Do you have a spare $20,000 laying around that you are just itching to drop on a new piece of gear? For that price, you can take home your own copy of the Canon RF 1200mm f/8 L IS USM, which offers some of the most extreme capabilities of any lens on the market. This fun video takes a look at just what you can accomplish with a lens that costs the price of a car.
Coming to you from Jared Polin, this neat video takes a look at the Canon RF 1200mm f/8 L IS USM lens. At $20,000, RF 1200mm f/8 L IS USM brings a lot with it, including:
- Two fluorite, one Super Ultra Low-Dispersion (UD), and one UD element for extremely low chromatic aberrations
- Air Sphere and Super Spectra Coatings for deep contrast, excellent color accuracy, and reduced lens flares and ghosting
- Rounded nine-blade diaphragm for smoother bokeh
- Ultrasonic motor for fast and quiet autofocus suitable for both photos and video
- Minimum focus distance of 14.1 feet for maximum magnification of 0.29x
- Variable speed manual focusing
- Two focus presets
- Focus range limiter for faster focusing
- Image stabilization system offering up to four stops of compensation
- Rotating tripod mount
- Weather-sealed design
- Fluorine coating on front element
- Heat-resistant paint finish
- Drop-in filter system
- Compatible with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters
Check out the video above for Polin's full thoughts on the lens.
