Everybody wants one lens which can do everything, so you never have to change lenses (and miss a shot) again. Meaning a fast lens which goes from real wideangle to real telephoto, in high quality.
Well, surprise: it can be done, and it has been.
The catch: It costs over $40,000! And weighs about 18 pounds!
Woa.
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| I have the Nikkor on the left, and trust me, it is not small. In fact it's so big that I regretted buying it... 1.5 kilo lenses are not for hobby street photographers! But I wanted quality. The joke was on me, when full-frame Nikons appeared, it turned out it was awfully unsharp in the edges. Lame. (Oh, it's been replaced years ago.) |
It costs over $40,000! And weighs about 18 pounds!
ReplyDeleteNUTS!! :-P
That lens looks like it's thicker than one of the dude's legs!! :-/
Big lenses always make me go a big rubbery one.
ReplyDeleteThat lens looks like it's thicker than one of the dude's legs!! :-/
How thick are The Dude's legs?
How thick are The Dude's legs?
ReplyDeleteThicker than his arms, one would hope!! :-P
Saw this today... :-D
ReplyDeleteKooool.
ReplyDeleteQuite weird to think that that used to be the cost of a Hummer!! :-P
ReplyDeleteYeah.
ReplyDeleteYou paid 80 grand for *what*??! Do you realize you could get a Canon cinema lens for that amount?!
My apartment is worth about that now, but when I bought it in 2002, I paid two thirds of it. (I got real lucky with the timing.)
Yeah.
ReplyDeleteYou paid 80 grand for *what*??! Do you realize you could get a Canon cinema lens for that amount?!
LOL!! Exactly!! I would "settle" for an SUV, a fisheye, an ultra-wide, and a super zoom...and prob have $ left over for a remodel!! :-P
My apartment is worth about that now, but when I bought it in 2002, I paid two thirds of it. (I got real lucky with the timing.)
Amazing!! What do you think it's worth, now? What's the square footage; would be interesting to see the diff in prices, from over here...and DK... :-D
would be interesting to see the diff in prices, from over here...and DK... :-D
ReplyDeleteI think Big E lives in England.