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

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^Tems^ - 28 Sep 2008 13:44 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitemZ180294096815QQihZ008QQcategor
yZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Should get some good close ups

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Atheist Chaplain - 29 Sep 2008 01:53 GMT

> http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitemZ180294096815QQihZ008QQcategor
yZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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> Should get some good close ups

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

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Jeff R. - 29 Sep 2008 02:15 GMT

>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitemZ180294096815QQihZ008QQcategor
yZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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>> Should get some good close ups
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> 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.

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Jeff R.
(heaps of fun, too)

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Atheist Chaplain - 29 Sep 2008 12:12 GMT

>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitemZ180294096815QQihZ008QQcategor
yZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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> Jeff R.
> (heaps of fun, too)

I found this one instead :-)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Mother-of-All-L-Lenses.jsp

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Noons - 29 Sep 2008 13:48 GMT

Atheist Chaplain wrote,on my timestamp of 29/09/2008 10:53 AM:

I think you need a new tripod...

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Alan Browne - 29 Sep 2008 04:42 GMT

> http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitemZ180294096815QQihZ008QQcategor
yZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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> Should get some good close ups

Nah, get serious:

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/photokina2006/Misc/IMG_0919.jpg

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

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Atheist Chaplain - 29 Sep 2008 06:19 GMT

>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-5200mm-F14-lens_W0QQitemZ180294096815QQihZ008QQcategor
yZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>> Should get some good close ups
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> Not as much FL, but larger image and much faster too...

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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