Black loooong L lens?

[sehsuan]

just spotted this candid from www.sportsshooter.com

either this was really painted over... if not, it got really a lot of hard work! :bsmilie:

 

[caseytan]

could be one of those older L lens which has a black body, e.g. 80-200mm L

 

[mpenza]

i have a black L lens too, not too long though only slightly over 13cm. there're some who gaffer taped their white L lenses to make them black too ;p

 

[sehsuan]

could be one of those older L lens which has a black body, e.g. 80-200mm L

very unlikely. see the tripod mount? it's a 300 or longer. looks more like 400 to me...

 

[Amfibius]

Maybe it's not a Canon lens, but a Sigma EX-series.

 

[andi1704]

just spotted this candid from www.sportsshooter.com

either this was really painted over... if not, it got really a lot of hard work! :bsmilie:

mmm...how do u know its an "L" lens ?

hehehehehe

 

[agape01]

All Canon Primes especially Ls have the model number printed on a metal plate that is on the top of the lens.

I would say that a lot of work was done to make this lens turn black or Canon specially made this lens for this gentleman or organisation.

 

[sehsuan]

mmm...how do u know its an "L" lens ?

hehehehehe

another thing - check out the drop-in filter. it's white in colour, plus the metal plate agape01 mentioned. plus, the forward L shape of the tripod mount.

 

[Foveon]

I guess it should be a canon 400 F2.8L IS lens painted into black colour. :think:

 

[Jed]

Actually, what you're looking at is a relic from the 20th century. It's called a Nikon and they became extinct circa 1995.

 

[sehsuan]

a nikon with a rounded pentaprism?

really?

 

[szekiat]

maybe a nikon mounted on a canon via adaptors?

 

[Prismatic]

All Canon Primes especially Ls have the model number printed on a metal plate that is on the top of the lens.

I would say that a lot of work was done to make this lens turn black or Canon specially made this lens for this gentleman or organisation.

If you've got the money, Canon can customise anything for you.
I've seen them do motorized mounts for remote triggering, with viewfinder capture devices. I've seen them do an underwater housing for a Japanese photographer. Heck, I've even seen them do special customization for handicapped photographers so that their cameras can be used with one hand or the mouth (So did Nikon I believe). So what's a black L-lens to them?
If you really want, maybe they can do a Hello Kitty pink version 70-200 F2.8L or maybe an Astro Boy 580EX with the flash firing off the chest or something.

 

[Belle&Sebastain]

If you've got the money, Canon can customise anything for you.
I've seen them do motorized mounts for remote triggering, with viewfinder capture devices. I've seen them do an underwater housing for a Japanese photographer. Heck, I've even seen them do special customization for handicapped photographers so that their cameras can be used with one hand or the mouth (So did Nikon I believe). So what's a black L-lens to them?
If you really want, maybe they can do a Hello Kitty pink version 70-200 F2.8L or maybe an Astro Boy 580EX with the flash firing off the chest or something.

a hello kitty pink version will be cool to shoot kids and gals with! :bsmilie:

 

[Jed]

Oh no, but then that lens cannot be used in sunlight how? Canon special edition vampire lens