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[] That was unexpected - a 1200/5.6L lens review. As nice as ever before! Thanks Bryan!
Wow! What an awesome review. I love the rocket-launcher technique.
Jim Jannard, billionaire owner of RED Digital Cinema, had the 1200mm f/5.6 among his collection (one of the most extensive camera/lens collections in the world), but he sold it in 2008.
I got to try this bad boy once at a Canon Expo in Hong Kong
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimluu/326060988/in/set-72157594426294591/
Incredible Lens!
I think I will just wait for the IS version... hehehehe
Originally Posted by specialfx
Now *that* is a serious tripod head. Anyone know what the heck it is? (Um, yeah. The lens is cool too. [
That IS a serious tripod head. Usually used for Canon's long television lenses - Think football, baseball, etc.
It's probably not built for still photography, but moving images; looks like Sachtler to me. Tripods for cinema and primetime TV can easily go up to $30,000 by themselves, but they move smoothly with over 100 pounds of gear.
Video, surely. I read somewhere that wimberly claims their tripod head will work for any canon lens, but this might be pushing it.
Don't worry everyone, I wiped all of the drool off the lens when I was finished.
EDN - The "Canon Truck Bed Mount" is optional.
Adam - Sometimes you need to un-justify a desired purchase.
Adam & Naturegrapher - I too plan to wait for the IS version.
Gian - The Sigma would be fun to spend some time with someday. I'll have to talk too Sigma about that one.
Devsalvi - I tried the camera neck strap, but it was not a great solution.
George - I wasn't too nervous - it was not mine.
ShutterbugJohan - Only part of an afternoon. But worth every minute of the 8 hour round trip.
Sinh - I passed your request on to Roger.
Jon - I'll pass your suggestion on to B&H.
Alan - Bring it on!
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