What is the most EXOTIC Canon lens?

[marekjoz]

If only this topic was not limited to Canon, I'd now say maybe Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f/2.8s. It has 220 degrees of coverage.

http://blog.graysofwestminster.co.uk/2012/05/01/amateur-photographer-nikon's-100k-fisheye-lens-whopper-finds-buyer/

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/fisheyes/6mmf28.htm
6mm f/2.8 Fisheye-Nikkor on a Nikon D800 - First Time Ever?

 

[dr croubie]

Unfortunately i spend way too much time browsing ebay and googling, nothing in canon's lineup can be considered 'exotic' going on other brands...

TOZ-500 russian mirror lens, 500mm f/3.5 is damn fast for a mirror lens.
Another russian, Jupiter 13 125mm f/1.5, but it covers a 4x5" film area (35mm FF equivalent framing of 49.8mm f/0.78)
The Hasselblad 1700mmm f/4 (35mm FF equivalent of 1100mm f/2.6)
CRguy's mentioned the Nikkor 6mm 220degree fisheye.
The olympus OM-mount 35mm f/3.5 macro, specifically designed for 5x-12x mag.
The nikkor 80mm f/1.0 (but only at 1x mag).
How about the Leica telephoto system with interchangeable heads and backs?
edit: how could I forget the Siglauncher 200-500 f/2.8?

But for canon, i'm saying their 'most exotic' would be the TS-E 17mm, just because it's wide (for people who think 'independent tilt and shift' is exotic, google 'superrotator').
The 8-15 fisheye certainly is unique in that it gets to a circular fisheye (but no, tokina/pentax got in first with 'fisheye zoom').
Canon also had the 50mm f/1.0, but then Leica have the 50mm f/0.95 as a regular production lens.

In terms of 'trailblazing', i'm picking the FD 150-600 f/5.6, first lens in the world with internal zoom/focus, one-knob zoom and focus so the other's on the shutter permanently (and if i ever get a job that pays enough, i'm buying one for a collection).

 

[Drizzt321]

TOZ-500 russian mirror lens, 500mm f/3.5 is damn fast for a mirror lens.
Another russian, Jupiter 13 125mm f/1.5, but it covers a 4x5" film area (35mm FF equivalent framing of 49.8mm f/0.78)

That first Russian mirror, holy crap that looks huge! And f/3.5 on a mirror lens? Wow!

For the 2nd, the Jupiter-13, seeing some of the sample photos from the link, wow!

 

[dr croubie]

For the 2nd, the Jupiter-13, seeing some of the sample photos from the link, wow!

I've read of people buying them for $100 a few years ago, but the only one i've ever seen is some guy trying to sell one on ebay for $1200 or so.

As for the TOZ-500, as far as i can tell it was only ever a prototype unfortunately.
Probably as many of them in the wild as there are 1200/5.6 L though...

 

[ruuneos]

1. 5200mm
2. 50mm f1.0

Are most exotic canon lenses for me and really like see both someday I've just have seen pictures of them.

 

[tron]

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

The pentax does not offer circular fish-eye view since it is meant for non-FF cameras.

Canon 8-15 remains the most unique fisheye zoom

 

[briansquibb]

I have a 8-15 fisheye and a truly excellent lens it is. I would go for the ef 1200