I think those prices are marked up quite a bit. It says the price for the EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L USM lens is $2,222, and I only paid $1,479 for mine. The actual price for the 1200mm is probably less than $100K. Just sell your house and go pick one up. :)
I think those prices are marked up quite a bit. It says the price for the EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L USM lens is $2,222, and I only paid $1,479 for mine. The actual price for the 1200mm is probably less than $100K. Just sell your house and go pick one up. :)
105.000 euro (132.000 USD) over here, including 19% sales tax.
I think those prices are marked up quite a bit. It says the price for the EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L USM lens is $2,222, and I only paid $1,479 for mine. The actual price for the 1200mm is probably less than $100K. Just sell your house and go pick one up. :)
Alright! Someone else who bought the 35-350! And a sweet bio by the way...
The EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS * 2 teleconverter * 1.6 crop = 1280 at a fraction of the price. You will need to have the dragonfly hold a candle though :)
About a year or so ago I saw an add from a dealer in HK that said a used one was available for sale. Just for grins I emailed him and asked what the price would be and he replied $24,000 USD. I think there are only like a dozen of these in existence and that they are not regularly manufactured like all of the other EF lenses. I read an article about it a while back and the article indicated that they are made as they are ordered. I think Sports Illustrated owns a couple of them. The specs don’t make it look all that attractive though. The weight is 36.4lb (16.5kg) and the thing is 33’’ long. If you are willing to give up one stop you can get a 1200mm f/8 IS lens that only weighs 12.6lb and costs $7500 and can be purchased today.
