a lens, or if you want to go even further smc PENTAX REFLEX 1:13.5 2000mm. add a K T6-2X teleconverter to that and you far surpass the length of that cannon beast, though granted finding one of these lenses would be a once in a lifetime thing I imagine.

cindaaalynnn · 02-05-2008, 03:01 PM

At 33" that is more than half the height of my body 0.0

Somehow that doesn't feel right. haha

Last edited by cindaaalynnn; 02-05-2008 at 03:16 PM.

Gooshin · 02-05-2008, 03:22 PM

Originally posted by cindaaalynnn

At 33" that is more than half the height of my body 0.0

Somehow that doesn't feel right. haha

wow you're tiny!

actualy me and my co-worker were talking... i think operating these lenses is ridiculous, how would a normal person lug around a minium 200 kilo lens, you would need a whole team just to set up for a "shot"

bt*ist · 02-05-2008, 03:22 PM

256KILOS!!!

"a customer with very high demands and a special interest in long distance wildlife photography"

What is this person photographing?? Kangaroos in Australia from an apartment balcony in QATAR??

Gooshin · 02-05-2008, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by bt*ist

256KILOS!!!

"a customer with very high demands and a special interest in long distance wildlife photography"

What is this person photographing?? Kangaroos in Australia from an apartment balcony in QATAR??

nowdays not only do you have to be a photographer, you have to be a world class body builder as well!

jgredline · 02-05-2008, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by bt*ist

256KILOS!!!

"a customer with very high demands and a special interest in long distance wildlife photography"

What is this person photographing?? Kangaroos in Australia from an apartment balcony in QATAR??

lol

this was too funny

Tom M · 02-05-2008, 03:55 PM

This says it all, Re: the Canon 1200mm f5.6

"As for image quality, even wide open it's quite lovely. Stopped down to f/8 and f/11 it's actually quite remarkable. How remarkable? From midtown Manhattan we were able to read the street signs on the corner of JFK Boulevard East and 43rd St. in Weehawkin New Jersey when viewing image files at pixel resolution. It's important to keep in mind when you are shooting images of objects literally a mile away or further you start contending with haze, smog, and heat radiation that can greatly diminish the image quality of the best optics, especially during warmer months. Even on a cold, clear winter day we were able to detect heat distortions in some of the photos."

I'd jump ship if that lens came with the deal :P

jgredline · 02-05-2008, 04:03 PM

I was thinking as I was reading the article and looking at the photo...You would have thought they would have taken a better pic...One with out the sky blown out and the edges seem real soft...Maybe it's my monitor or maybe the picture was taken with a canon

little laker · 02-06-2008, 12:35 AM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

Hard to believe there is really a market for a $100K lens.

Then there's always this beast as well:

Attachment 8205

I'm suddenly thinking that Sigma should send me one of those to test.
I wouldn't mind sharing the pic's with you folks, and see if there's enough demand to make them in a Pentax mount.

christinelandon · 02-06-2008, 12:49 AM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

But the winner is this:
Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens: Digital Photography Review

Peter's right; this Zeiss zeppelin is the Mothership!

http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0610/zeiss1700-01.jpg

(Yeah, it's got a Hasselblad...)

02-05-2008, 12:41 PM	#1
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628	The Mother of all Telephotos Not for pentax, but interesting. B&H Photo Video Pro Audio- The Mother of all Telephotos

02-05-2008, 12:54 PM	#2
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Hard to believe there is really a market for a $100K lens. Then there's always this beast as well: Attachment 8205 Last edited by Peter Zack; 02-18-2008 at 09:31 AM.

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02-05-2008, 01:00 PM	#3
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Yep, and someone will by one

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Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	But the winner is this: Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens: Digital Photography Review

02-05-2008, 01:07 PM	#5
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	i want one just for bragging rights they should make replicas for people to hang on their walls

02-05-2008, 01:44 PM	#6
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	$99,000 ha! yea I don't think that lens is even remotely worth that price. what about the smc PENTAX-A* 1:8 1200mm ED(IF)? that is a big mother of a lens, or if you want to go even further smc PENTAX REFLEX 1:13.5 2000mm. add a K T6-2X teleconverter to that and you far surpass the length of that cannon beast, though granted finding one of these lenses would be a once in a lifetime thing I imagine.

02-05-2008, 03:01 PM	#7
cindaaalynnn Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 78	At 33" that is more than half the height of my body 0.0 Somehow that doesn't feel right. haha Last edited by cindaaalynnn; 02-05-2008 at 03:16 PM.

02-05-2008, 03:22 PM	#8
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	Originally posted by cindaaalynnn At 33" that is more than half the height of my body 0.0 Somehow that doesn't feel right. haha wow you're tiny! actualy me and my co-worker were talking... i think operating these lenses is ridiculous, how would a normal person lug around a minium 200 kilo lens, you would need a whole team just to set up for a "shot"

02-05-2008, 03:22 PM	#9
bt*ist Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 211	256KILOS!!! "a customer with very high demands and a special interest in long distance wildlife photography" What is this person photographing?? Kangaroos in Australia from an apartment balcony in QATAR??

02-05-2008, 03:24 PM	#10
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	Originally posted by btist 256KILOS!!! "a customer with very high demands and a special interest in long distance wildlife photography"* What is this person photographing?? Kangaroos in Australia from an apartment balcony in QATAR?? nowdays not only do you have to be a photographer, you have to be a world class body builder as well!

02-05-2008, 03:37 PM	#11
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Originally posted by btist 256KILOS!!! "a customer with very high demands and a special interest in long distance wildlife photography"* What is this person photographing?? Kangaroos in Australia from an apartment balcony in QATAR?? lol this was too funny

02-05-2008, 03:55 PM	#12
Tom M Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lincoln Park, NJ Photos: Gallery Posts: 780	This says it all, Re: the Canon 1200mm f5.6 "As for image quality, even wide open it's quite lovely. Stopped down to f/8 and f/11 it's actually quite remarkable. How remarkable? From midtown Manhattan we were able to read the street signs on the corner of JFK Boulevard East and 43rd St. in Weehawkin New Jersey when viewing image files at pixel resolution. It's important to keep in mind when you are shooting images of objects literally a mile away or further you start contending with haze, smog, and heat radiation that can greatly diminish the image quality of the best optics, especially during warmer months. Even on a cold, clear winter day we were able to detect heat distortions in some of the photos." I'd jump ship if that lens came with the deal :P

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02-05-2008, 04:03 PM	#13
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	I was thinking as I was reading the article and looking at the photo...You would have thought they would have taken a better pic...One with out the sky blown out and the edges seem real soft...Maybe it's my monitor or maybe the picture was taken with a canon

02-06-2008, 12:35 AM	#14
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	Originally posted by Peter Zack Hard to believe there is really a market for a $100K lens. Then there's always this beast as well: Attachment 8205 I'm suddenly thinking that Sigma should send me one of those to test. I wouldn't mind sharing the pic's with you folks, and see if there's enough demand to make them in a Pentax mount.

02-06-2008, 12:49 AM	#15
christinelandon Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 812	Originally posted by Peter Zack But the winner is this: Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens: Digital Photography Review Peter's right; this Zeiss zeppelin is the Mothership! http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0610/zeiss1700-01.jpg (Yeah, it's got a Hasselblad...)