Comments on: Mother of All Telephotos http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ana3mic http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/comment-page-1/#comment-444843 ana3mic Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:04:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/#comment-444843 You think this is big? Try these ones http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/reflex/2000mm.htm http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/zoomsMF/12001700mm.htm 'cause Canon ain't always the best! You think this is big? Try these ones
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/re flex/2000mm.htm
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/zo omsMF/12001700mm.htm
’cause Canon ain’t always the best!

]]> By: Nate Deviate http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/comment-page-1/#comment-442111 Nate Deviate Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:00:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/#comment-442111 Is that like driving a huge truck? I mean, is it really needed for anything else but saying hey look at my big _____ instead of my tiny ____ Is that like driving a huge truck? I mean, is it really needed for anything else but saying hey look at my
big _____ instead of my tiny ____

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/comment-page-1/#comment-440697 Ali S. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:35:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/#comment-440697 The paparazzi have finally found a new way to take incriminating photos of celebrities we don't care for. ;) The paparazzi have finally found a new way to take incriminating photos of celebrities we don’t care for. ;)

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/comment-page-1/#comment-440648 ted Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:46:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/#comment-440648 It's too big to fit in my carry-on bag, though. It’s too big to fit in my carry-on bag, though.

]]> By: BJN http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/comment-page-1/#comment-440631 BJN Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:13:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/#comment-440631 Even a fisheye lens at the opposite end of the superwide to super tele spectrum lets you take a clear picture of an object a mile away, even something really far away like the Moon. This article reminds me of the silly question I get often using any larger lens; "How far can you see with that lens?" The fact is, that big-ass Canon lens isn't very powerful compared to a cheap telescope. The reason this Canon lens huge is its light-gathering power, not its telephoto power. This lens isn't especially powerful (1200mm on 35mm is only a modest 24 power - you can get binoculars and spotting scopes and cheap telescopes with more magnification) it's that it's bright. It's the f/5.6 aperture that makes this lens so big. You can buy a 1000mm f/11 mirror lens that will get you 20X magification on 35mm for about $500. That lens is only 8" long and weighs under 4 lbs. You could easily mount an SLR camera to a modest telescope and get over 3000mm tele - but you'd have very little light to make your exposures. This bigass expensive lens is neat, it's just neat for reasons few folks will appreciate. Even a fisheye lens at the opposite end of the superwide to super tele spectrum lets you take a clear picture of an object a mile away, even something really far away like the Moon. This article reminds me of the silly question I get often using any larger lens; “How far can you see with that lens?”

The fact is, that big-ass Canon lens isn’t very powerful compared to a cheap telescope. The reason this Canon lens huge is its light-gathering power, not its telephoto power. This lens isn’t especially powerful (1200mm on 35mm is only a modest 24 power – you can get binoculars and spotting scopes and cheap telescopes with more magnification) it’s that it’s bright. It’s the f/5.6 aperture that makes this lens so big. You can buy a 1000mm f/11 mirror lens that will get you 20X magification on 35mm for about $500. That lens is only 8″ long and weighs under 4 lbs. You could easily mount an SLR camera to a modest telescope and get over 3000mm tele – but you’d have very little light to make your exposures.

This bigass expensive lens is neat, it’s just neat for reasons few folks will appreciate.

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/comment-page-1/#comment-440598 Skipweasel Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:29:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/#comment-440598 Most lenses allow you to take a clear photo of an object a mile away - the clever bit is to take clear photos of /small/ objects a mile away! Most lenses allow you to take a clear photo of an object a mile away – the clever bit is to take clear photos of /small/ objects a mile away!

]]> By: Reechard http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/comment-page-1/#comment-440242 Reechard Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:13:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/10/mother-of-all-telephotos/#comment-440242 Haha! take that, restraining order Haha! take that, restraining order

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