A lens for Atheist Chaplain to take to the Red Bull Air Race

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14...QQcmdZViewItem


Should get some good close ups

"^Tems^" wrote in message
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14...QQcmdZViewItem


Should get some good close ups

do you want to help me carry the bloody thing ;-)

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Atheist Chaplain wrote:
"^Tems^" wrote in message
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14...QQcmdZViewItem


Should get some good close ups

do you want to help me carry the bloody thing ;-)

Mehh...
Wassa big deal?

We astronomy types have used similar (shorter f.l., but faster and m-u-c-h
more portable) tubes for ages.

http://www.optcorp.com/productImage.aspx?pid=7846

Ignore the mount. The OTA is remarkable inexpensive and responds well.
(Don't get started on donut bokeh - not interested.)

Just *marginally* more practical than the Canon cannon linked above.

--
Jeff R.
(heaps of fun, too)

^Tems^ wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14...QQcmdZViewItem



Should get some good close ups


Nah, get serious:

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pho...c/IMG_0919.jpg

Not as much FL, but larger image and much faster too...




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"Alan Browne" wrote in message
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^Tems^ wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14...QQcmdZViewItem
Should get some good close ups


Nah, get serious:

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pho...c/IMG_0919.jpg

Not as much FL, but larger image and much faster too...




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Hey Guys, I want to be able to afford to fly over there without having to
rent a truck just to carry a lens :-)
And excess baggage would kill me on one of those :-)

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"Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color."
Don Hirschberg

"Jeff R." wrote in message
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Atheist Chaplain wrote:
"^Tems^" wrote in message
...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14...QQcmdZViewItem


Should get some good close ups

do you want to help me carry the bloody thing ;-)

Mehh...
Wassa big deal?

We astronomy types have used similar (shorter f.l., but faster and m-u-c-h
more portable) tubes for ages.

http://www.optcorp.com/productImage.aspx?pid=7846

Ignore the mount. The OTA is remarkable inexpensive and responds well.
(Don't get started on donut bokeh - not interested.)

Just *marginally* more practical than the Canon cannon linked above.

--
Jeff R.
(heaps of fun, too)



I found this one instead :-)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/n...l-L-Lenses.jsp

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Atheist Chaplain wrote,on my timestamp of 29/09/2008 10:53 AM:
"^Tems^" wrote in message
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14...QQcmdZViewItem


Should get some good close ups

do you want to help me carry the bloody thing ;-)


I think you need a new tripod...