Richard CanonNews / Thursday, June 10, 2021 / Categories: News, Canon General News This post may contain affiliate links(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising/referral fees if you make a purchase through my link, without any additional cost to you. It helps to keep this site afloat. Thank you in advance for your support. If you like what we do here, maybe buy me a coffee. Got a kidney to spare? The Canon EF 1200mm F5.6 goes on auction The ultra-rare Canon EF 1200mm F6.7 goes on auction on October 6th. That gives you plenty of time to manage the sale of your kidneys, family or if you're lucky, maybe the yacht to be able to afford this lens. Prices of these lenses have gone upwards into the 150,000 or more price range, so it's unknown how much this lens will set you back if you want to be the lucky owner. It's still the longest autofocusing telephoto lens in existence and that's an incredible feat given it came out in 1993. (Zeiss makes a crazy 1700 F4.0 by custom order, but it's not autofocus capable). B&H Photovideo had one a few years ago and did this video about the experience. Its core specifications were; Marketed July 1993 Original Price 9,800,000 yen (w/case and hood) Lens Construction (group) 10 Lens Construction (element) 13 No. of Diaphragm Blades 8 Minimum Aperture 32 Closest Focusing Distance (m) 14 Maximum Magnification (x) 0.09 Filter Diameter (mm) 48 Maximum Diameter x Length (mm) 228 x 836 Weight (g) 16,500 More links via DPReview Richard CanonNewsRichard CanonNews Richard has been using Canon cameras since the 1990s, with his first being the now legendary EOS-3. Since then, Richard has continued to use Canon cameras and now focuses mostly on infrared photography. Richard is the founder and editor of CanonNews since 2017, and has worked as a writer on CanonRumors and other websites in the past. Other posts by Richard CanonNews Contact author Facebook page Print Tags: Canon1200mm F5.6L Please login or register to post comments.