<![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008 - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008 - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> Goatse'd:

[www.flickr.com]

TorkLugnutz

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> guys

[www.dpreview.com]

endless

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> The best part is that it needs its own battery for the AF and the zoom.

cerebrus

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @strider_mt2k:

Thanks strider....

I've heard that 'story' a few month back and finally erased it from my mind...now its back.

kspraydad3

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @lordargent: Pick up a used Canon 1200mm and save some dough. [www.bhphotovideo.com]

winkydink

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> NOSAUTEN: Uh...22 Grand is a wee bit FREAKIN' TOO MUCH for a lens that carries the sigma name. They perhaps made a mistake and added a few too many zeros at then end of the 22.

The sigma lens is a 200-500 f/2.8 lens. Throw a 2x extender on it and you get a 400-1000 mm f/5.6 lens, total cost, about 24 grand.

Canon has a 1200mm prime (it doesn't zoom) f/5.6 lens for ~$86k-100k or more. So you gain 200mm of focal length, but you loose the zoom capability plus pay over 3x or more the price.

[en.wikipedia.org] canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 prime

lordargent

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> Uh...22 Grand is a wee bit FREAKIN' TOO MUCH for a lens that carries the sigma name. They perhaps made a mistake and added a few too many zeros at then end of the 22.

Come on sigma. Yea, ok...you make 'quality' lenses--ok, bottom line, they are not supposed to be more expensive than the Canikion lenses, ok. And they're supposed to be 100 times less than Olympus lenses.

nosauten

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> Canon actually has a lens that's bigger. The 1600mm lens the made. If I'm not mistaken only 4 or 5 of them exist.

lafond66

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @singlecoilpickup:

Nothing's wrong with sigma. I have a wonderful 24-70mm sigma DX ED glass 2.8 throughout that I use as my main "walkaround lens." I've taken some of my best shots with it.

Acemonster

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @singlecoilpickup: Nah, it's less "Crying Game" and more like "Coyote Ugly".

The real question is it coyote ugly or double coyote ugly?

Need to see some real world pics first.

cad3

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @singlecoilpickup: Haha! Come on. Sigma's not that bad.

ripfire

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @Drezio: Yes, and imagine this... they linked to that lens in this article. Thanks for reading :)

sxs3200

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @singlecoilpickup: agreed! 1000mm @ f5.6... holy crap.

Jason

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> so, if i look at it in reverse, will denton appear smaller or normal sized?

mitchel_stevens

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> a larger one has been shown here in giz:
gizmodo.com

Drezio

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @strider_mt2k: Brilliant. You know.. cos of his C@CK!!

qbrad

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> Its actually only large because it's a zoom. It's really a 500mm with a 2x adapter. Canon actually just announced an 800mm prime, which is 300mm longer (in focal length) than this one.

F2.8 is pretty impressive for a zoom of that size though.

m4ximusprim3

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> I have a bigger one. It's my 10" Dob telescope with t-ring adapter. 1200mm F4 and only 29lbs!!

MacBandit

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> Your mom is bigger....god that one never gets old.

danofthedead

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> Mine is bigger....In girth.

danofthedead

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> I've seen bigger.

_badtziscool

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> @discounteggroll:
oh, he's an intern. figures

discounteggroll

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> the dude in the first thumbnail is a total weetard

discounteggroll

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> LOL that looks so funny, the actual camera is tiny.

Joseph

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> 1000mm at f5.6 almost makes me need to change my pants. But... then I saw the Sigma logo. It's kind of like getting a really hot woman naked and finding out she's a dude.

singlecoilpickup

]]> <![CDATA[The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008]]> Holy Milton Berle that thing's huge!

strider_mt2k

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