Hi Craig.
I believe this site is the best place for such a lucky finding: while looking around for a 11-24mm I stumbled upon this magnificient 3 kg beast. Canon historyans needed. C-35mount?!?
True or a scam? Best would be if anyone in Canon can confirm.
The description states:
Can’t add screenshots from my iPhone, but have made many just in case the ebay offer dissapears.
Feel free to add. Or I will add here later from my computer.
Here is the link to the ebay
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163039120661
I believe this site is the best place for such a lucky finding: while looking around for a 11-24mm I stumbled upon this magnificient 3 kg beast. Canon historyans needed. C-35mount?!?
True or a scam? Best would be if anyone in Canon can confirm.
The description states:
Holy Grail even Canon Museum don’t have
Its a MUSEUM Grade ITEM, and Only a Professional Collector Deserve it.
According to research, the lens was introduced in 1959 in a press release but never released commercially by Canon,
they just produced few countable 4 to 5 copies and only Famous filmmakers are able to Test it.
There are only 2 or maybe 3 Owners Worldwide who have this lens including This Lens.
IT WAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND NEVER SOLD BEFORE IN A WHOLE EBAY SELLING HISTORY.
Three major camera makers introduced their first slrs in 1959
and each one decided to enhance their offering with a state-of-the-art zoom lens.
Voigtlander chose the Zoomar 36-82mm f/2.8. Nikon introduced their 85-250mm f/4-4.5.
Both lenses were ambitious, heavy and expensive.
Canon went for a 45-200mm f/2.8, which was extremely ambitious,
heavy and expensive-- probably too much so.
Can’t add screenshots from my iPhone, but have made many just in case the ebay offer dissapears.
Feel free to add. Or I will add here later from my computer.
Here is the link to the ebay
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163039120661