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What on earth would you need 1200mm for? I'm not even being flippant, I honestly can't think of a practical use. Safari maybe? Wouldn't need a jeep, you could just shoot from the hotel window.
I doubt they'd expect to sell it at that price, they'll get a fair boost in traffic from it though
Wonder what they paid for it...?
I'm sure the CIA/MI5/6 etc have a few knocking about.What on earth would you need 1200mm for? I'm not even being flippant, I honestly can't think of a practical use. Safari maybe? Wouldn't need a jeep, you could just shoot from the hotel window.
" but according to my understanding, less than 100 of these lenses were made"Spotted this earlier, couldn't quite believe my eyes. 99k for a lens!?!
Seems its due to the rarity. Does anyone know how many were produced?
Grays listed the Nikon 6mm f/2.8 for £100,000 last year and it sold. It will drive traffic up on the mpb site but wasn't the B&H 1200mm only about $100,000 (not £)?
But when it comes to gear it's always been $1=£1.
What on earth would you need 1200mm for? I'm not even being flippant, I honestly can't think of a practical use. Safari maybe? Wouldn't need a jeep, you could just shoot from the hotel window.
Some big sports agencies use them for some olympics events (i saw an article about their use in the rowing). I also saw an article about the old equivalent Nikon 1200mm lens being used to get close up photos during royal weddings etc. So they definitely have a use.
It's on my shopping list.Stewart should buy it for Lenses for Hire!
Plus by the looks of things just collecting it wasn't cheap...
It's on my shopping list.
http://lensesforhire.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/some-extreme-equipment-on-our-current.html
I've already got one item from that list, but I wasn't expecting to be able to get one of these quite so easily...
There'd be a market leasing it out to Police and Security surveillance teams I would suspect.
It would be if you're a mile away!Not very covert is it !
It would be if you're a mile away!