[Photography-sig] Photography-sig Digest, Vol 11, Issue 11

[Richard Guy Briggs]

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 06:19:21PM -0500, Gary Jones wrote:
> The US price on the 200-500 f2.8 lens is about $24,000, and the price (US)
> on the 1200mm monster is (was) $120,000. For that one, you have order it,
> which may take up to 18 months (mainly to grow the crystals that size for
> the production of the lens elements). They were only making two per year,
> and most of it is hand made.  Almost worth buying both at that price, isn't
> it?  You can be sure you would be the only one on the block with those
> (probably the only one in town too).       :-)

Maybe even the province.  I understand the 1200mm one has only had a
couple dozen made.

> Gary
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Eric Brackenbury <
> eric.brackenbury at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Any one know how much this thing costs   :-))
> >
> > Sure makes a beautiful image, oh and the cleavage Richard  !!
> >
> > Eric
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> > > Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:10:02 -0500
> > > From: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb at tricolour.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Photography-sig] My next lens purchase
> > > To: Jeongyun Lee <jeongyun at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: oclug-photo <photography-sig at oclug.on.ca>
> > > Message-ID: <20110225171002.GU3885 at embryo.tricolour.net>
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> > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:05:31AM -0500, Jeongyun Lee wrote:
> > >>
> > http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/sigma_200-500_2_8_ex_dg_field_review_samples.htm
> > >>
> > >> What do you think? :-)
> > >
> > > What sold you?  The cleavage?
> > >
> > >
> > > Canon has had this around for a while:
> > >
> > http://www.the-digital-picture.com/reviews/Canon-EF-1200mm-f-5.6-L-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
> > >
> > > And then there is this monster...
> > >        http://blog.wolffmyren.com/2008/09/30/canon-5200mm-f14-lens/
> > >
> > >
> > > Seriously, that Sigma looks like quite a lens!  It is a zoom, which
> > > these two others aren't.  With the 2x teleconverter, it is a 1000mm
> > > f/5.6, almost on par with the 1200mm for reach at the same weight, but
> > > at a third of the price.
> > >
> > >
> > >        slainte mhath, RGB
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