Lenses You Can Only Dream Of

[K12beano]

I think if I had a 6mm, I'd want it to be a f/1.4 too...


This was made in 1946 - and why I like old lenses

What do you dream of?

[57 Chevy]

4mm to 2800mm F1.0 zoom that is sharp all the way through, weighs 100g and fits in your pocket

[DibblyDobbler]

I dream of a 24-600 which is sharp through the range and maxes at f4.... oh hang on I already have it

Sony RX10iii

[fido]

Apochromatic 90mm f/2 which weighs 500g. Actually I have one for sale {plug} ... :-)

[Fordo]

I think i'll be a bit different to everyone else - I dream of owning;

a Fujinon 19-90mm T2.9 Cabrio

and a full set of Hawk V-Lite Anamorphics (1.3x squeeze versions.)

[silobass]

Always thought it would be neat to have a wide angle long telephoto, something that could be 300mm-500mm whilst getting the width of a 10mm in. It would be good to get a landscape of the other side of a river without having to have the river in - that sort of thing.

I don't even think it would need to be f2.8 but obviously that wouldn't hurt.

[RobDickinson]

14-35 f1.4 tilt shift please!

[bloomen]

Stanley Kubrick's NASA lens.

[ChocolateFrog]

Still holds a number of records despite being out of production for a good few years now.

[K12beano]

^^^ that's such a good call.

However, do I recall a legendary f/0.9 version? Or have I really taken the wrong colour pill today?

Nurse! Nurse! NURSE!

[RobDickinson]

I thought the "Lenses You Can Only Dream Of" idea was lenses that didnt exist.

I you dream of a 50L 1.0 you can go on ebay and buy it..?

Canon made an f0.95 50mm but it was for a rangefinder model not SLR

[Tsubaki]

RobDickinson said:

I thought the "Lenses You Can Only Dream Of" idea was lenses that didnt exist.

This thread is ambiguous, dream of owning, or dreamt up in your imagination?

[K12beano]

Tsubaki said:

RobDickinson said:

I thought the "Lenses You Can Only Dream Of" idea was lenses that didnt exist.

This thread is ambiguous, dream of owning, or dreamt up in your imagination?

....absolutely!

You might dream of something that has yet to be invented or physically impossible, or something like my original post which I would only be able to consider post major lottery win...

....or bank heist....

[S47]

Easy:-
400mm F2 or better still F1.4[Please MR Canon]
600mm F2.8
800mm F4
Sorted

[K12beano]

See - you're easily pleased. What about a 2000mm f/3.5...... eh?

[FurtiveFreddy]

K12beano said:

That's not a fisheye…



THAT's a fisheye

[K12beano]

Ooooooo - hark at you! Where's my handbag?

Shirley that's an 8mm - not a 6, though??????

[FurtiveFreddy]

It's the 6mm f2.8. Used for scientific work mainly I think.

I used to dribble over the photo of it in my Nikon lens catalogue when I was about 12 years old.

[Simpo Two]

There are cheaper ways to photograph your own feet!

I picked up an 8mm Hanimex M42 lens from a friend; it didn't fetch much on eBay though.

[Pints]

Given Mrs Pints' views on me spending money on lenses, I'll just keep dreaming of a 100mm macro lens, if it's all the same to you lot.