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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:15 am Post subject: Please Show Us Your Biggest, Baddest Zoom |
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Laurence wrote:
This is an offshoot from the Tamron 80-200/2.8 thread. I thought it would be fun to show the "gnarly" zoom lenses
that members own.
Here's my fairly massive Tamron 80-200/2.8 from the "Tamron" thread:
Here's iangreenhalght1's post from the "Tamron" thread:
iangreenhalght1 wrote: That thing looks as big and heavy as my monster Docter Optics zoom!
I don't use it that often although IQ is superb, it's just sooooo heavy!
Looking forward to your samples Laurence!
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Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:19 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Biggest I have is that Docter Optics, weighs over 2 kilos, recipe for a bad back and sore arms!
Oh, wait, I have a Rodenstock zoom that is physically maybe bigger, certainly longer, not as heavy though, maybe 1.5 kilos...
But neither of those are camera lenses, they came from printing machines. _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:27 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Biggest I have is that Docter Optics, weighs over 2 kilos
Wow! Over 2 kilos! _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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SXR_Mark
Joined: 12 Jun 2010 Posts: 506 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:47 am Post subject: |
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SXR_Mark wrote:
Mine is the Tamron CZ-735 70-350mm f4.5 zoom. 1,8 kg according to the Tamron archive. It's not a great lens, but I keep it because it is such a monster
NB This is not my picture.
I wrote about this lens in this thread
I would love to try some of Tamron's other monster zooms, but I never have the money when they appear on ebay (or they simply go for far too much).
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
The biggest lens I used to have was a Soviet mirror lens. I never had big zoom lenses, mainly because
I never really liked zoom lenses _________________ Orio, Administrator
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Ymmot
Joined: 24 Sep 2011 Posts: 168
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:33 am Post subject: |
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Ymmot wrote:
My largest zoom is the Tamron 103A, which is the smaller 'brother' of the 30A you have.
My camera does not have a very sizable grip, so this 634 gram lens is already at the limit of comfort.
I'm sort of wondering if someone here has a Tamron 06A or 31A (both about 2.7kg cannons )?
Just to go to the extreme.
It is turning into a bit of a tamron tread here? |
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exaklaus
Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 1633 Location: Niederrhein, Germany
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:37 am Post subject: |
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exaklaus wrote:
Big, bad, ugly, bad and heavy.....
only owning two MF zoom lenses. A Schneider-Kreuznach and an Angenieux-Zoom Type LB3 F.50-300mm 1:3.
3383gr!
Must be a former film camera lens. In former times it transformed with the Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar mount with tripod mount for Exakta. That's why I still have it in my collection.
Not really good balanced at this weight, but at this weight, it may kill you, when trying to use it without tripod. Made a few quick'n dirty shots (at F:3) in the garden for this topic without tripod and that wasn't fun!
200mm:
50mm:
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Color-Heliar 75mm F2.5 SL
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:42 am Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
The biggest zoom I have is this one
It's a Soligor MC 3.5/70-220 Macro. _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
Maginon 100-500mm
#1
_________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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WolverineX
Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 1694 Location: Zagreb , Croatia , Europe
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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WolverineX wrote:
that's a big lens, but not a zoom _________________ my tools:Oly E-M5 + 45mm/1.8 + Oly E-520 + 12-60 + 14-42 + 70-300 + Sigma 105mm + FL-50R + EC20 + SRF-11 ring flash
http://forum.mflenses.com/wolverinex-testing-my-lenses-series-link-list-t39524.html |
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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6624 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Definitely not my biggest or heaviest, but certainly one of my most treasured...the Tamron 200-400/6.3 in T-Mount @ 1.55kg:
_________________ Graham - Moderator
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Olivier
Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 5077 Location: France
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Olivier wrote:
Here is my Yashinon 75-230mm f:4.5.
Interesting zoomlens : preset, no tube extension when zooming. It's a retrofocus lens (like Angenieux).
Aperture f:4.5 to f:22. Min focusing distance : 2,50m. Filter diameter : 67mm. Weight : 1.320 grs. Diaph : 6 blades.
It's huge and heavy.
Here it is on a 400D :
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danfromm
Joined: 04 Sep 2011 Posts: 576
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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danfromm wrote:
Highest zoom ratio: 6-70/1.4 Schneider in Beaulieu 5008 mount.
Fastest: 8.5-25.5/1.0 Canon on 310XL
Heaviest: Rank Taylor Hobson Varotal 10:1 f/5.6, focal length not engraved on the lens. 3.9 kg. |
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JBruja
Joined: 05 Aug 2011 Posts: 21 Location: North Palm Beach, Florida
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:46 pm Post subject: 2 kilo lens |
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JBruja wrote:
Polaris 300mm f4.5 weighs 2.005kg without the lens hood which is 86mm diameter!! If the need would ever arise I would have a great defensive weapon at hand. Of course I would dismount the camera first.
_MG_1535 by J Bruja, on Flickr |
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iangreenhalgh1
Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 15685
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:07 am Post subject: |
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iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Some serious heavy artillery in this thread! _________________ I don't care who designed it, who made it or what country it comes from - I just enjoy using it! |
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Arkku
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1416 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:27 am Post subject: Re: 2 kilo lens |
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Arkku wrote:
JBruja wrote: |
Polaris 300mm f4.5 weighs 2.005kg without the lens hood which is 86mm diameter!! |
It is not a zoom, though. =) |
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Ymmot
Joined: 24 Sep 2011 Posts: 168
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:51 am Post subject: |
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Ymmot wrote:
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It is not a zoom, though. =) |
As far as I can see it is: 55-300mm and it has two rings?
These are the lenses that make people wonder wether we are compensating for something
Still cool to see how many truly massive lenses there are out there. |
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Arkku
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1416 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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Arkku wrote:
Ymmot wrote: |
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It is not a zoom, though. =) |
As far as I can see it is: 55-300mm and it has two rings?
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Ah, you are right, last night the image did not load for some reason and I just assumed from the text that he was talking about a 300mm f/4.5 prime. |
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JBruja
Joined: 05 Aug 2011 Posts: 21 Location: North Palm Beach, Florida
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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JBruja wrote:
Arkku wrote: |
Ymmot wrote: |
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It is not a zoom, though. =) |
As far as I can see it is: 55-300mm and it has two rings?
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Ah, you are right, last night the image did not load for some reason and I just assumed from the text that he was talking about a 300mm f/4.5 prime. |
Yup, It's a 55-300mm alright. |
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SVP
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 665 Location: Greece
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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SVP wrote:
My first Zoom-Nikkor 200-400 ED:
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Look at that mounting plate! _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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SVP
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 665 Location: Greece
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:34 am Post subject: |
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SVP wrote:
Laurence wrote: |
Look at that mounting plate! |
Yeap, an impressive lens with a lot of glass inside, so a lot of weight to be supported far away from the point of gravity... |
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