Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder what nose plugs would cost with the Olympic logo on it?!?!? :) Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:33:41 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos > > Mark Rabiner OFFERED: > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos > > >> I thought a pro was defined by if they used a tripod or not. A monopod >> even.<<< > > Hi Mark, > Tripods are banned from any sport event as the Olympics and similar events. > They take up far too much room. Monopods are OK! If you looked at my posted > photo of what one of the photog shooting positions from Barcelona 1992 > Games > with a bunch of shooters using 300-400-500-600mm lenses look like crammed > in, you'd get an idea of what it's like! > > Oh yeah and some of those guys don't shower for a week! So it can get quite > rancid smelling from a mixture of body odors! WHEW!!!!!!! > > Just imagine what space would be lost when you cram 300 hundred photogs > into > a space for about 150 and they were all trying to use a tripod? > > cheers, > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information