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Wow! now this is a lens....

Postby xerubus on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:42 pm

time to sell the property and all belongings.....

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Postby Greg B on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:48 pm

I guess that is 1800-2550mm equivalent on a d70!

I wonder if a VR model is contemplated :lol:

And the tripod requirements, sheesh!!
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:49 pm

xerubus,
one of the top end of the Ford Territory in you car yard will fix this lens easy :wink:
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Postby MHD on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:49 pm

at 16kg it would be more a turret than a tripod!
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:50 pm

But can you fit it in your camera bag? :wink: :wink: :roll:
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Postby xerubus on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:55 pm

should be a piece of cake handheld at 1/20th... :D
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Postby xerubus on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:56 pm

Birddog114 wrote:xerubus,
one of the top end of the Ford Territory in you car yard will fix this lens easy :wink:


but i'd need the territory just to take the lens out each day.... :lol:
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:58 pm

xerubus wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:xerubus,
one of the top end of the Ford Territory in you car yard will fix this lens easy :wink:


but i'd need the territory just to take the lens out each day.... :lol:


No, you'll have the X5 to go with that lens :wink:
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Postby lukeo on Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:04 pm

Tripod? I think even a gitzo would break at the seems with that monster on it. That said I think it would just rip the F-Mount straight out of the D70 if anyone ever tried to hand shoot anything with it.

Imagine it with a 1.4 TC ... At F5.6 you really wouldn't want anymore than that and even then I have to ask why you wouldn't just buy a telescope instead?

Add some macro extension tubes ...
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Postby mudder on Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:53 pm

That thing makes the Bigma look like lil' sister... Strewth!

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Postby atencati on Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:29 am

yraen69 wrote:Tripod? I think even a gitzo would break at the seems with that monster on it. That said I think it would just rip the F-Mount straight out of the D70 if anyone ever tried to hand shoot anything with it.

Imagine it with a 1.4 TC ... At F5.6 you really wouldn't want anymore than that and even then I have to ask why you wouldn't just buy a telescope instead?

Add some macro extension tubes ...


get a used tank, remove the canon barrel...VOILA!!! Portable tripod!

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