What is the most EXOTIC Canon lens?

[dirtcastle]

By "exotic", I mean extreme or unusual. It could be specs, rarity, price, quality, etc. Whatever you think constitutes extreme or unusual... post it.

Let's include both current AND discontinued lenses.

 

[D.Sim]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

Well... each person would probably think of something different depending on their definition of "exotic"... but to me it'll have to be the either the 50 1.0 or the 1200mm monster

 

[Axilrod]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

Definitely the 1200mm f/5.6

 

[TexPhoto]

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)

 

[mws]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

Damn, I was going to post the 5200mm.

 

[EYEONE]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

I'd say the 65mm MP-E 1x-5x Macro. It is certainly very odd in it's physical operation though not really rare. And no one else has a comparable macro lens.

The 1200mm is certainly rare but it's just a bigger 800mm

 

[liberace]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

I'd say the 65mm MP-E 1x-5x Macro. It is certainly very odd in it's physical operation though not really rare. And no one else has a comparable macro lens.

The 1200mm is certainly rare but it's just a bigger 800mm

As far as commonly produced lenses, it has to be the MP-E 65mm, some may think the 135mm softfocus though. Otherwise the 5200mm posted above.

 

[Ellen Schmidtee]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

I'd say the 65mm MP-E 1x-5x Macro. It is certainly very odd in it's physical operation though not really rare. And no one else has a comparable macro lens.

The 1200mm is certainly rare but it's just a bigger 800mm

There's a 5X macro lens for MFT cameras.

 

[Canon Rumors]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

The FD 7.5 Fisheye is up there and I think was used in Reverie.

 

[Canon Rumors]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

The 50 f/0.95 is probably regarded as pretty exotic.

 

[lol]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

I'd rate the EF 50mm f/1.0 as more exotic than the 50mm f/0.95 TV lens as other people still make lenses similar to the latter. Kinda wondering if I should have got a used f/1.0 when one popped up in the past, but decided if I ever wanted to go that route I'd take the speed hit and get the more modern f/1.2 so you have any resolution at all wide open.

I think there is a certain desire for what's no longer available. Some day I hope Canon remake the 1200mm as I'd like one. New. If that doesn't get me me enough terrestrial reach with AF nothing will...

The MP-E65 is kinda unique as a 1st party lens these days I guess, but I believe Minolta used to do something similar.

For something else that is still made, I really like the fisheye zoom if only I need one enough to pay for it! And I still think tilt-shifts are kinda weird and funny, like they're broken and droopy.

 

[KreutzerPhotography]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

I agree with the 5200mm

 

[Quasimodo]

There is one even more out there. According to the Canon book "EF Lens Works III: The eyes of EOS" (p.136) there is a 8.2 meter ultra high performance lens in the Subaru Observatory at Mauna Kea in Hawaii. 8.2 meters...... when we recall the introduction of the new 24-70 II and its new filter thread of 82mm. I wonder what the expenses would be for a B&W circular polarizer for this one, lol

 

[Ellen Schmidtee]

Re: What is most EXOTIC Canon lens?

The FD 7.5 Fisheye is up there and I think was used in Reverie.

How is it different from the Sigma 8mm circular fisheye?

 

[Wild]

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.

 

[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.