[Nuggs]

By Nuggs 24 Sep 2012, 7:39 pm

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I almost s­hit a brick when I saw this:

The most expensive lens in the world?
The LEICA APO-TELYT-R 1:5.6/1600mm is worth $2,064,500 US.
Yes you read this right - 2 million US dollars!
Anyone has that thing? I would like to see some test shots!

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[binjuice]

By binjuice 24 Sep 2012, 8:29 pm

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I should be able to get a photo of you in brisbane from Sydney with that.

[Midget]

By Midget 25 Sep 2012, 10:04 am

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I should be able to get a photo of you in brisbane from Sydney with that.

Not actually possible even if you had the hubble telescope as your lens.

Let's say you take a photo from the top of the Centrepoint Tower. It's 309m high. Let's add a little bit for a tripod and so on. 310.8m.

The horizon is approximately 62.94km from the tower. If we take into account the refraction of light by the atmosphere, and assuming perfect conditions, it would be about 68.05km of sight.

The distance from Sydney to Brisbane (centre of each city I assume), it is 730km. Not even 10% of the way.

To be able to take such a photograph, you would need to go 35.77km high. So, steal an Ayaks aircraft once they develope one in Russia, and you're set.

[binjuice]

By binjuice 25 Sep 2012, 1:36 pm

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I should be able to get a photo of you in brisbane from Sydney with that.

Not actually possible even if you had the hubble telescope as your lens.

Let's say you take a photo from the top of the Centrepoint Tower. It's 309m high. Let's add a little bit for a tripod and so on. 310.8m.

The horizon is approximately 62.94km from the tower. If we take into account the refraction of light by the atmosphere, and assuming perfect conditions, it would be about 68.05km of sight.

The distance from Sydney to Brisbane (centre of each city I assume), it is 730km. Not even 10% of the way.

To be able to take such a photograph, you would need to go 35.77km high. So, steal an Ayaks aircraft once they develope one in Russia, and you're set.

party pooper actually brisbane is 11 hours 16 mins
918.3 km - Pacific Hwy/National Route 1

[Midget]

By Midget 25 Sep 2012, 2:02 pm

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I should be able to get a photo of you in brisbane from Sydney with that.

Not actually possible even if you had the hubble telescope as your lens.

Let's say you take a photo from the top of the Centrepoint Tower. It's 309m high. Let's add a little bit for a tripod and so on. 310.8m.

The horizon is approximately 62.94km from the tower. If we take into account the refraction of light by the atmosphere, and assuming perfect conditions, it would be about 68.05km of sight.

The distance from Sydney to Brisbane (centre of each city I assume), it is 730km. Not even 10% of the way.

To be able to take such a photograph, you would need to go 35.77km high. So, steal an Ayaks aircraft once they develope one in Russia, and you're set.

party pooper actually brisbane is 11 hours 16 mins
918.3 km - Pacific Hwy/National Route 1

Mm, I was talking about straight line path. (For the photo.)