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OT - one for the Nikon shooters out there...

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Posted by Mike Smith on September 28, 2006 at 9:08 AM
Photokina debut of a 2000mm CAT lens....

GULP

Posted by Paul Williams on September 28, 2006 at 10:12 AM
I'll have two please.... :biggrin:
Posted by Tom_W on September 28, 2006 at 10:13 AM

Another Landrover job :-)
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on September 28, 2006 at 10:20 AM
Very nice but I need a 1200-1700mm f5.6-f8 ifed ais zoom for £2000 not the £60,000 + nikon want.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on September 28, 2006 at 10:53 AM
Pardon my french :rolleyes:

Bloody hell :eek: :eek: :eek:

In all honesty, i think these massive cat lenses fall more into the realms of astronomical telescopes, than photographic lenses. Possibly the only difference between them is aperture control :confused:

It would be interesting to know the price difference between the two equivelents, and whether one or the other is optimised to a higher optical standard.

Alan
Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 28, 2006 at 11:15 AM
I wonder how long it will take Nikon to bring out a VR version of that?!

Regards Chris
www.c-m-l.com
Posted by Tom_W on September 28, 2006 at 11:58 AM
To me it will always be Virtual Reality... pockets ain't stuffed enough :wink:
Posted by Nick on September 28, 2006 at 3:38 PM
VR for that thing means taking it to the equator and sticking it on top of a mountain with the rest of the astro telescopes :eek::eek:
Posted by Rene de Heer on September 28, 2006 at 3:41 PM
I have just ordered one and put an add up for an assistant. i guess i need to enlarge the holes in my Birdwatch hide as well!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Ben Micklem on September 29, 2006 at 6:45 AM
This lens was first shown at Photokina 38 years ago.


Looks like Nikon didn't want to be out-done by that big Zeiss.
Posted by Tom_W on September 29, 2006 at 6:55 AM

Very interesting -- out of the mothballs... still a beast.

Posted by Vincent Jones on September 29, 2006 at 2:56 PM
VR :eek: wouldn't that be something :jump: That would mean it could be used handheld :biggrin:

Trouble for me this end is I am skint :rolleyes: