Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM Lens Sample Pictures

A pretty woman walks in the bright afternoon sunshine.

Distant city buildings appear compressed by the 1200 focal length used for this shot.

A pretty woman takes a walk in the park. The 1200mm lens used for this picture renders the background as a blur.

With 1200mm of focal length, a huge amount of distance is necessary for any amount of a building to be included in the frame. These buildings are about 1 mile away. Heat waves from the city caused a serious amount of distortion in this image.

This helicopter flew over the Hudson River while I was testing the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens. It looked like a good subject. Had I more time, I would have change the shutter speed to about 1/500 to get more motion blur from the blades.

A portrait shot at 1200mm. This was a clear day so I was using a manual expsoure. She was walking toward me, so I was using AI Servo AF and burst drive mode.

A crane (over 1 mile away) is positioned for the construction of a skyscraper.

Well, about as close as this 1200mm lens will focus. She is nearing the 46' (14m) MFD (minimum Focus Distance) .09x MM (Maximum Magnification) of this lens.

This Hudson River kayaker is about .8 or .9 miles away.

Straight city buildings are unforgiving of distortion and a not-level framing. The Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens does its part well.

Although this is not even close to a full body portrait, hand signals were required for communicating at this distance on this windy day. I love the OOF (Out of Focus) buildings created by the 1200mm lens.

The beautiful Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens rises over New York City.

The Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens is nearly as much fun to look at as it is to use.

A 5' 4" girl poses behind the monstrous Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens. Both are looking good.

Moving in for a closer look at the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens in front of a girl.

The Canon EF 800mm f/5.6 L IS USM Lens and the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens pose for a group picture.

A full body portrait of the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens with a Canon 1Ds Mark III DSLR mounted. The 1200 L provides a great subject in addition to shooting nice subjects.

It looks like an engine, but the wind is what is causing the 1Ds Mark III's neck strap to blow.

The Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens poses in a Weehawken, NJ park.

Here I demonstrate the rocket launcher technique for carrying the huge Canon 1200mm lens. While this method works well, law enforcement officers will definitely notice you.

New York City forms the background for this Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens image.

This is the case that the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens shipped from the manufacturer in.

The Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens fits very securely in its factory aluminum case.

Of course, the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM Lens is part of the landscape. It is hard to take a landscape picture with this extremely long focal length.