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Old 07-29-2006, 02:11 AM
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to get this baby

Canon 500mm f/4 IS





Old 07-29-2006, 05:15 AM
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get it, get it, get it
Old 07-29-2006, 05:38 AM
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why not rent it to try it out first?
Old 07-29-2006, 06:20 AM
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how much?
Old 07-29-2006, 06:29 AM
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Yea. . . how much is that?
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$5500
Old 07-29-2006, 07:22 AM
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I dont even know wtf it is.


Old 07-29-2006, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 350zroadster
why not rent it to try it out first?
already did.
Old 07-29-2006, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by atar350
I dont even know wtf it is.



Its a rocket!!.....duhhh
Old 07-29-2006, 09:52 AM
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Come on people, it's a lense off the space shuttle.
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its overkill, thats what that is.
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Originally Posted by risk
Its a rocket!!.....duhhh
+1 it's surplus from the Apollo missions.

Originally Posted by b-unit
its overkill, thats what that is.
hey, do you want to get to the moon or not?
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NASA space ship for ants...my guess
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this is use for WILDLIFE shot mainly.
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Why would you pay $5500 for a 500mm long megaphone?
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Looks someone has ***** envy!! Holy crap that thing is huge. What are you going to do take photos of Pluto?
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Originally Posted by longbowe
Why would you pay $5500 for a 500mm long megaphone?
the quality of it. The image you get out of it. to capture this kind of images
Attached Thumbnails Still in my dream... *sigh*-moon.jpg   Still in my dream... *sigh*-quahog-gull-06.jpg   Still in my dream... *sigh*-139045457_bdd6ee9df4.jpg   Still in my dream... *sigh*-gp3m4696-01.jpg  

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Think really it is only for people who can write it off as a business expense. It's pretty impractical to be carrying that thing around, if you think it's big, the case that goes with it is bigger.
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stalker!
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I thought that is the flux capacitor I have been looking for my car.


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