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Old April 21st 12, 05:12 PM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.equipment.35mm
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Default Nikon D800 versus Canon 5D Mark III - the clear winner is ... [DxO Labs]

In article , Alan Browne
wrote:

"$99,000 for the 1200mm Canon used"

I have three 1200mm Canon lenses for my 500+ Canon FX cameras, and the
most I paid for any one was about $3000. About 10% of that was shipping
and US Customs fees.

bull****.

Although if you do have an authoritative valuation of $99K for the lens,
that would be great, It would more than double the value of my
collection.

canon, and it won't.


"Bull****"?
I'm not the one hiding behind a fake email address. You have sufficient
information to find me on Facebook and read about my Canon FX collection:
500+ camera bodies and 800+ lenses; one or more of every lens that Canon


nospam is referring to the Canon 1200mm f/5.6 of which there are less
than 20 in the world and most are leased to qualified lessors. The
purchase price was about $115,000 last time I looked.

If you have one, I'd be quite surprised.


don't forget he said he had not one, but *three* of them.