Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/29

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Subject: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:27:23 +0000
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I think we were talking about what "general public" (i.e. not accredited 
photographers ) could use. No tripod/monopods and a physical (rather than 
focal length) limit of 300mm on equipment was talked about at one time, I 
had heard that had changed when they found out the "bridge" cameras went up 
to ~800mm equivalent.....

john

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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 :-)




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