Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having a R1150RT Beemer and just recently attending my first F1 race, I find this topic pretty interesting. Went to the USGP last September with my M6 and really enjoyed photographing the people in attendance. They have a pit walkabout but if you work for Williams, that's probably a distraction since everyone has tons of questions and would like to literally touch the cars. This year, I'm planning to take an old beater camera...a Canon AE1P with a couple of tele lenses and sit in the paddock. No threat to Bernie...I'll be up there with all the Colombians (if they come back). Seriously, there are few diehard F1 fans in the USA but those of us who are get up in the wee hours of the morning to see the races in Malaysia, Japan, Melbourne, Interlagos, etc. Nice to see a Williams guy on the list....all the best for 2004. Maybe Frank will be up there on the podium getting that constructor's trophy after a long hiatus. About photographing the cars...I sat near turn one and simply focused on a spot with my 90mm and when the car came by, I tripped the shutter. This was during Saturday qualifying but overall, I was fairly pleased with the results. > Frank, > That's a shame. I would love to be in the pits to take the tons of people > shots that are unique to that view of the activity going on. > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Frank > Dernie > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 3:31 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Now just inspired - Now Beamer > > > Hi Len, > I stopped taking cameras to races years ago, very little spare time and > also everybody assumes if I am taking pictures I am spying rather than > exercising my hobby. > cheers > Frank > > > On Friday, December 26, 2003, at 03:44 pm, Leonard J Kapner wrote: > > > Frank, > > > > This explanation may be OT, but fascinating nonetheless, as I find the > > F1 > > technology and race process riveting, both in person and on > > television. The > > organization politics and sociology less so, but it might be quite > > interesting to photograph the people side of F1 from the inside out, > > as it > > were, with your Leicas. > > > > There now, I've dragged you back on topic! > > > > Len > > Leonard J Kapner > > E-Mail: ljkapner@cox.net > > Tel: (310) 377-5060 / Mobile: (310) 291-0140 > > > > -- > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Frank > > Dernie > > Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 11:39 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Now just inspired - Now Beamer > > > > To be strict about this I work for Williams, who are sponsored by BMW > > (hence the name BMW Williams, if they weren't the prime sponsor their > > name would have to follow the constructor name ie Williams-BMW) who > > also supply the engine. BMW are also slightly involved in the > > transmission manufacture (not design) but otherwise the whole car is > > designed and made at Williams in Oxfordshire and the car is raced by > > Williams engineers and mechanics with support for the engine being > > provided by BMW technicians and mechanics. BMW also have a substantial > > marketing presence at the track as do Hewlett Packard (we use HP > > hardware for telemetry and data analysis). > > The money spent on F1 nowadays is enormous, being the third biggest TV > > sport in the world (after the Olympics and World Cup football - soccer) > > it pulls in a huge amount of sponsorship and nowadays a F1 car costs > > about 50 times more than an Indy car! > > Sorry to be so far OT. > > cheers > > Frank > > > > (snip) > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html