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04/28/2015 11:45:39 AM · #1
Massive 2540mm f/8 NASA Lens Shows Up on eBay
04/28/2015 12:42:37 PM · #2
You can fit the MF camera in the back opening of the lens!!!
04/28/2015 12:51:44 PM · #3
I want that. It'd go very nicely with my 600mm f/3.5 from a U2 spy plane.
04/28/2015 12:53:21 PM · #4
Wait! That's a catadioptric lens. $33,500 is crazy!! If it was refractive, sure, but not for a cat lens.
04/28/2015 01:40:47 PM · #5
Meh, I'm saving for this "used" but in good condition lens
04/28/2015 01:51:58 PM · #6
And, it's not even AF, VR or IS. I use a 2400mm f10 once in a while, but it's a pain to move & set up, plus camera / lens shake and atmospheric heat waves are a problem with terrestrial shooting at that focal length.

Yes, I would enjoy having such a thing in my lens collection, but mostly because of it's heritage. Vibration would probably not be a problem, given the total weight of the lens.
I have a piece of rocket skin that I found on an island in the Bahamas.
04/28/2015 02:01:24 PM · #7
Originally posted by smardaz:

Meh, I'm saving for this "used" but in good condition lens


Originally posted by B&H:

Lease for as low as $6,102 / month


Bwahahahahahahaha


Message edited by author 2015-04-28 14:01:56.
04/28/2015 04:44:42 PM · #8
Originally posted by LN13:

Originally posted by smardaz:

Meh, I'm saving for this "used" but in good condition lens


Originally posted by B&H:

Lease for as low as $6,102 / month


Bwahahahahahahaha


(49 of 95 customers found this review helpful)
not great for macro use
By Josh from NY
from Brooklyn, NY
Verified Reviewer
I would rate this lens higher, but i was trying to get a shot of the wedding rings and it would not focus close enough. also i wanted to buy a UV filter to protect the front element, imagine my shock that it would have to be custom ordered!!! works ok hand held, hope they make one soon with VR.
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
04/29/2015 04:34:43 AM · #9
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