[Leica] Nikkor P 105mm / focus peaking

Mark Rabiner mark at rabinergroup.com
Thu Mar 26 19:11:34 PDT 2015


So what does he use now? He asked trembling. Because I sure cant see that
job being done with cropped mirrorless Fuji rangefinders.


On 3/26/15 9:37 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> It seems relevant to mention......
> 
> My Photo Buddy just sold off all his Nikon stuff.
> The Nikon D4s body went to a local guy who wanted it pretty badly.  He met
> my friend to do the transfer of money for camera.  In that meeting
> pleasantries were exchanged including the response to... So what do you do
> for a living?
> It seems that the guy shoots for the NBA.    He does the arena shots with
> cameras hanging all over the venue, with remote control shutter releases.
> He has... count them.... 11 Nikon D4 cameras. And a "few" Nikon D3.  Lenses?
> Start at something wider than 20 mm and go to 800mm.   We figured he carries
> about 300 pounds of equipment to each game.....
> 
> And makes a good living of it, considering where he lives.....
> 
> He will not use a camera that is not top of the line.  ( and has the name
> Nikon on it).
> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
> 
> John  I don't see your average working pro switching from full frame DSLR'S
> to cropped format pseudo Leica mirrorless rangefinders. He may get one for
> some cool side shoots in plenty of daylight
> 
> 
> 
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