Holy Mother of Telephoto.

[progbuddy]

There's only two words that can describe this.


Fracking huge.

Link (http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3349&navigator=3)

It's one of the largest lenses in existence with a pricetag of $38,000 USD. Accurate close-ups of the moon can quite literally be taken with this.

[Airbozo]

Hehe 35 lbs and almost 30"!?!?!

Good thing it has a handle...

[Luke122]

f2.8@500mm?!?! HOLY CRAP!

That explains the price.. :D

[Twigsoffury]

-nope-

[SgtM]

What, no reference pictures? Not cool.

[Oneslowz28]

I have a 300 f/2.8

but that is not a big lens.....

this is a big lens http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/116642-USA/Canon_2527A001_Super_Telephoto_1200mm_f_5_6L.html

and it for sale for $120,000.00 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/800622963-USE/Canon_2527A001_Super_Telephoto_1200mm_f_5_6L.html


And Canon has a 500, 600, 800 and the 1200 I linked too.

500mm are not uncommon in the professional world. Most of my sports photo friends from across the country own one. Sadly I am not one. I could only afford the 300 and a 1.4x teleconverter.

Ok so I wanted to list the others too.

Canon 100-400 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/162616-USA/Canon_2577A002AA_100_400mm_f_4_5_5_6L_IS_USM.html $1400

Cannon 200 f/2.0 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542292-GREY/Canon_2297B002_Telephoto_EF_200mm_f_2L.html $5000

Canon 300 f/4.0 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/129188-GREY/Canon_2530A004_Telephoto_EF_300mm_f_4_0L.html $1200

Canon 300 f/2.8 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/183202-GREY/Canon_2531A002_Telephoto_EF_300mm_f_2_8L.html $4000

Canon 400 f/5.6 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12129-GREY/Canon_2526A004_400mm_f_5_6L_USM_Autofocus.html $1200

Canon 400 DO f/4.0 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/239654-USA/Canon_7034A002_Telephoto_EF_400mm_f_4_0.html $5500

Canon 400 f/2.8 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/186152-USA/Canon_2533A002_Telephoto_EF_400mm_f_2_8L.html $6800

Canon 500 f/4.0 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/183203-USA/Canon_2532A002AA_Telephoto_EF_500mm_f_4_0L.html $5800

Canon 600 f/4.0 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/186153-USA/Canon_2534A002_Telephoto_EF_600mm_f_4_0L.html $7600

Canon 800 f/5.6 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542293-REG/Canon_2746B002AA_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html $11,000

[Zeroignite]

at some point, I gotta wonder whether it'd just be better to go get a reflecting telescope ;) .

[progbuddy]

I just use a general-purpose Nikkor VR 18-200. It works well though. Fast AF drive.