What is the most EXOTIC Canon lens?

[KyleSTL]

I would say, in order:

1200mm f/5.6L 1.4x FD (extinct)
1200mm f/5.6L
65mm MP-E
17mm f/4L TS-E
8-15mm f/4L fisheye
50mm f/1L
150-600mm f/5.6L nFD
38-76mm f/4.5-5.6 (rare, but not desirable)
35-80mm f/4-5.6 PZ (rare, power zoom)

Third party EF mount:

200-500mm f/2.8 Sigma

The Canon 8-15 F4L is pretty unique.  If I'm not mistaken, I don't think there has ever been another fisheye zoom lens on the market.

Tokina has the 10-17mm fisheye for crop cameras.
http://www.tokinalens.com/products/tokina/atx107afdx-a.html
Which is the same as the Pentax 10-17mm
http://www.photozone.de/pentax/132-pentax-smc-da-10-17mm-f35-45-edif-fisheye-review--test-report

[@!ex]

The Canon 8-15 F4L is pretty unique.  If I'm not mistaken, I don't think there has ever been another fisheye zoom lens on the market.

wrong:

http://www.photozone.de/pentax/132-pentax-smc-da-10-17mm-f35-45-edif-fisheye-review--test-report

[@!ex]

I would say, in order:

1200mm f/5.6L 1.4x FD (extinct)
1200mm f/5.6L
65mm MP-E
17mm f/4L TS-E
8-15mm f/4L fisheye
50mm f/1L
150-600mm f/5.6L nFD
38-76mm f/4.5-5.6 (rare, but not desirable)
35-80mm f/4-5.6 PZ (rare, power zoom)

Third party EF mount:

200-500mm f/2.8 Sigma

The Canon 8-15 F4L is pretty unique.  If I'm not mistaken, I don't think there has ever been another fisheye zoom lens on the market.

Tokina has the 10-17mm fisheye for crop cameras.
http://www.tokinalens.com/products/tokina/atx107afdx-a.html
Which is the same as the Pentax 10-17mm
http://www.photozone.de/pentax/132-pentax-smc-da-10-17mm-f35-45-edif-fisheye-review--test-report

whoops, beat me to it...

[sweetcancer]

Didn't even know there was a 5200mm canon lens thank you for that.

[EYEONE]

I would say, in order:


150-600mm f/5.6L nFD

35-80mm f/4-5.6 PZ (rare, power zoom)

I take back my answer. This 150-600mm is certainly an odd beast.

[Viggo]

For one that I could see myself using; The 200mm f1,8 L...

[johankh]

Hubble II IS f/1,4 L  EF mount

[ecka]

Sigma 50-500mm is a pretty unique zoom, as well as 8-16mm DC

[funkboy]

Well, in terms of lenses that I'd actually like to be able to own & use, it would be the S-mount 50mm f/0.95.  I'd be all over one of those things adapted to a Fuji X-Pro 1.

[iaind]

The 5200 f14.

Do you mount it on a 4x4 or 6x6

[marekjoz]

I'd say quite opposite: 50 1.8. It's exotic because it's 10 times cheaper than others and still delivering outstanding IQ. In terms of Canon - you can admit it's quite exotic

[AJ]

In a way the DO lenses (70-300/4-5.6 and 400/4) are quite exotic.  The optics work like no other lenses.

[DavidRiesenberg]

I wish it was the 300mm f/2.0 like over at Nikon 

[Bosman]

1200mm f5.6 is a wide angle compared to the Canon 5200mm F14 Prime Lens. Yea, it's a mirror lens, but it's still 5200mm.  5200mm Canon Lens World's MOST powerful Super telephoto EF FD (updated upload)

Id love this for shooting weddings from home.

[ericski]

Id love this for shooting weddings from home.

That's the only way I'd shoot weddings. From miles away.