olcoach wrote:
Hi, I just watched an episode of Art Wolfe's "Travels to the Edge" and he was photographing grizzly bears in Alaska. He rarely tells what gear he is using but tonight he said he was using a 1000mm Canon. Since Canon is one of his sponsors I'm sure it was a Canon but I can't find it listed, and I'd like to know what it costs. Does anyone know about this lens?
As part of its regular lineup, Canon makes an 800mm f/5.6 IS USM at a cost of $13,000+. It also a custom 1200mm f/5.6L EF USM for about $120,000. I am sure that Art Wolfe could easily have a 1000mm lens custom made by Canon. It would cost (get ready for some brilliant deduction) between $13,000 and &120,000. And no, I don't think he is using a 1000mm mirror lens. On the other hand, he could be using a 500mm f/4L IS II USM (a mere $10500 just for the lens) with a custom 2X teleconverter.