 | Now THIS is a big lens!| OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Now THIS is a big lens! in the Current forums; I've got a five inch (dia) Meade telescope with a fitting for my Nikon D70.
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01-08-2008, 07:03 AM
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#16 | | Older Than Dirt
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Country:  | I've got a five inch (dia) Meade telescope with a fitting for my Nikon D70.
And it was under $300.00. With it I can photograph most of the heavens.
And it don't break my back hauling it ! $90k.... unbelieveable !
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01-08-2008, 07:11 AM
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#17 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | You can buy insurance for your gear, and for 90k, I would think it would be a must!
And for 90k, I'd go nuts for gear, and still be under budget:
2 Nikon D300 bodies (about $1,800 each)
1 Nikkor 200-400mm (about $6000)
1 Nikkor 18-200mm (about $750)
1 Sigma 300-800mm (about $6000)
Batteries, flash cards, accessories, probably about 1200-1500 max.
All of that comes to $17,850. Now, I could go to the Nikon D3 pro grade camera bodies at about 4,500 a piece, which would bump me up about 5000 or so. So even at that, I'm at about 22-23k. I couldn't imagine spending that kind of dough on one lens that would be of limited use to me. Heck, I wouldn't spend $500 on a limited use lens! Now if someone gave me the lens, I would play with it for a day or 2, then sell it for some real gear! 
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01-08-2008, 07:13 AM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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01-08-2008, 07:17 AM
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#19 | | Moderator
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Country: | Very smart!!! Im guessing that guy doesnt use that lens very often though. Unless your shooting something all the time thats really far away.
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01-08-2008, 07:19 AM
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01-08-2008, 07:32 AM
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#21 | | "Shooter"
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Country: | hehe, could be, Downwind. I think I read somewhere that the lens was specifically designed for baseball. I couldn't help but think; "You know, I could probably shoot a baseball game from the upper atmosphere with that Howitzer!"
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01-08-2008, 08:05 AM
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01-08-2008, 09:23 AM
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01-08-2008, 09:42 AM
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Country: | BTW, nice sig pic Gnomey - is that real or a photoshop montage? THAT just has to be the most beautiful aeroplane ever built to date, despite the angst that rages on the dedicated thread! | |
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01-08-2008, 10:15 AM
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01-08-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Njaco  or for papparazzi. They get some wild photos sometimes. Probably the cost is supported by some newspaper or something. | If you look at the top towards the end you can see a sticker for RUETERS news.
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01-08-2008, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Downwind.Maddl-Land BTW, nice sig pic Gnomey - is that real or a photoshop montage? THAT just has to be the most beautiful aeroplane ever built to date, despite the angst that rages on the dedicated thread! | As far as I know it is a real pic (I downloaded it of the internet). I have edited it in Photoshop from the original which was this: 
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01-08-2008, 11:54 AM
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Konig, you could sit in Iowa with that thing and take out president Ahmmanutjob in Iran!
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01-09-2008, 06:35 AM
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#29 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Gnomey As far as I know it is a real pic | You just know that the 'Captains Speaking' in each cockpit were metaphorically wearing leather & sheepskin flying jackets or Bone Domes (depending on age!), and mentally singing Dambusters or 633 Sqn and musing “Wide battle, wide battle – GO!” to themselves!
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01-09-2008, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Downwind.Maddl-Land You just know that the 'Captains Speaking' in each cockpit were metaphorically wearing leather & sheepskin flying jackets or Bone Domes (depending on age!), and mentally singing Dambusters or 633 Sqn and musing “Wide battle, wide battle – GO!” to themselves!
Great picture! (the like of which will never be seen again – *sniff*) | Yeah it is a great shame, would of loved to have had the opportunity to fly on her.
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