sotchi - canon prototypes

[Lightmaster]

i know it sounds a bit crazy but i watch the games mainly because i want to spot canon prototypes (not much a fan of commercial sport events, especially olympia).

are some other crazys here like me who are more interested in the photographer crowd then the sport events?

 

[Sella174]

Possibly. I like to go to local events and see what junk the local "pros" are using to capture those local "iconic moments" forever. ;D

 

[NancyP]

I perused the enormous panoramic shot of a World Series game just to see if anyone on the field level used the 34# Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 zoom lens, and sure enough, some photographer had one. It is a distinctive lens in olive drab , looks a little like an overgrown RPG launcher.

 

[Lightmaster]

I perused the enormous panoramic shot of a World Series game just to see if anyone on the field level used the 34# Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 zoom lens, and sure enough, some photographer had one. It is a distinctive lens in olive drab , looks a little like an overgrown RPG launcher.

i guess everyone here knows the hulkma.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/881981

and yes i spoted one of them at sotchi too.

 

[Northstar]

i know it sounds a bit crazy but i watch the games mainly because i want to spot canon prototypes (not much a fan of commercial sport events, especially olympia).

are some other crazys here like me who are more interested in the photographer crowd then the sport events?

i've done some of this by downloading the images and looking at EXIF, but I might be just wasting my time because i doubt the exif would show the prototype's name/model.

 

[20Dave]

I perused the enormous panoramic shot of a World Series game just to see if anyone on the field level used the 34# Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 zoom lens, and sure enough, some photographer had one. It is a distinctive lens in olive drab , looks a little like an overgrown RPG launcher.

i guess everyone here knows the hulkma.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/881981

and yes i spoted one of them at sotchi too.

That's a pocket camera ;D. I've actually had the chance to work with a Sony XIS camera. It mostly a video camera but takes stills in a panorama mode to capture up to 270 degree view. And the specification is accurate when it says "less than 90 lb 6 oz", as I've had to move one of these suckers myself .

Dave

 

[Surfwooder]

Tonight during the skating even where the Americans won Gold, I noticed a white lens, on a un-named body. I record the events, so I took a closer look, and the "Canon" logo was completely blocked out. It may have been a 7DII, since the skating even is fast, and a fast frame per second would be used.

 

[Marsu42]

Tonight during the skating even where the Americans won Gold, I noticed a white lens, on a un-named body. I record the events, so I took a closer look, and the "Canon" logo was completely blocked out. It may have been a 7DII, since the skating even is fast, and a fast frame per second would be used.

These have been seen before, probably for the simple reason that non-licensed advertising is forbidden at top sports events so the photogs have to cover any brand names/logos or product specifications.

 

[CarlTN]

i know it sounds a bit crazy but i watch the games mainly because i want to spot canon prototypes (not much a fan of commercial sport events, especially olympia).

are some other crazys here like me who are more interested in the photographer crowd then the sport events?

It's spelled "Sochi". I've not watched the Olympics very much...I liked the opening ceremonies, the light show.

 

[alexanderferdinand]

I watch mainly the events, but its always nice to see the photographers with theier equipment.
Although, I dont identify too much, a 70-200/2,8 I know, but not which one of the three, or something bigger like a 300/400/500/600, and again, sometimes hard to say which one.
And the bodies are much too small for me, even with my HD- TV set.

 

[slclick]

Yes the sporting events, seem to becoming backburner to the opening ceremony, the 'death' count and other ilk. Such a shame as these solitary events are usually the pinnacle moment in each of these athletes life's. I know, my father in law was an Oly athlete. Cameras? whatever.

 

[expatinasia]

Tonight during the skating even where the Americans won Gold, I noticed a white lens, on a un-named body. I record the events, so I took a closer look, and the "Canon" logo was completely blocked out. It may have been a 7DII, since the skating even is fast, and a fast frame per second would be used.

These have been seen before, probably for the simple reason that non-licensed advertising is forbidden at top sports events so the photogs have to cover any brand names/logos or product specifications.

I have not done the Olympics but do a fair number of major sporting events and have never been asked to cover the Canon logo. The white lens is a bit of a giveaway, and when it rains the Canon rain cover makes it even easier to work out what brand you are using. The same goes for the Nikon users I see too.

