Mystery big lens

[Mangelwurzel]

I was walking around my local country park today and bumped into a wildlife photographer with the biggest lens i have ever seen.
He was a friendly chap and let me have a look through his Canon EOS-1D to show me a buzzard he was shooting.
I could not see the buzzard with a naked eye and when i enquired about the lens the gentleman said it was 1000mm.

Just out of curiosity i tried to look the lens up tonight but can't seem to find a Canon 1000mm L listed anywhere :shrug:
It was in the 'L' colours and looked like the Canon EF 800mm f_5.6 L IS USM, only bigger.

Sorry i should have taken a photo but does anybody know what this lens could be?

 

[cosmix3]

Poss the 500L with a 2x Convertor on.

 

[welly]

Just out of curiosity i tried to look the lens up tonight but can't seem to find a Canon 1000mm L listed anywhere :shrug:
It was in the 'L' colours and looked like the Canon EF 800mm f_5.6 L IS USM, only bigger.

14 grand for a lens? Nuts. The day I have 14 grand to spend on a lens, I'm going to spend it on coke and hookers instead.

 

[andrewc]

http://www.opteka.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6

 

[Snapper73]

14 grand for a lens? Nuts. The day I have 14 grand to spend on a lens, I'm going to spend it on coke and hookers instead.

Now that made me & my GF both laugh (when I read it out) Pure class

 

[PsiFox]

14 grand for a lens? Nuts. The day I have 14 grand to spend on a lens, I'm going to spend it on coke and hookers instead.

Diet or regular?

 

[Canon Bob]

Diet or regular?

Regular, you need something to get hold of.

 

[Byker28i]

EF 1200?

http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/canon-ef-1200mm-f56-l-usm-3-p.asp

 

[barrypriddis]

Whats a hooker?

 

[glitch]

One of these, presumably.

 

[Uneducated_Rick]

The 800mm never goes for £14k, its normally around the £9k mark, and at that price its such a bargain you might as well get two!

 

[barrypriddis]

So does a hooker light a fire with coke to get warm??

 

[wack61]

Whats a hooker?

It's like a wife only more fun and they don't expect you to do DIY

 

[as-i-said]

so thats 5 lines of AIS special and 5 years with me missus

 

[Curious]

It's like a wife only more fun and they don't expect you to do DIY

But when they leave, they always leave something behind.

And you really wont like the thing they left.

And the hooker will give you an STD.

 

[MJ Stebbings]

It's like a wife only more fun and they don't expect you to do DIY

 

[OutLore]

One of these, presumably.

Or one of these:

 

[Mangelwurzel]

Poss the 500L with a 2x Convertor on.

Hmm could well be what he meant.

 

[KayJay]

14 grand for a lens? Nuts. The day I have 14 grand to spend on a lens, I'm going to spend it on coke and hookers instead.

Make sure you share some of that.

 

[kennysarmy]

It's like a wife only more fun and they don't expect you to do DIY

usually cheaper too

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Whats a hooker?

about £50

 

[CaptainPenguin]

14 grand for a lens? Nuts. The day I have 14 grand to spend on a lens, I'm going to spend it on coke and hookers instead.

I prefer back row forwards myself

 

[barrypriddis]

I prefer back row forwards myself ..... is that an oximoron?

 

[david1701]

forwards are the scrum players so a back row forward would be a guy at the back of the scrum

 

[mxfun]

14 grand for a lens? Nuts. The day I have 14 grand to spend on a lens, I'm going to spend it on coke and hookers instead.

RATFL

 

[sportysnaps]

this is better then "out of focus"...

maybe it was a 600 f4 with a 1.4 xtender (x 1.3 crop factor) = around 1000mm