Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted, Sounds like a job for guys younger than you and me! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] SWIMMING PHOTO POSITION -- BARCELONA 1992 >>> http://gallery.leicausers.org/v/ted+grant/BARCELONA+_92+PHOTOG+PHOTO+POSITION+SWIMMING.jpg.html > > > Hi Jim, > Well let's say you don't cover the Olympics with just a 50mm lens on any > camera. Since 1972 Munich murders the security has been tougher every > year and photographers are positioned farther away from the athletes in > most cases. > > A 300mm is considered about as short a lens as you can use. The regular > lens begins at 400mm and longer, also with extenders. > > If you use a 300mm lens, you better have a couple of extenders to reach > farther or you'll be doing major blow-ups to get anything.. > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:59 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] SWIMMING PHOTO POSITION -- BARCELONA 1992 > > >> Some of that glass is awfully large! I can see why you feel it necessary >> to work out. ;~) >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:29 PM >> Subject: [Leica] SWIMMING PHOTO POSITION -- BARCELONA 1992 >> >> >>> Hi Crew, >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ted+grant/BARCELONA+_92+PHOTOG+PHOTO+POSITION+SWIMMING.jpg.html >>> If you haven't covered an Olympics, I thought you might like to see what >>> a >>> "partially filled media photo position is like at swimming!" :-) This is >>> only partially filled... figure twice this many before the starting gun >>> is >>> fired. :-) And you all thought it was fun and games like a Sunday school >>> picnic shooting flowers! :-) >>> >>> cheers, >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >