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Pls. Lust this lens US$15k

Postby birddog114 on Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:12 pm

Am I going to get it? No, I love to wait for my 300/2.8 VR soon to arrive!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 75722&rd=1
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Postby fozzie on Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:17 pm

Birddog,

I don't like because it is the wrong colour - white/cream, excuse me I am colour blind, black - 'maybe yes' :wink: .

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Postby stubbsy on Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:47 pm

Hmmm. Stubbsy thinks - $15K or a new VR, and a tripod and a ball head and a....
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Postby skippy on Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:00 pm

Hmmm, so let me see. I could have one of those at US$15,000, or from Birdy's sticky US15k would get me:

1230 Nikon D70 Camera Body only AU
870 Nikkor AF-G 10.5mm/2.8 ED DX Fisheye Lens
400 Nikon 50/1.4
1250 Nikon 85/1.4
750 Nikkor AF-D 105mm/2.8 Macro Lens
1020 Nikon AF-D 180 f2.8 D(IF) AF
1390 Nikon 12-24Dx
1880 Nikon AF-S 17-35mm/2.8 IF ED Lens
650 Nikon 24-120VR
1695 Nikon 80-400VR
2200 Nikon 70-200VR
495 Nikon TC-17E II
480 SB-800
915 Gitzo 1348
350 Gitzo 1588 Monopod

Total : AU$15,575

Tough choice really... :shock: Puts it into perspective for me!
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Postby Onyx on Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:48 pm

...and a partridge in a pear tree.

$US15k and it doesn't even auto focus?! ;)
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Postby gstark on Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:33 am

skippy wrote:Hmmm, so let me see. I could have one of those at US$15,000, or from Birdy's sticky US15k would get me:


A small car!
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:37 am

gstark wrote:
skippy wrote:Hmmm, so let me see. I could have one of those at US$15,000, or from Birdy's sticky US15k would get me:


A small car!


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Postby atencati on Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:46 am

LA isn't too far from here, maybe he will take my truck in trade?? That would be a great motorsports lens, WoW!!!!

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Postby bwhinnen on Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:23 am

Ebay Ad wrote:Weight:
Main body = 7.5 Kg, Two step expansion lens food = 0.5Kg


What I want to know is what do you feed a lens? And it needs 1/2 kilo of food? How often?

But seriously that is onoe heavy lens to have sticking out the front. Try and hand-hold that sucker and Arnie will be jealous of your muscular arms!

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Postby Greg B on Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:03 am

atencati wrote:LA isn't too far from here, maybe he will take my truck in trade?? That would be a great motorsports lens, WoW!!!!

Andy


Hey Andy, are you talking about swapping the firetruck for a lens?
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Postby Oneputt on Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:03 am

I was just looking at the 400 f2.8 VR......................until I saw the price :(
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:06 am

Oneputt wrote:I was just looking at the 400 f2.8 VR......................until I saw the price :(


Not too far!
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Postby JordanP on Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:12 am

Mmmmmm 400mm 2.8 - Now we are talking <drool><slobber>
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:14 am

JordanP wrote:Mmmmmm 400mm 2.8 - Now we are talking <drool><slobber>


Craig,
:shock: Are you going to put your name down in the pre-order list? I'm ready! :wink:
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Postby JordanP on Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:17 am

:) I'm probably not as $$$ready$$$ as you but .... "if the dreams big enough, the facts don't matter" I will have one - sometime. Also very interested to see what might succeed the 600mm f4 in the next few years.
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:21 am

JordanP wrote::) I'm probably not as $$$ready$$$ as you but .... "if the dreams big enough, the facts don't matter" I will have one - sometime. Also very interested to see what might succeed the 600mm f4 in the next few years.


VR once again and perhaps 2.8 (I don't think so it'll be 2.8)
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Postby JordanP on Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:22 am

2.8 without the VR would be fine for me 8) - in fact I have no complaints with the f4 to be honest.... this would be just fine :wink:
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:27 am

JordanP wrote:2.8 without the VR would be fine for me 8) - in fact I have no complaints with the f4 to be honest.... this would be just fine :wink:


If it's the 2.8 it'll be a huge lens and you need an assistant, can I?
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Postby JordanP on Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:39 am

Birddog114 wrote:
JordanP wrote:2.8 without the VR would be fine for me 8) - in fact I have no complaints with the f4 to be honest.... this would be just fine :wink:


If it's the 2.8 it'll be a huge lens and you need an assistant, can I?


How could I say no. :lol: Of course you can!
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:40 am

JordanP wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
JordanP wrote:2.8 without the VR would be fine for me 8) - in fact I have no complaints with the f4 to be honest.... this would be just fine :wink:


If it's the 2.8 it'll be a huge lens and you need an assistant, can I?


How could I say no. :lol:


Am ready!!!!!
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