A Practical Review: Canon 800mm f/5.6 Lens

[rpagliari]

which camera are you using?

[arturo090974]

YOU SHOW NADA.....

[mdma111]

I live in NZ and this lens is currently selling retail for around 18k which for all you Americans out there is approx 14k George Washingtons. I just have one question for those of you using house references, are property values so low in the States that 14k is enough to purchase half a house??? Or are you living in the cardboard box this lens comes in?

[northernchicken]

@mdma111 when discussing the house value we were refrerring to a different lens. people really need to read things before they comment. there was a 1200mm lens for sale priced at $120,000 used or in redneck terms about half a house.

[Udontgetmymetal]

*tripod falls off that clifff*

NOOO I HAD TO SELL MY HOUSE FOR THAT LENSE!!!!!

[skatenj96]

thanks jim, love your photography!

[TheStellaBug]

I'd love to have a lens like that, except the price of the lens is almost half of what my horse cost D: ... Still awesome though. 

[tubemasta5000]

nice plosives.

[ToyRail]

I have the 400mm f2.8 IS. That plus the 1.4X and 2.0X converters gives me a 560mm f4 and an 800mm f5.6. (and a 400mm f2.8!) I think thats a far more versitle set-up than owning one of these.

[tombluegrass90]

that sucker is a beast!!!

[TheHickstead]

good for creeping on people! =D

[Piggeliggel]

WOW i got 18mm - 55! noob :(

[bendingsnake]

What if he used this on a t2i :)

[BTPhotography1]

@bendingsnake What about it? The T2i is an entry-level crop sensor. It'd be cropped to 1.6x the 800mm focal length, taking it to 1280mm without a teleconverter and wouldn't look too much different from any Canon camera up to the 7D, slightly more "zoomed in" than if compared to a 1-series body with a 1.3x crop factor.

[fullboxxskater]

How do you reduce noise? Im using a 300mm lens fully zoomed in and have to much noise

[whoknows2fly]

@fullboxxskater it depends on what body you are using the lense on. On a higher class body, like a 5d mark2 you can use higher iso. You can also adjust your speed and aperture. Hope this helps

[jimmydude1123]

@fullboxxskater lower your ISO.

[pilas3000]

brilliant!! the island next to my island is about 10 miles way. can i see people 10 miles way? would you recommend?

[Ondraasha]

You did not say how far was the moon. How far was it? The lens caught it pretty well.

[raphbadminton]

my camera phone can do this

[m3ntalcas3]

i think a new one is $12,000 so that must be a typo chicken

[sasktank]

@m3ntalcas3 --it isnt a typo---he was typeing about the 1200mm f/5.6lens for sale at b&h-used $120,000

[Hynee]

It must have been an awesome experience using that lens. How well did the body focus at 1100mm f/8 and 1600mm f/11?

[enwordsand]

so much color fringinggg

[freezazoid]

hmmm... For the price it seems like you could get similar results by using a 200mm or 400mm and just crop the photo a bit to get the same perspective. 10,000 dollars just doesn't justify the results you could get from a thousand dollar telephoto lens and a bit of cropping.

[hikinguphigh]

holy cow i want that lens

10000pounds

[OoSingeroO]

boring

[DackIsBack]

Normal people buy a car if they want to see something up close.

Dedicated photographers buy a bigger lens...

[sk8boardinmonkey]

Aren't tripods suppose to hold the camera.......

[nickeoss]

@sk8boardinmonkey yup but there are pro tripods designed just to hold the big lenses.so the camera is supported by the big lens.

[pooleroes]

800 ml alcohol you got as breakfast :D LOL.

No ofense though!!

great thing you did this.

[Kongerice]

2:11 :o

[mrantweb143]

wow you managed to make that very exciting piece of equipment take very unexciting photos

[xlrpasystem]

That expensive!!..wish i am rich..

[jackJber]

Nice shots man, im looking to get this lens for my Canon

[jeremiahjw]

Very cool! Just saw this lens on Borrowlenses, and found your video after searching for it on YouTube.

