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Aug 1, 2020 19:32:53   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Expensive lens
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
"Dark Side of the moon" is just an expression, not an astronomical fact! "where the sun don't shine" is just part of another rter rude expression".

The lens in question may be the world's most costly lens? There are many outrageously large and expensive things in the "record books" How about a Belaz 75710 Russian-made truck, weighing in at 360 Tons (empty), or that million-dollar stereo speaker system, KHARMA'S GRAND ENIGMA- OK if your living room is the size of Radio City Music Hall! Most of this stuff is impractical for other than specialized usages and out of the range of most folks' amount of disposable income but they are fun to talk about.

Well- for multimillions of dollars, I hope that lens performs better that my old (Leica) Noctolux f/1.0 or that old Canon f/.95. Wide open that lens had the resolution of the bottom of a shot glass. The lens was so large that it onscured the viewfinder's field of view of my old M-3.
"Dark Side of the moon" is just an expre... (show quote)


I was quoting the last words from a Pink Floyd album.
I was originally commenting on the lenses as an 'odd' bit of trivia.
Nothing else.
Bill
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Aug 1, 2020 08:23:10   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Expensive lens
LFingar wrote:
The sun shines on all sides of the moon. Just like on earth.


"There is no dark side of the moon, realy. Matter of fact, it's all dark."
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Aug 1, 2020 08:10:44   #
(Photo Gallery)
caddo lake
tinyman wrote:
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Fished there many times.
BIG bass.
Interesting history.
Are the wells still in Oil City?
That was a dingy place in the early 70's.
Bill
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Aug 1, 2020 07:54:37   #
(Photo Gallery)
Snapping turtle
Matt_F wrote:
I was walking up a rocky slope by a river close to my house when suddenly the rock on a ledge in front of my face moved. I jumped back startled and realized it was a big snapping turtle. The river was flooding and it must have climbed onto the rocks to rest from the rushing water. Here's a couple photos I took with my phone.


That turtle is fat.
Odd place to find a snapper, but they are excellent climbers and escape artists.
Thumbs up on the shots.
Bill
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Jul 31, 2020 20:42:08   #
(Photo Gallery)
Great Horned Owl
rstrick2 wrote:
the owl flew off about 3 pm thisafternoon


Good.
I still think it may have had a problem.
In most of your pictures it seemed to have it's eyes closed.
All's well that ends well.
Bill
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Jul 31, 2020 19:31:58   #
(Photo Gallery)
Great Horned Owl
rstrick2 wrote:
I believe I stumbled upon a juvenile Great Horn Owl who isn’t afraid of people. The owl let me get very close to him, as I was taking photos and a few vids. It is exciting when you see a Great Horn owl because they are rarely seen


There is the possibility it is in shock.
None of the pictures show it paying much attention to the goings on.
This is common after a car or antenna strike.
Check on it if possible. There are rescue agencies if needed.
Hope I am wrong.
Not much under all those feathers.
Bill
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Jul 31, 2020 19:21:31   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Expensive lens
smf85 wrote:
You forgot to include the ARRIflex camera that takes the BNC-R mount of the lens so you can actually use it. Just $8,500 used.


How the devil can I afford that camera after spending over $23,000,000 on a lens?
I still have the sales tax to pay.
Bill
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Jul 31, 2020 19:16:08   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Expensive lens
newtoyou wrote:
Looking about on line, I found a Carl Zeiss 50mm planar F/0.7 for $23,100,000.
Only ten made. Stanley Kubrick owns three, NATO six, and Mr. Z kept one.
Now if it fits Canon.... If they have PayPal.
Bill


"Barry Lyndon" was filmed in '74, the lenes, then, made before that.
The ten lenses cost maybe a million or two for all???.
Today's value is then NOT in the lens as much as clollecter inflation. Not 'true' value, because tastes change.
I would expect a cheaper alternative TODAY. The technology exists, so it exists.
The box office probably made the money spent on the lenses back in spades.
Bill
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Jul 31, 2020 17:10:59   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Expensive lens
Ioannis wrote:
I have just ordered one from eBay it will be delivered soonest my wife’s check clears. I hope she doesn’t check her bank account before it arrives.


If your wife has that kind of bank balance.WHEW.
Bill
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Jul 31, 2020 13:59:19   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Expensive lens
camerapapi wrote:
I am going to say that not many photographers need an f0.7 lens and also that not many photographers have $23,000 to spend on one of those.


Add three zeros, it was 23 MILLION.
Bill
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Jul 30, 2020 20:51:50   #
(True Macro-Photography Forum)
Any idea as to the ID?
newtoyou wrote:
Assassin bug yes. The requisite four antenna segments and proboscis. And general body shape. But never seen a proboscis that long.
Will have to go digging.
Bill


I retract Assassin Bug.
The beak here is four segmented, not three.
The beak is not fitted into a groove.
Still no idea what it is.
Bill
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Jul 30, 2020 17:26:24   #
(True Macro-Photography Forum)
Any idea as to the ID?
Assassin bug yes. The requisite four antenna segments and proboscis. And general body shape. But never seen a proboscis that long.
Will have to go digging.
Bill
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Jul 30, 2020 13:35:44   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Expensive lens
Looking about on line, I found a Carl Zeiss 50mm planar F/0.7 for $23,100,000.
Only ten made. Stanley Kubrick owns three, NATO six, and Mr. Z kept one.
Now if it fits Canon.... If they have PayPal.
Bill
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Jul 30, 2020 11:43:31   #
(Photo Gallery)
Wierd Alligator Stuff
naikentv wrote:
I heard many years ago that they keep their mouth open to gather flies until the mouth is full then close the mouth and gulp them down the stink mouth draw flies


Gators 'gape' for two reasons.
One is NOT to catch flies.
They gape for teeth cleaning by some species of plover and possibly other birds.
And they gape to lower the temperature of the head and brain area.
A mouthful of flies would weigh less than one ounce.
That would not go far in a 500 pound gator, an old wife's tale.
Bill
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Jul 30, 2020 10:48:56   #
(Photo Gallery)
The Neighbor's Kid
quixdraw wrote:
Dandy!


No, no ,no.
BAMBI.
Bill
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