What is the most EXOTIC Canon lens?

[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]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

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]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

Id love this for shooting weddings from home.

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

 

[marekjoz]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

Id love this for shooting weddings from home.

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

If there are a few thousands people invited, then this lens might be wide enough for such a group photo

 

[emag]

Pinhole lens made with a body cap. Fits and works with all Canon EF mount cameras. It is useful, simple and can be dropped into a mud puddle by accident without shedding tears. The IS version is hideously expensive, though...

 

[moreorless]

Its not that rare as a Canon lens but I'm not aware of anyone else offering an 85mm 1.2 at the moment. Seems to me this has been a clear tactic for Canon in recent years, offer lenses like this, the 17mm TSE or the 65mm MPE that might not sell a great amount but can attract users to the brand simpley becasuse theres no alternative.

Looking less towards the high end the old 22-55mm lens offered a pretty unique range, I'm actually supprized that nobody is offering anything similar. To me thats potentially a great one lens landscape solution, if Pentax had actually released the rumoured 12-35mm on crop I'd probabley be using a K-5 right now.

 

[Wild]

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 never saw those before. I stand corrected! ;D

 

[Frankie T Fotografia]

I have a Canon FL 58mm f1.2 that I think is pretty exotic

 

[gerga]

Pinhole lens made with a body cap. Fits and works with all Canon EF mount cameras. It is useful, simple and can be dropped into a mud puddle by accident without shedding tears. The IS version is hideously expensive, though...

LOL... now I'm tempted to try that...

When I started out with a 28-80 & 75-300mm kit with an old film EOS 300, I used to aspire to the EF35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L USM --> way beyond my means at the time, but would have loved one L lens with similar zoom ratio to the combination of my 2 kit lenses, and with an extra 50mm focal length reach at the far end

 

[HarryWintergreen]

Exotic in terms of a tendency to create a tender relationship would hold for the 85 f/1,2 - at least to my mind (sigh)

 

[Viggo]

I guess my TS 17 is quite exotic, it's thw widest TS lens made, and one out of two where you can rotate tilt and shift independently of each other. Plus the IQ is the best under 24.

 

[NWPhil]

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

no, not really - look at the 8-15mm sample shots. Nowhere I saw the 10-17mm getting close to 180 degrees.
It's a crop lens - the range corresponds to a ( with a pinch of salt) 16-25mm on FF, or slightly shorter than Canon EF-s 10-22

 

[shtfmeister]

Canon FD 800mm f/3.8 Mirror