Zeiss 1700/f4

[rxmd]

If you ever thought your 300/f4 lens wasn't all that great for bird and wildlife photography, and you've always wanted extremely low DOF in those head-and-shoulders portrait shots from half a mile away, Zeiss has revealed just the lens for you: the Zeiss 1700/f4 (German link, English link).

Weight 256 kg, covers 6x6, comes with a Hasselblad 206 FE attached. Nice to get an idea of the scale of this thing.

Now only one question remains: Where is the M mount version?
EDIT: Wrote "link" next to the link, added English link thanks to Nachkebia

 

[Socke]

Wow! got a link I can send my Canon wielding friends who drool over the lame EF 1200/5.6L?

Edit:

found the link

 

[ErnestoJL]

Looks nice...

Ernesto

 

[varjag]

Pah, it's not even autofocus!

 

[Stephan]

Is there a press release or an official site with some pictures of this ? I cant find anything :/

 

[Nachkebia]

Is there a press release or an official site with some pictures of this ? I cant find anything :/

Here

http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/8baac109cb80bddfc12571e100393a1b

 

[Stephan]

Here

http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/8baac109cb80bddfc12571e100393a1b

Hehe, thanks again. You're being very helpfull today, sir 😀

 

[rxmd]

Wow! got a link I can send my Canon wielding friends who drool over the lame EF 1200/5.6L?

Edit:

found the link

I've edited the text now for better link visibility and added the English link Nachkebia had posted.

(I'm prepared for the thundering roars of "Who cares" once again, however, I guess it's a bad idea to have a stylesheet where links look just like plain text and then suddenly hop around when you accidentally hover your mouse over them).

 

[RObert Budding]

Pah, it's not even autofocus!

Autofocus? You'd need a portable generator to have enough power to move all of that glass!

 

[varjag]

Autofocus? You'd need a portable generator to have enough power to move all of that glass!

For the reference, the thing weights in at quarter ton already, so 50 kg of a generator wouldn't make much difference 🙂

(And no, I wasn't suggesting AF there for serious)

 

[rxmd]

Focusing apparently is servo controlled anyway in this thing according to the text, so autofocus wouldn't be an issue?

 

[lubitel]

I actually have one of these and like using it for some street shots.

Just so you have an idea of the scale here is a recent photo of me on the photo-shooting in Lueneburg

 

[rxmd]

Dr. Lubitel or how I learned to stop worrying and love Zeiss?

 

[johne]

And I thought an 85mm Russian Biogon was a great lens for shooting humming birds!
Johne

 

[anselwannab]

This is a joke, right? How'd they get it to look like its on the Zeiss site?

Mark

 

[raid]

It is interesting that there is Arabic writing on one side of this lens.

 

[rxmd]

I guess it's a special order item for some rich guy from the Gulf or so who is looking for ways to spend lots of money. (But the Arabic only means "super tele lens" anyway.)

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Who was that mor...err...individual that said that telephotos are for whimps? Yeah, only whimps would be hauling that around.

Or does it come with valet service?

I'm sure you can really see what that lion had for dinner with this.

 

[Pherdinand]

Does it fit into a hand luggage or do I have to check it in when flying?

 

[halabar]

It is interesting that there is Arabic writing on one side of this lens.

From the article, it says it was custom built for a customer who requested it. So, think about who could pay for that... Oil money.

probably at least a half-mil, maybe more?...