 

[East Wind Photography]

Tonight during the skating even where the Americans won Gold, I noticed a white lens, on a un-named body. I record the events, so I took a closer look, and the "Canon" logo was completely blocked out. It may have been a 7DII, since the skating even is fast, and a fast frame per second would be used.

These have been seen before, probably for the simple reason that non-licensed advertising is forbidden at top sports events so the photogs have to cover any brand names/logos or product specifications.

I have not done the Olympics but do a fair number of major sporting events and have never been asked to cover the Canon logo. The white lens is a bit of a giveaway, and when it rains the Canon rain cover makes it even easier to work out what brand you are using. The same goes for the Nikon users I see too.

It is fairly common to have people cover logos on televised sports events unless they are a sponsor. There is big money paid for advertising and someone like nikon who pays 2 mill for an ad doesnt want the word canon plastered all over the screen. Some venues dont care but its usually a sponsor that makes the demand in their contract.

 

[caruser]

i know it sounds a bit crazy but i watch the games mainly because i want to spot canon prototypes (not much a fan of commercial sport events, especially olympia).

are some other crazys here like me who are more interested in the photographer crowd then the sport events?

It's spelled "Sochi". I've not watched the Olympics very much...I liked the opening ceremonies, the light show.

It's spelled "Сочи". I don't watch any of it, the same old, year after year, and I trust that I'd read about any new gear on this site

 

[expatinasia]

Tonight during the skating even where the Americans won Gold, I noticed a white lens, on a un-named body. I record the events, so I took a closer look, and the "Canon" logo was completely blocked out. It may have been a 7DII, since the skating even is fast, and a fast frame per second would be used.

These have been seen before, probably for the simple reason that non-licensed advertising is forbidden at top sports events so the photogs have to cover any brand names/logos or product specifications.

I have not done the Olympics but do a fair number of major sporting events and have never been asked to cover the Canon logo. The white lens is a bit of a giveaway, and when it rains the Canon rain cover makes it even easier to work out what brand you are using. The same goes for the Nikon users I see too.

It is fairly common to have people cover logos on televised sports events unless they are a sponsor. There is big money paid for advertising and someone like nikon who pays 2 mill for an ad doesnt want the word canon plastered all over the screen. Some venues dont care but its usually a sponsor that makes the demand in their contract.

Like I said. I cover quite a few globally televised sporting events every year and have never been asked to cover the Canon logo on the camera(s), nor on the rain cover(s) for the lens/camera(s). Not once. And I have not seen Nikon users have to cover their logo either. There is no point. Everyone knows that Nikon lenses tend to be black and Canon white. In fact the colour of the lens is far more obvious than any miniscule Canon logo on the body.

We do have very strict regulations on what we can do with the pics, what we can wear etc (most of the time given a bib anyway). But nothing to do with the camera's brand, there's no point.

Just watch any sporting event and try to actually read the name of a camera brand on a photographer's camera. You can't unless you really, really, really try. What you can see is what is white and black.

 

[eLroberto]

This thread meaks me sick! Damn you guys! Everytime I click it, I expect something very awesome... . But to be honest, I don't think that we will see a Canon prototype on the olymic games, regardless if they use them or not.

Kind regards, eL

 

[Lightmaster]

i know it sounds a bit crazy but i watch the games mainly because i want to spot canon prototypes (not much a fan of commercial sport events, especially olympia).

are some other crazys here like me who are more interested in the photographer crowd then the sport events?

It's spelled "Sochi". I've not watched the Olympics very much...I liked the opening ceremonies, the light show.

how you spell it depends on where you live (exonym/endonym).
americans can not spell or write münchen either.

it´s kind of hybris (Hubris ) that native english speaking persons think they know sh*t about how geographical locations have to be called.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotschi

http://derstandard.at/1389860645640/627000-beim-Super-G-der-Herren-in-Sotchi

 

[arbitrage]

Seems the only lens at Sochi is the 200-400...... ;D

 

[Lightmaster]

Seems the only lens at Sochi is the 200-400...... ;D

i see quite a few compact lenses too.

 

[vlim]

1Dx + 200-400 (lens hood less) what else ?