Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry Mark firgot apeture. He had holds a Canon 400mm f2.8 and shoots figre skating like it was table tennis. trust me one wouldn't want to et hit by him! Albertville Winter Olympics he was shooting figure skating while seated beside one of the Sports Illustrated staffers who was in awe of his ability to swing up and down the ice covering an ice skating moving target! :-) He is, as we speak, finishing a National swimming finals event in Calgary and flies back to Ottawa tomorrow morning. His latest e-mail... "I have 3000 images to edit as soon as I hit the ground in the morning!" I'm glad it's him and not I! :-) cheers, Dr. ted :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos >A 400mm f what? > > 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 15:43:27 -0700 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos >> >> Piers Hemy OFFERED: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos >> >> >>> They are both banned too!<<< >> >> Sorry mate you are wrong!!! >> >> Monopods have always been allowed at every Olympics I've shot since 1968 >> in >> Mexico! Most of them, Winter & Summer, Pan American and Commonwealth >> Games. >> How do you think the guys working with a 600mm Canon or Nikon gear hold >> the >> lens and camera? >> >> My son does hand hold a 400mm Canon and shoots quite a bit of his sport >> assignments in that fashion. But then he has muscles and shoulders like a >> weight-lifter! Amazing to watch him! >> >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information