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    Here’s a little bit of fun: JuzaPhoto has posted a review of the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM

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    JuzaPhoto, our favourite photographer that curls big giant lenses from SIGMA, Leica and Canon for fun has posted a review of the legendary Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L IS USM. At the time this lens was produced, it retailed for about $100,000 USD. If one of these show up on the used market, they still command that price if not more.

    This is the first review I can recall that provides us with full resolution image samples. The 20mp Canon EOS-1D X Mark II was paried with the behemoth for the review.

    600mm f/4 vs 1200mm f/5.6

    Juza has even posted the manual for the lens, which is really cool.

    The lens was on loan from Wetzlar Camera Auctions GmnH, which is probably the best auction house if you’re looking for rare historical camera gear, even cameras that go for a million dollars. Be sure to check out their current auction if you have a few hundred thousand dollars to spend on the flagship Leica offering for 2024.

    Head on over to Juzaphoto.com to read all about the EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM, I never get tired of reading about this thing and I hope to one day touch one.

    The review is in Italian, but translates just fine.

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    4. I remember playing with one of these at the Focus on Imaging trade show in the UK in mid-nineties. They had one alongside the other big telephotos on the Canon stand, tripod mounted so you could peer though an EOS 1n and point them around the NEC to see if you could spot your mate on the other side of the hall.
    7. Yes it does take teleconverters. See here:
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      1200mm Canon 5.6 L Super Telephoto Lens

      Shop at B&H: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/801201815-USE/canon_2527a001_super_telephoto_1200mm_f_5_6l.htmlFor this special video we invite Bryan Carn...
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      Here is a link tot he article translated to English:
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      Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM | JuzaPhoto

      Il Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM è il più estremo supertele autofocus mai realizzato e venduto al pubblico (anche se in numeri molto limitati), ed ha sempre avuto un'aura leggendaria: un'ottica raris...
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    10. Here:
      www.juzaphoto.com

      Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM | JuzaPhoto

      Il Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM è il più estremo supertele autofocus mai realizzato e venduto al pubblico (anche se in numeri molto limitati), ed ha sempre avuto un'aura leggendaria: un'ottica raris...
      www.juzaphoto.com
      But the Canon looks like a toy compared to this :eek:
      www.juzaphoto.com

      Leica APO-Telyt-R 1600mm f/5.6 | JuzaPhoto

      Scattare col Leica APO-Telyt-R 1600mm f/5.6 non è una semplice esperienza fotografica. Non è solo uno dei supertele più estremi che esistano, è anche l'unico (assieme allo Zeiss 1700mm f/...
      www.juzaphoto.com
      #Das Wesentliche :ROFLMAO:
      (the essential)

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