Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nope just click on the opening page as soon as it opens and you are inside. I just tried it a couple of times and it worked fine. The photography of a Canadian top level sport shooter! Scott Grant oh and he?s not bad with a few other subjects also! :-) http://www.sixsixsix.ca ted -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of bruce golding Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:34 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] G10 Ted, I think No.1 son has taken his website to Montreal. It only opens with Image Communications, then stops. Look forward to seeing it another time. Several attempts. B. On 30-apr-2009, at 17:15, Ted Grant wrote: > Philip Clarke offered: > >>> There is two sides to every story (I'm talking about image >>> quality). I > >> have a friend, he's a sport's photographer (international) and he >> spends > >> about ?16,000 a year on equipment (this was more before the British > >> pound collapsed). His theory which has been borne out by the >> awards he > >> received, was that he needed to best equipment *always* because if >> the > >> pictures passed over a pcture <<<< > > > > Hello Phiip, > > Sorry mate I have to challenge your comment on the basis of being a > published and assigned sports shooter, ?national & international? > since 1960 > covering every winter and summer Olympics since Mexico 1968, > Barcelona was > the last 1992. All Commonwealth Games since1970 in Edinburgh, Pan > American > Games since the ?60?s not to forget all kinds of national sports, > hockey, > car racing, football, international track and field all over the > place. > > > > And for the life of me I don?t have any idea what your friend would > spend > 16,000 pounds on yearly? > > All the lenses and camera bodies are a first time one shot purchase > and it > would easily be far more than the 16,000! But you don?t spend that > on a > yearly basis buying equipment. If it were at a time of film I?d > have no > problem if you said he spent 16,000 on film and processing. But > then he > recovers those costs because you always charge that to the client who > assigned you to be there. > > > > So please be a good lad and give us a break down on the 16,000 > pounds per > year and what he buys for such a very high outlay? Thank you. > > > > If you are interested in looking, my son Scott is shooting sports > all over > the place and I know for sure he doesn?t spend 16,000 pounds a year > on gear. > Besides I?d kick his ass for being so wasteful! Have a look at his > web site > for an insight to what has been called one of the best sport > photographers > in Canada. > > > > http://www.sixsixsix.ca/ I?m sure you?ll be pleasantly surprised. > Actually > he?s on assignment at the moment in Montreal shooting a major > diving event. > > Over to you mate! > > > > Cheer, > > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.10/2088 - Release Date: 04/30/09 06:01:00