Would you believe Canon makes a 28-1120 F2.8 IS lens

[Robert O'Toole]

Last night on the Discovery channel a photographer was using a Canon HDTV camera with an interesting 80X zoom lens. Google came up with some interesting specs on Canon's site. Sorry its for HDTV cameras only :)

HJ40x14B IASD-V Portable Super Telephoto Lens

Focal Length 14-560mm F2.8 and 28-1120mm with the flick of a switch with the built in 2x Extender

80X zoom!!!!

IS of course

Weight 12 lb (5.5 kg)

BH has it listed for $ 66,999.95 but sorry the lens is special order

BHPhoto

Heres a PDF for the lens:

http://www.canon.com/bctv/products/pdf/HJ40ex10_14B.pdf

If that is just not enough Canon also makes a 9.9-930mm F1.7 lens (!!!) that is 18.6-1860mm with the built in 2X. Sorry I couldnt find a listing at BH for this one.

9-900 PDF

Lens Model Name XJ100x9.3B IE-D
Zoom Ratio 100x
Built-in Extender 2.0x
Range of Focal Length (with Extender) 9.3 - 930mm
18.6 - 1860mm
Maximum Relative Aperture (with extender) 1:1.7 at 9.3 - 296mm

I like the built in 2X extender feature of these HDTV lenses. I would like to see Canon offer this type of extender for DSLR super telephotos that could flip in and out of position but remain installed on the lens.

Robert

[Robert O'Toole]

And you thought that DSLR lenses had long names how about Canon HJ40x14B IASD-V e-HDxs 40x 2/3" EFP

I think its a world record :)

Robert

[Robert Amoruso]

I had seen this one in a video magazine sometime back - some free subscription I was getting.

[George DeCamp]

That's sick! I would need to wait for a nice sale though! :D

[Doug Brown]

That's sick! I would need to wait for a nice sale though! :D

Instant rebate will bring the price down to $65,000! :)

[Robert O'Toole]

Thanks for the great tip doug, I just got the last one! :D

Robert

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Pretty interesting. With such a 80x zoom one will never need to change lenses. I saw the BBC team using a Panasonic HDTV camera with Canon zoom lens. We just acknowledged each other, looked at each others equipment and moved on. I was wondering about their shooting angle so could not read what lens they were using. The Tiger was relaxing in a grassland in the open and they were shooting in a position where the light was about 120-145 degree to them. I shot at about straight in front of the tiger with side lighting (when the light was about 70-80 degress coming from my right) and then I moved on and shot few shots when the light was on my back.

14-560mm F2.8 : OHH MY GODDDD. I can't believe it.

Robert: Thanks for this interesting info.

[Alfred Forns]

Robert price is no big deal in comparison to the old Canon 1200 5.6 !!!! ..... the lens is a bargain :)