who's going to get one of these???

[dcw@pr]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091505leica_50...

[leightonjames]

I still dont understand this? The cheap as chips canon f1.8 is absolutely fine!

What is it that justifies the extra 6220 pounds of this lens? I would really like to know! I mean it sounds cool but still, would the extra bokeh, better low light capability be worth that money?

Cheers

Leighton

[dcw@pr]

no, it's a toy - but a very cool one

[leightonjames]

dcw@pr said:

no, it's a toy - but a very cool one

aha, so if you've got money to burn just buy one for the fun of it

[dcw@pr]

indeed. none of these will be used for professional work.

I want one!

[filski666]

- that costs more than I would spend on a car!

if I was going to spend silly money I would rather one of these:


http://www.amazon.com/Canon-800mm-Telephoto-Digita...

or


http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EF-DO-USM-Telephoto/dp...

...but that's just me!

[beano500]

Yeah! I want one*** too!!!


But hang on - why didn't they design it for their new S2 system????

***It's pretty much a "my amp goes up to 11" lens, isn't it....???

Edited by beano500 on Tuesday 30th September 10:56

[Cheeky Jim]

Without showing my ignorance too much....

What's an Aspherical Lens and why is it so good?

[beano500]

Cheeky Jim said:

What's an Aspherical Lens and why is it so good?

I'll try an keep this simple....

You'll be aware that light is made up of different wavelengths, so that when diffracted it forms a spectrum or rainbow. there are loads of other things which are affected in terms of keeping images perfect.

As a piece of glass like a lens would act like a prism and split the colours out, it will also distort in other ways, manufacturers make lenses which aren't simple curved faces, but are more complex - hence they're not symmetrical and not spherical surfaces.

Complex and costly to make, but gets better images.


Lots more here

Edited by beano500 on Tuesday 30th September 12:47

[filski666]

beano500 said:

Cheeky Jim said:

What's an Aspherical Lens and why is it so good?

I'll try an keep this simple....

You'll be aware that light is made up of different wavelengths, so that when diffracted it forms a spectrum or rainbow. there are loads of other things which are affected in terms of keeping images perfect.

As a piece of glass like a lens would act like a prism and split the colours out, it will also distort in other ways, manufacturers make lenses which aren't simple curved faces, but are more complex - hence they're not symmetrical and not spherical surfaces.

Complex and costly to make, but gets better images.


Lots more here

Edited by beano500 on Tuesday 30th September 12:47

but are they so significantly better to be worth all that money? True you save weight over a multi lens setup, but I would like to see some direct comparison photos before ruling it out as an expensive toy for showing off with.

[AlfaFoxtrot]

There was a 5200mm Canon lens on ebay a few days ago!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitem...

[dcw@pr]

filski666 said:

beano500 said:

Cheeky Jim said:

What's an Aspherical Lens and why is it so good?

I'll try an keep this simple....

You'll be aware that light is made up of different wavelengths, so that when diffracted it forms a spectrum or rainbow. there are loads of other things which are affected in terms of keeping images perfect.

As a piece of glass like a lens would act like a prism and split the colours out, it will also distort in other ways, manufacturers make lenses which aren't simple curved faces, but are more complex - hence they're not symmetrical and not spherical surfaces.

Complex and costly to make, but gets better images.


Lots more here

Edited by beano500 on Tuesday 30th September 12:47

but are they so significantly better to be worth all that money? True you save weight over a multi lens setup, but I would like to see some direct comparison photos before ruling it out as an expensive toy for showing off with.

plenty of lenses have aspherical elements, that is not what is special about this one. The special bit is that it is f/0.95

[_dobbo_]

F/0.95 - for when Rizla paper depth of field is just too much.

[MonkeyHanger]

If i'm spending that sort of money on gear it'll be a 1DMK3 and a 600 F4L IS thanking you please

[_dobbo_]

MonkeyHanger said:

If i'm spending that sort of money on gear it'll be a 1DMK3 and a 600 F4L IS thanking you please

If you're spending that kind of money on a lens you've probably already got £40k plus in gear and a 1dMK3 is a massive step down!

[MonkeyHanger]

_dobbo_ said:

MonkeyHanger said:

If i'm spending that sort of money on gear it'll be a 1DMK3 and a 600 F4L IS thanking you please

If you're spending that kind of money on a lens you've probably already got £40k plus in gear and a 1dMK3 is a massive step down!

Not when it does the job you need it for

[VxDuncan]

AlfaFoxtrot said:

There was a 5200mm Canon lens on ebay a few days ago!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitem...

ebay buyer said:

Q: Postage to Craggie island Ireland ?
A: Hi - I'm in the process of getting some comprehensive freight quotes for you (both air & ocean options). This will take a little time - I will contact you again shortly. Thanks Evan

LOL

Am also liking the guy that asked if it could be used with a 2x teleconverter!

[_dobbo_]

MonkeyHanger said:

_dobbo_ said:

MonkeyHanger said:

If i'm spending that sort of money on gear it'll be a 1DMK3 and a 600 F4L IS thanking you please

If you're spending that kind of money on a lens you've probably already got £40k plus in gear and a 1dMK3 is a massive step down!

Not when it does the job you need it for

That's precisely the point though - if you are in the market for this lens you already have an MF back and a massive investement in that MF system. To anyone in this position a 1D of any kind doesn't do the job.

What you seem to be saying is that if you had £6k you wouldn't spend it on this lens, which is true of every person who doesn't already own an MF system.