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Nikon Super Telephoto Lens Doubles as a Fake Bazooka

 

Once your lenses get to a certain level of awesomeness, you have to start carrying them like bazookas. Can anyone identify the two lenses found in this photograph?

(via The Phoblographer)

 
 
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  • Dwarling

    super cool lens!
    this blogger posted even more here! http://rfkw.blogspot.com/2008/10/super-mega-telephoto-lenses.html

  • Sam Newton

    Nikon 1200-1700mm, do a Google search.

  • http://twitter.com/taptanium Taptanium

    I wouldn’t carry it like this when there’s a nearby airport or military base ;) Chances are they have a closer look after they shoot. And they won’t shoot a photo but the dude who carries that thing. Awesome lenses!

  • http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Peter-Sweeney/502737167 Peter Sweeney

    I wonder how bad his back is these days..

  • twitter.com/satoedu

    How about the ASTRO-BERLIN Fernbildlinse 1000/6.3?

    http://forum.mflenses.com/astro-berlin-fernbildlinse-1000-6-3-t14142.html

  • http://twitter.com/tdawg88 Daniel Twardowski

    After seeing that video of a US helicopter smoke two journalists, mistaking a telephoto lens for an RPG, I’d definitely leave this one behind when going on conflict assignments!

  • Cois

    Owned a Novoflex 600mm f/8 a while ago…
    [IMG]http://picasaweb.google.com/francois.moesen/Novoflex400600?authkey=Gv1sRgCLXTp8W7u_SA9wE#5503446818625428034[/IMG]

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  • reebadab

    yup – that is the 1200-1700 … it is Manual Focus … and has like a 0.1 deg view.

    it can pick a pimple off of angelina jolie’s lip at 1000 yards … lol

  • http://twitter.com/kari_marie kari_marie

    Ummm, I see THREE lenses… he’s got one hanging on the right by the camera bag.

  • Hugo Chikamori

    1200-1700mm f/5.6 MF AF-I, 2nd lens is a Nikon AF-S I 600mm f/4 D IF-ED. Third lens is the Nikon AF-S 300mm f/2.8

    I currently own a Nikon AF-S II 600mm f/4. If I win the Canadian Lotto Max lottery, I might hunt down a 1200-1700mm f/5.6 or get them to make me a custom-built 1200-1700mm with AF-S and VRII. Yeah…I got about as much chance of being hit by a comet rather than winning the lottery.