Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens - World's Largest Telephoto Lens

[Koing]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0610/06100101zeiss1700f4.asp

This is a must have for you peeping toms out there

The price has n ot been disclosed.

Koing

 

[isekii]

What do you do with that thing ? Zoom across the continent ?

 

[ElFenix]

what's the 35 mm equivalent? (this is a medium format lens to the 35 mm equivalent would be much shorter)


and is the sultan of qatar going to mount this on the back of his 100% chromed M3 or what?

 

[thirdeye]

Holy carp!

 

[StevenYoo]

u can do some major soul stealing with that thing

 

[mugs]

How mucH?

Based on the claim that some of the lens elements in it are worth more than a luxury sedan, I assume in the hundreds of thousands?

What does one do with such a powerful, heavy and expensive lens?

 

[Trey22]

Imagine carrying around the case for that thing.

"Hey honey, I want to switch to the Zeis 1700mm now."

 

[foghorn67]

Knowing what the 1200 5.6L cost, I wouldn't want to know the price of this custom lens.
wow.

 

[randay]

564 pounds. yeah.

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: isekii
What do you do with that thing ? Zoom across the continent ?

Thats what I'm wondering!

 

[xSkyDrAx]

"and this little attachment is used to shoot down helicopters "

 

[rivan]

Wow. What a colossal waste of cash.

I mean, yeah, great photos and all, but, I think this is more of a "I've got more money than I can comprehend... what sort of million dollar penis-stroke can I throw some away on today?" situation.

 

[Mark R]

I can't believe that thing could cost much less than a mil.

Custom designed and built for one customer, and needing to retool their production line - someone must have a huge budget.

And at 260 kilos - it's gonna need to be permanently mounted in a truck.

That said, there is fierce competition to be the finest photographer in the world - in whatever field. If you've got the cash (and some of the more 'normal' telephoto lenses can cost up to $100k) then in the right hands it could provide a significant advantage

 

[randay]

As long as they use it to provide us with celeb nip slips, cameltoe, and sex pics... Who cares how much it costs?!

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: mugs
How mucH?

Based on the claim that some of the lens elements in it are worth more than a luxury sedan, I assume in the hundreds of thousands?

What does one do with such a powerful, heavy and expensive lens?

You shoot amateur pornography with it

Originally posted by: rivan
Wow. What a colossal waste of cash.

I mean, yeah, great photos and all, but, I think this is more of a "I've got more money than I can comprehend... what sort of million dollar penis-stroke can I throw some away on today?" situation.

You dont understand photography...

You have certain hobbies or things your really in to right? Would you not spend what was more then the bare minimum?

This is for some guy/ print in Qater. He probably has a few million burning in his pocket. Kind of like that guy who gave Paris Hilten a $13million DIAMOND. If you can afford it why not. Sure there are better ways of spending your money but it is his money...

Koing

 

[Eli]

Good fscking lord. :shocked:

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Leave it to Zeiss to engineer something that maybe a handful of people in the entire world will actually use.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Someone's already done this kind of long tele with the Sigmonster (Sigma 300-700mm) and a few stacked teleconverters. It's DEFINITELY a lot darker than this Zeiss, but the telephoto is up there:

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/moon_shots

 

[BooGiMaN]

this is one of those Bugatti Veyron things..why build it?


because they can..and a few choice customers will end up buying it...and it will spark interest in the company that actually made it

 

[everman]

You'd have to mount that thing on a Hummer.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Garth
Leave it to Zeiss to engineer something that maybe a handful of people in the entire world will actually use.

It's not for sale. It was a special order by one very wealthy client. They're not producing them.

ZV

 

[yhelothar]

That's basically a 16.7" refracting telescope with all the fancy APO glass. Here's a 9.8" refractor from takahashi(basically the leica of telescopes), and it sells for $250,000!!!!!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
That's basically a 16.7" refracting telescope with all the fancy APO glass. Here's a 9.8" refractor from takahashi(basically the leica of telescopes), and it sells for $250,000!!!!!

Bah, that's only F/10. The Zeiss is F/4!

ZV

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
That's basically a 16.7" refracting telescope with all the fancy APO glass. Here's a 9.8" refractor from takahashi(basically the leica of telescopes), and it sells for $250,000!!!!!

Bah, that's only F/10. The Zeiss is F/4!

ZV

The diameter of the front element is what makes a lens expensive.. not really the minimum F/stop number.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
That's basically a 16.7" refracting telescope with all the fancy APO glass. Here's a 9.8" refractor from takahashi(basically the leica of telescopes), and it sells for $250,000!!!!!

Bah, that's only F/10. The Zeiss is F/4!

ZV

The diameter of the front element is what makes a lens expensive.. not really the minimum F/stop number.

The maximum aperture is a function of the size of the front element.