Visibility of Canon gear at the Super Bowl

[acoll123]

So probably like a lot of you, I spent some time during the game scanning the sidelines for photographers using Canon gear hoping to see a 1DX on a new 200-400 L with 1.4X. . . .
It didn't seem like white lenses were in the majority there this year. Are pro sports shooters switching to Nikon or is that just my misperception?

[scrappydog]

I only looked at the sidelines shooters on one occasion.  I was not looking for the 1DX, but I did notice a preponderance of Canon gear in the scene I noticed.  The standard rig appeared to be 400mm f/2.8 on monopods and 70-200 f/2.8 II on straps.

[Canon-F1]

It didn't seem like white lenses were in the majority there this year. Are pro sports shooters switching to Nikon or is that just my misperception?

yes they do..... and that´s because canon has no 36mp camera.   

that was sarcasm.....

[Arkarch]

Plenty of very large white lenses in the endzones (400's +)

Just not much endzone action to notice. 

A bunch of non-white lenses and 70-200's on the sidelines. 

I was surprised by the number of large video cameras.

[cfargo]

I noticed this too, Canon is loosing their dominance. I can only guess at the reasons but what I do know for sure is that there was less white lenses then in the past.

[dilbert]

I was surprised by the number of large video cameras.

Strapped around the necks of photographers?

Or are you just surprised that professionals doing video use professional gear? (presumably for television.)

What were you expecting them to use?

[Arkarch]

I was surprised by the number of large video cameras.

Strapped around the necks of photographers?

Or are you just surprised that professionals doing video use professional gear? (presumably for television.)

What were you expecting them to use?

I would expect NBC and NFL Films, perhaps even team game film videographers.  But who else would get video rights to the game?

[Minnesota Nice]

I noticed a swarm of black lenses at the end of the game.

You noticed the occasional 400/600mm by the red zones.

I was keeping my eye out for any camera bodies that looked unfamiliar to me but it was all so fast paced I didn't notice much.

[briansquibb]

It didn't seem like white lenses were in the majority there this year. Are pro sports shooters switching to Nikon or is that just my misperception?

yes they do..... and that´s because canon has no 36mp camera.   

that was sarcasm.....

 

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