{"id":6055,"date":"2014-05-12T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/uncategorized\/6-of-the-most-ridiculous-lenses-ever-made-6055"},"modified":"2014-10-02T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T13:30:38","slug":"6-of-the-most-ridiculous-lenses-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/articles\/6-of-the-most-ridiculous-lenses-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"6 of the most ridiculous lenses ever made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>1. Nikon&#8217;s Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f\/2.8 looks like a spaceship and can see behind itself<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/Fisheye_6mm2.8_001.low_.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"402\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>This fisheye monster is credited as the world&#8217;s most extreme wideangle lens to cover the 24x36mm image area, described as actually being able to \u2018see behind itself&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>It went on sale for \u00a3100,000 (bargain) <a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/photo-news\/538508\/monster-nikon-6mm-f-2-8-lens-turns-up-in-london\">in 2012<\/a>, weighing a whopping 5.2kg and measuring 171mm in length.<\/p>\n<h2>2. The world&#8217;s most expensive lens is a Leica, obviously<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/leica_apo_telyt_r_1600mm_front_left_460x307.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apotelyt.com\/photo-lens\/leica-most-expensive-lens\">1600mm Leica APO-Telyt-R<\/a> is a true one of a kind, with only one model existing in the world. <\/p>\n<p>Wealthy photo enthusiast Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani ordered it directly from Leica, at a somewhat excessive price of 16 million Hong Kong dollars (equivalent to about \u00a31,222,440), making it the most expensive consumer lens ever made. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s 1.2 metres long, 42cm wide at the end, and weighs a staggering 60kg.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Sigma&#8217;s behemoth telephoto zoom<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/07\/sigma_200_500.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/2008\/1\/31\/sigma250500\">Sigma 200-500mm f\/2.8 APO EX DG<\/a> may look like a rocket launcher, but is actually billed as the ultimate wildlife lens. You&#8217;d better hope the wildlife are close to your house, as you probably don&#8217;t want to carry all 16kg of this one through the Fens for too long. <\/p>\n<p>On sale now for $25,999 (\u00a315,394), this lens also holds the honour of having some of the most impressively sarcastic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sigma-200-500mm-Ultra-Telephoto-Nikon-Cameras\/product-reviews\/B0013DAPNU\/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&amp;showViewpoints=1\">Amazon<\/a> reviews ever:<\/p>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/review1.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/amazon1.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/amazon_review.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<h2>4. Canon&#8217;s \u2018mother of all telephotos&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/Canon_2527A001_Super_Telephoto_1200mm_f_5_6L_116642.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>From 1993 to 2005, a measly $120,000 (\u00a371,052) was enough to get you a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/find\/newsLetter\/Mother-of-All-L-Lenses.jsp\">Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f\/5.6L EF USM<\/a> made to order. <\/p>\n<p>Weighing 16.3kg, it contains 13 elements in 10 groups, boasts a 2\u00ba angle of view, and the closest distance at which it can focus is about 45 feet. Apparently there are &#8216;more than twelve, less than twenty&#8217; of these in existence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After publishing this article, we were lucky enough to get a hands-on day with the Canon EF 1200mm! Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/photo-news\/540914\/ap-tries-out-the-mother-of-all-telephotos-canon-ef-1200mm-l-usm\">our write-up of the day here<\/a>, our <a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/photo-gallery\/showgallery.php?cat=1579\">gallery of shots taken with the lens here<\/a>, and our video below:<\/p>\n<h2>5. Zeiss&#8217;s 1700mm \u2018monster lens&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/zeiss1700_01.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>The year after Canon ceased production of its mother of all telephotos, Zeiss turned up on the scene with this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/2006\/10\/1\/zeiss1700f4\">1700mm telephoto lens<\/a> that can also double as a small yacht. <\/p>\n<p>Made to order for an undisclosed client, the lens required Zeiss to essentially invent new assembly techniques, and the result weighed a whopping 254kg. <\/p>\n<p>Zeiss never mentioned the exact price this thing was sold for. We can only guess&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>6. The Zoom-Nikkor 1200-1700mm<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/05\/19171678.cms_1.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/img>\n  <\/p>\n<p>Turns out Nikon was ahead of the curve on this one &#8211; the <a href=\"http:\/\/nikon.com\/about\/feelnikon\/recollections\/r16_e\/index.htm\">Zoom-Nikkor 1200-1700mm f\/5.6-8P IF-ED lens<\/a> made its debut all the way back in 1990. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost 89cm long, its barrel is divided into two independent sections, it comprises 18 elements in 13 groups and each of these groups contains its own high power lens. <\/p>\n<p>It earned itself the nickname \u2018the tuna&#8217; from photographers who used it due to its colossal size. Back in 1990 you could have paid $75,000 (\u00a344,402) for the privilege of owning this, which next to some of the others on this list looks like a positive steal.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <em>Seen any we&#8217;ve missed? 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