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1000mm f4.5 lens anyone?

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Akira:
Alas, it is for Canon EOS mount, but some folks should be able to modify it to an F mount lnes...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2530167073/rare-1964-nasa-1000mm-f-4-5-super-telephoto-lens-to-be-auctioned-this-fall

Bjørn Rørslett:
No problem modifying it  - there is plenty of material to cut into :D

Whether it is worth the efforts is another matter. A vintage long lens from early '60s is likely to have massive amounts of chromatic aberration besides quite low contrast and poor resolving power.

The hilarious aspect is seeing such a monster dreadnought (32 kg) swaying atop a geared-head tripod with the centre column extended ...

chris dees:
I smell a new project for Dr. Lens. ;D

At Photokina??

Akira:
The depicted support should only be for the display.  :)

I suspect that the lens was used to shoot the launch of the rocket from the great distance and to follow the ascending rocket as far as possible.

Even if it would be suffer from excessive chromatic aberration, it could be used for UV, assuming that it is single-coated.


--- Quote from: Chris Dees on June 16, 2016, 21:54:03 ---I smell a new project for Dr. Lens. ;D

--- End quote ---

Yup, he would want to cover from 6mm to 1000mm!

Olivier:
I wonder how it would compare with a modern good level astronomic refractor?
https://www.optcorp.com/tc-180800-180mm-f-7-apo-fluorite-refractor-telescope.html
This one is not even the most outrageously priced.
I don't even want to know the price of this one: http://www.takahashi-europe.com/en/FET-300.php

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