[soniap55]

I found one for $20,000

[AMac272]

DOUBLE RAINBOW?! ALL TH WAYYYY

[AlexAirDubai]

I'm Just  Kidding lol

[jorarl]

Want.

[Swrtzjstn12]

this is 12k lol

[klenerwolf]

this lens is a dream for me I have canon 55-250 :D

[aircontom1000]

COOL !!

[12stringsforme]

@AlexAirDubai Yeah, and how many f-stops do you lose with 2 extenders . . . dumbfuck.

[hojop25]

@AlexAirDubai yeah but your an idiot, that would make it like F50...moron.

[AlexAirDubai]

@hojop25 FUCK YOU SON OF A BITCH !

[AlexAirDubai]

IF YOU'LL PUT 2X EXTENDER ON 1200MM IT WILL BE 2400MM!

[faloc]

@AlexAirDubai ye but wores picture quality and Aperture then ^^ and slower focus

[northernchicken]

In case you're interested B&H has a used 1200mm 5.6 for sale. asking price is $120,000

[willcitoman97]

@northernchicken you have go to be kidding me!

[northernchicken]

@willcitoman97 no way, not kidding. that was a while back but uhh, I didn't buy it. Can you imagine ?

[willcitoman97]

@northernchicken thats like, car money... house money even

[bringthesilverrain]

@northernchicken no...it's $12,000 new.

[northernchicken]

@bringthesilverrain where at ?? All I know is what I read !! the 800mm goes for around $11,000 which makes it hard to believe that the 1200mm would be $12,000 I notice it isn't listed anymore, someone must have bought it.

[soundofgeek]

@northernchicken When this guy talks about focal lengths of about 1300mm, he's talking about the 800mm lens with a 1.4x extender attached. A single lens with a focal length that long is extremely rare and expensive - that's the $120k second-hand 1200mm lens that you're hearing about.

[northernchicken]

@soundofgeek are you on crack ?? the lens I mentioned is infact a fixed 1200 mm f 5.6 that was listed at B&H for $120,000 no extenders. it is an actual lens that was built by canon. there is also a 5200mm in existance as well.

[soundofgeek]

@northernchicken Yeah, I mentioned the 1200mm (and its price) in my comment. Apparently you didn't read that bit.

My only mistake was to say "about 1300mm" instead of "about 1100mm". Oh, and I know all about the really unusual lenses Canon has produced that aren't in production now.

[bringthesilverrain]

@northernchicken Ebay =)

[dannukesall]

@bringthesilverrain umm no, the 1200mm 5.6 is $120,000 used.

The 800mm new is $12,000.

[sharagim1]

@northernchicken  $12000

[northernchicken]

@sharagim1 are you on crack? the 800 mm sells for $12,000. The 1200mm was at B&H listed at $120,000 !! I saw another listed at around $90,000 The one at B&H is no longer listed ,

[sharagim1]

@northernchicken sorry , my price was for canon lens 800mm,

[northernchicken]

@sharagim1 I shouldn't have been rude, forgive me.... you were the forth or fifth person yo wrongly correct me on this. Have a great Day !!

[jh3835]

@northernchicken not bad, ill put it on 360 month payment plan over 30yrs

[itsNards]

@northernchicken 14k

[redbeast2]

@northernchicken $120,000!? They sell brand new for $13,999!

[northernchicken]

@redbeast2 you guys are on crack !! learn how to read !! I said the 1200mm is for sale at $120,000. they certainly aren't $14,000 new, the 800mm is close to $14,000  again, learn how to read crackheads !!

[MrNeocaligus]

@northernchicken the most expensive lense ive seen is like 16,000. There is no way a lens costs 120,000 let alone used.

[iSNEVEET]

@MrNeocaligus Lol I used to think the same also, but incredibly there are lens' worth that.

[MrNeocaligus]

@iSNEVEET What a rip off.

[harrowrudeboy]

@MrNeocaligus do some research, it is an extremely rare lens with only a tiny handful available in the world.

[TheUFOeffect]

you should do a moon shot zoomed in as much as you can.