A used unit of Canon's EF 1200mm F5.6 L USM lens is set to come up for sale at an auction in Germany slated for 6th October. At 0.8m (2' 7") and weighing a massive 16.5kg (36lbs), the lens offered the world's longest focal length for an interchangeable SLR lens with autofocus when it was introduced in July 1993, and to the best of my knowledge, that record still holds true. The lens is extremely rare, and not only for its original 9.8M Yen/$90,000 price tag but also because it took so long to bu...
World's longest AF SLR lens, the Canon EF 1200mm F5.6, comes up for sale at auction in Germany
DP Review - 9 Jun 2021 16:53
A used unit of Canon's EF 1200mm F5.6 L USM lens is set to come up for sale at an auction in Germany slated for 6th October. At 0.8m (2' 7") and weighing a massive 16.5kg (36lbs), the lens offered the world's longest focal length for an interchangeable SLR lens with autofocus when it was introduced in July 1993, and to the best of my knowledge, that record still holds true. The lens is extremely rare, and not only for its original 9.8M Yen/$90,000 price tag but also because it took so long to bu...
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