Comments on: This Leica 1600mm Lens Costs 2 Million Dollars http://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars Video Blog for Creative Professionals Tue, 21 May 2013 21:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Henry Orthhttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48722 Henry Orth Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48722 Read again the camera is from 1923, doesn’t mention the year the lens was manufactured.  But a little extra on google gets you; 

“It is Leica’s longest, biggest, and heaviest telephoto lens. It was delivered in 2006 on special order from a rich photography aficionado, Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar…”

Get some effort in your critique ;-)

]]> By: Clément Bartheshttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48721 Clément Barthes Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:57:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48721 Well if you did spend an extra 15 secs to read your link from left to right you’d know you’re wrong. And if you took an extra 30secs, you’d know that SLR did not exist in 1923…

]]> By: Simon Lynchhttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48703 Simon Lynch Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:40:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48703 Apparently, this is a 1923 lens, that sold for 2,79 M$ in auction lattely… 
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/08/27/the-worlds-most-expensive-camera-lens/

To get this little extra info, it tooke me 15 seconds on google. Get somme effort in your blog guys (and girls)….

]]> By: Robhttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48690 Rob Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:48:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48690 Then go to 
http://www.sachtler.com and start with their Cine 150 L. It’s mounted on a sachtler head as well.

]]> By: Robhttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48689 Rob Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:40:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48689 I bet you can see into the future with that monster!

]]> By: kkjensenhttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48553 kkjensen Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:27:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48553 So that’s what happens after you spend a billion dollars to live at the top of a building that’s too tall and then decide there’s really not much to see…

]]> By: kkjensenhttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48554 kkjensen Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:27:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48554 So that’s what happens after you spend a billion dollars to live at the top of a building that’s too tall and then decide there’s really not much to see…

]]> By: Fernando José Osuna Trujillohttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48460 Fernando José Osuna Trujillo Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:10:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48460 I want to see the tripod for this.

]]> By: Rob LaRosahttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48454 Rob LaRosa Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48454  Spend your money the way you want to and let others worry about how to spend theirs. Apparently you like to spend yours for rides on high horses.

]]> By: Jason Leihttp://fstoppers.com/this-leica-1600mm-lens-costs-2-million-dollars/comment-page-1#comment-48446 Jason Lei Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:29:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=48441#comment-48446 Seriously…? How do you know he doesn’t need it? I don’t it would be any better.

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