Have you any idea what kind of tripod and camera you will need for that kind of lens?dRebelXT said:Just wondering what is the fartherest limit of camera lens.
lsisaxon said:Have you any idea what kind of tripod and camera you will need for that kind of lens?
Yeah. But they are also up to 1200mm unless you get a mirror telescope. Which reminds me, Nikon has (had?) a 2000/11 reflex lens.sORe-EyEz said:i tot some telescope got cam adaptors? :dunno:
Yeah.. Unless Nat Geog hires me, I don't think I want to carry such a beast with its legs on any field trip that won't make money. Even a slight breeze would cause the whole thing to vibrate.Snoweagle said:For the 1200mm f/5.6L, it weighs a hefty 16.5kg! So in order to support this lens together with a gd camera (e.g 1D series). A ballhead or panhead and a tripod which can support up to 20kg each. I've seen that.
bad bad dennis..... ;pDennis said:Get a rifle also can shoot the bird. :bsmilie:
lsisaxon said:Yeah. But they are also up to 1200mm unless you get a mirror telescope. Which reminds me, Nikon has (had?) a 2000/11 reflex lens.
lsisaxon said:Yeah.. Unless Nat Geog hires me, I don't think I want to carry such a beast with its legs on any field trip that won't make money. Even a slight breeze would cause the whole thing to vibrate.
slaam said:bad bad dennis..... ;p
armed robbery gets you hanged..
armed photograpy? hmmm dunno
I dun have experience with shooting with large lenses but then in astronomy, its so darn hard to track 'stationary' objects with high magnification. you have to use spotting scopes mounted on it to narrow down the field then use the main lens.
can't imagine having to track a moving bird. Think I will go crazy..
anyone here used a mirror lens before? I wld like to buy one for my 350D but not sure of the quality and stuff. I know that the mirror lens is prob going to be all MF though. is it hard to use?
I second this. With scopes, you can get enormous tele power, up to 3000mm or 4000mm. Probably good for record shots of birds at ~50-100m away. Which is a very long way away. Birds ain't elephants or tigers (i.e. they are usually VERY small). Even a 1200mm maybe good only for medium sized birds abt 20-30m away only. And at 100m, many other factors come into play, atmospheric distortion, haze, obstructing objects, etc etc. which would affect image quality even further.donchua said:Digiscoping..
dRebelXT said:Just wondering what is the fartherest limit of camera lens.
AReality said:FYI, the hubble space telescope has a focal length equivalent to 57600mm.
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