Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]><<<You see, I am fairly adaptable in my technique,>>>>>>>> I was covering the second round of the NCAA Basketball tourney in Atlanta in 1992 when the mount on my 300 2.8 (ok I admit it was a Tamron with the Leica adaptor, but hey I worked for a paper no way could I afford the APO 2.8 Leica. ;) came loose. I used gaffer tape to fasten the lens securly to the camera and got some good shots. One ran on the front page and one sports front of our paper. Talk about creative--a gaffertape R6!!! One thing to teach you what is essintial and what is not is to cover a PGA tournment. Just try walking a golf course about 5 times in one day carrying a lot of stuff you never get out of your bag and you will QUICKLY lighten up your load. The first day of the Masters I carried way too much stuff--and that course is cursed it is ALL uphill. The following days I lightened load to 3bodies and 3 lenses 1 400 2.8 with converter. 1 80-200 2.8 zoom, 1 24mm. I also believe you should carry extra bodies, esp. when someone is paying you to be there. If you drop your R7 as the swimmer is getting ready to win the gold medal you Better have some GOOD friends, as obviously Ted does!! >You bet and if ever there was a location that fits the old saying, "what goes >around, comes around!" the Olympics is the place. If, as some >photographers are, >As---;es and if they have been displaying their anti social cooperate with >your >buddies attitude over the years, it comes back to haunt them just when >they >need a hand Boy Ted I think this is true of any major sporting event. I have not covered an Olympics yet, but I have been at several World Serries, Superbowls, PGA golf tourneys, and NCAA Basket and footbaall title games and there is always someone who has equipment problems. The A**es are usually ignored, but the other people really often go out of their way to help. That is one thing about photogs if you handel yourself in a professional manner and are easy going (at least easy going for newsies) then others will lend a hand when you need it. It is truly a comraderie that knows no boundaries. And as you said you can see someone only once every few years but you always go out for a beer or whatever as soon a you get a chance. Cheers, Harrison McClary hmphoto@delphi.com http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto