Is it a Canon or a cannon? This 5200mm prime lens is the world largest known SLR lens. It's said that only three of this toys are around, all made in Japan, and all in private hands. The lens focuses on objects 18-32 miles (30 – 51.5 km) away. If it was even more powerful the earth's curvature would be a serious issue. The minimum distance is 400 feet (120 meters), the weight is around 220 lbs (100 kg). One of these monsters sold in eBay a few years ago for a ridiculous $50000. The video above shows still images of the lens, the zooming sequence at the end is a simulation.

Not the best lens for a travel photographer! :-)

[via geek.com]

 

Limited quantity of the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM in stock at B&H for $1499 (click here)

 

It is good to follow Canon Singapore on Facebook. This weekend (4-6 January) they will held a convention at the Cathay Orchard Cineleisure in Singapore, and they tease the event on Facebook:

Be one of the first to check out the soon to be launched EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x at the EOS Experience Roadshow happening this weekend! We’ll be at Cathay Orchard Cineleisure this 4-6 January from 11am-10pm! See you there!

Ok, “soon to be launched” could mean this weekend, and also in a few weeks, or months, who knows. We are patiently waiting! :-) Pre-orders are yet not possible.

 

This was online since a while, but apparently no one noticed it. Canon has a virtual museum, the Canon History Museum, four halls can be visited:

Camera Hall

Design Hall

Technology Hall

History Hall

Below some screenshots from the “virtual halls”.

 

[via planet5d]

 

• Build A Mega 50MP+ Wide Angle Digital Pinhole Lens –> read it here
• Presence: Invisible Portraits of Celebrities Hiding from the Camera –> read it here
• Using Canon’s 7D to Make Killer Slow Motion Video –> read it here
• Photographer Behind Infamous Subway Photo Gives Interview on Today Show –> read it here
• Black Marble: NASA Releases Incredibly Detailed Photos of Earth at Night –> read it here
• Canon-Nikon guys….would you join Sony if they would make this? –> read it here
• What Photoshop Tutorials Would Look Like If They Were Made By Sesame Street –> read it here
• Five Reasons Landscape Photographers Love Washington State –> read it here
• Photo of Iceberg that Sank the Titanic to Be Auctioned, Expected to Fetch $10K –> read it here
• Review – Canon EF 100 f/2.8L IS Macro –> read it here
• Long Exposure Fireworks Tutorial –> read it here
• Compact Digital Cameras (Powershot G15) –> read it here
• Exploring China with Time-lapse Photography –> read it here
• Photographer Has His Canon 5D Mark EOS II Stolen and Killed by a Lion –> read it here
• The Entire Night’s Sky Captured with an 8mm Fisheye –> read it here
• From camera obscura to digital: A history of photography in 76 seconds (video) –> read it here