Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Slovodan. I guess I'm just getting cynical about this sort of stuff. Damn it's irritating being constantly marketed to. I hate it. Adam On 4/29/07, slobodan dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote: > There is usually an equipment pool, free of charge, provided by Canon > and Nikon at these of events. It's for registered pro service > photographers. It's really not a big deal. > > S. Dimitrov > > > On Apr 29, 2007, at 8:44 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: > > > I was watching ABC News coverage of the California Democatric Party > > convention and noticed a photographer with a Canon with (I'm guessing) > > a 70-280 f2.8L lens. I KNEW it was a Canon because there was a HUGE > > "Canon" label wrapped around the lens shade. It looked like a product > > placement. Another news show, sports this time, and another > > photographer covering the game with the same label. > > > > Is this really product placement? It doesn't seem ethical to me > > although maybe it was a loaner lens and Canon decided to stick labels > > all over it. Nevertheless if this is the wave of the future..... > > > > I'm curious is all, I guess. > > > > Adam > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >