Is the large aperture ultra-long zoom lens really omnipotent?

Lead: There are many kinds of camera lenses, such as super wide angle, wide angle, standard, telephoto and super telephoto, and the aperture size is also different, not to mention how much it costs. If you want to bring all the wide angles to the telephoto lens, it can be said that it is many and heavy. At this time, maybe you will think: if only you could produce a super-long zoom lens like 25-300mm f/2.8! However, if there is such a lens, will it really be more convenient? Let's see what the boss of LensRentals, a foreign photographic equipment leasing company, thinks.

Roger Sicarra of LensRentals found that many photographers have been hoping that Canon, Nikon and other manufacturers can produce zoom lenses such as 25-300mm f/2.8, which can include both wide angle and telephoto, and have a constant large aperture. So he decided to show everyone what it would be like if such a shot really appeared.

Similar to this specification, he can't find a suitable camera lens at hand, but there is a better choice in the focal plane, that is, the difference between T value and F value in the aperture specification of Fuji Dragon 25-300mm T3.5 is that T value in the focal plane replaces F value, which directly indicates the transmittance of the lens, while the transmittance of most f/2.8 lenses is generally between T3.5 and 3.8, so this Fuji Dragon is 25-300mm.

Have you ever imagined what this constant aperture super zoom lens will look like?

How big will this lens be?

As the focal plane, Fuji Dragon 25-300mm T3.5 will be larger than the camera lens of the same specification, but the length will not be much different. In terms of specifications, the lens length is about 40cm, which is twice that of Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 and 2.5cm longer than that of Canon 500mm f/4. The aperture of the lens reaches 135mm. Of course, if it is a camera lens, it will not be so big.

The lens length ratio is Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II on the left and Fuji Dragon 25-300mm T3.5 on the right.

The lens aperture ratio is Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II on the left and Fuji Dragon 25-300mm T3.5 on the right.

How much does this lens weigh?

Fuji Dragon 25-300mm T3.5 weighs about 8.4kg, while the most commonly used zoom lens 70-200/2.8kg weighs about 1.6kg, Canon 600mm f/4 IS weighs about 4kg and Nikon 600mm f/4 VR weighs about 5.2kg Of course, the weight of this 25-300mm focal plane is determined by its use. Referring to the same specifications of Canon or Zeiss focal plane and general photographic lens, the difference in weight between them is about 1kg, so we can optimistically guess that if we really produce 25-300mm f/2.8 lens, its weight may not be much heavier than Nikon's 600mm f/4 VR.

If it really weighs 5.2kg, is it convenient?

How much is this lens?

Seeing this, if you are still expecting a 25-300mm f/2.8 lens, how much can you accept? Roger Cicala estimated that the price of this super zoom lens would be around $44,000, equivalent to about RMB 270,000 (Editor's Note: It's really sky-high! )。 But with this, maybe it can really replace all your shots! what do you think?

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