The most expensive M lens in eBay

I seem to recollect reading about a one-off Leica $2m lens made for Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar, a 1600mm f/5.6 telephoto, I think. It was so heavy he had a custom-made Mercedes to lug it around.

I think That was actually a Zeiss lens made for the Hasselblad V mount wasn’t it? Or am I thinking of something else? I definitely recall seeing some photos of some sort of whale of a lens that was a custom commission but it had a “tiny” 500 series camera hanging off the back.
 
Wow. To put this into perspective, I bought a beautiful 2 bdrm, 2 bath mobile home in a quiet, gated 55+ senior park in Daytona Beach, Fl (and the same deal in Las Cruces, NM) with a huge, glassed in Florida room, a walk in shower, central air and heat, with a full carport on a big lot for $12,200. The home was used but in great shape. My neighbors were wonderful, the beach was a mile away, and our lot rental was $390 a month, which included water, lawn service and cable TV. The park had a rec room, pool tables, huge flat screen TV, and a big hot tub.

Occasionally I find there are compensations for getting old.
 
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