1700mm F4 lens!

[branflakes]

Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens:

www.dpreview.com/news/0610/06100101zeiss1700f4.asp

[GetCarter]

branflakes said:

Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700 mm F4 lens:

www.dpreview.com/news/0610/06100101zeiss1700f4.asp

Blimey... that's half the weight of a Caterham!

[rico]

Realistically what would you use this for?

I guess photographing the moon and stars?

Or if you're a millionaire paparazzi

[joust]

Long distance wildlife photography according to the text...

J

[J111]

Given where it's headed, I wonder if it's to photograph falconry ?

[scalper]

it's not as long as it might seem
let's not forget that it's being used on a 6x6 camera, so the equivalent focal lenght is only 850mm

anyway... what kind of tripod would you need to hold such a lens?