As if I could afford to attend the olympics but just one more reason NOT to go to see them.
Joe Ravenstein Goldmember 2,338 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: E Tx More info | Jul 16, 2012 15:46 | #31 As if I could afford to attend the olympics but just one more reason NOT to go to see them. Canon 60D,18-55mm,55-250mm,50mm compact macro, AF ext tubes. Sigma 8-16mm uwa, 18-250mm, 85mm F1.4, 150-500mm
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Echo Johnson Senior Member ![]() 433 posts Joined Aug 2011 Location: UK More info | Jul 16, 2012 16:07 | #32 RichSoansPhotos wrote in post #14723855 ![]() I think security is in the uppermost thought of officials. I guarantee that in relation to the restrictions on cameras/photography, security has not factored in to the thoughts of a single official. FlyingPhotog wrote in post #14724258 ![]() It can't possibly work Vs the general public but it can be a precondition of media accreditation. I suspect we're not getting the whole picture with this 'ban', but this sounds closer to reality. Canon 5D3 | 17-40 | 50/1.4 | 135/2
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Luckless Goldmember 3,064 posts Likes: 189 Joined Mar 2012 Location: PEI, Canada More info | Jul 16, 2012 16:43 | #33 Echo Johnson wrote in post #14725425 ![]() I guarantee that in relation to the restrictions on cameras/photography, security has not factored in to the thoughts of a single official. It better have factored into it for at least a few if even a single one of them is worth their salt. Do you know how much damage one can do with a few 'minor' modifications to something like a 600mm lens? There are lots of methods that someone could use an object like a large camera lens to inflict serious damage, and several can even be done in such a way that the lens would remain basically functional! Canon EOS 7D | EF 28 f/1.8 | EF 85 f/1.8 | EF 70-200 f/4L | EF-S 17-55 | Sigma 150-500
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whiteflyer Goldmember ![]() More info | Jul 16, 2012 17:01 | #34 The rules over what camera you can and can't use are just another in the long line of cock-ups, from tickets sales to security.
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windpig Chopped liver ![]() More info | Jul 16, 2012 17:44 | #35 MikeFairbanks wrote in post #14725055 ![]() ![]() Did someone really tell me to go FYS? I don't think POTN has a thread for that kind of photography. ![]() They better not have. You've got connections, hell, they named an Alaska town after you. Would you like to buy a vowel?
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Jul 16, 2012 18:43 | #36 Why are people acting surprised? Website: Iowa Landscape Photography
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You-by-Lou Goldmember ![]() 1,691 posts Likes: 7 Joined Aug 2011 Location: Manhattan More info | What's next, tax on TEA? You may say I'm a Zoomer, But I'm not the only one
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You-by-Lou Goldmember ![]() 1,691 posts Likes: 7 Joined Aug 2011 Location: Manhattan More info | Jul 16, 2012 19:03 | #38 Wait..........that was terrible of me.....using a contraction...... You may say I'm a Zoomer, But I'm not the only one
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" ![]() 57,560 posts Likes: 172 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Jul 16, 2012 19:06 | #39 You-by-Lou wrote in post #14726303 ![]() Wait..........that was terrible of me.....using a contraction...... What is next, a tax on TEA? royalist... Jay
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Echo Johnson Senior Member ![]() 433 posts Joined Aug 2011 Location: UK More info | Jul 16, 2012 19:09 | #40 Luckless wrote in post #14725621 ![]() It better have factored into it for at least a few if even a single one of them is worth their salt. Do you know how much damage one can do with a few 'minor' modifications to something like a 600mm lens? There are lots of methods that someone could use an object like a large camera lens to inflict serious damage, and several can even be done in such a way that the lens would remain basically functional! An inability to think of ways something as innocent as a camera could be used for something terrible is simply an issue of a lack of imagination. (I wrote security training scenarios to help pay for University.) These days, security is an absolute nightmare. I'm sure more than a few officials will develop medical conditions due to stress before the games are finished. I think I know exactly the sorts of modifications you speak of. I've also been involved with security in some form or another my entire working life..and even before then. Canon 5D3 | 17-40 | 50/1.4 | 135/2
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dinanm3atl Goldmember ![]() 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Jul 16, 2012 20:10 | #41 MikeFairbanks wrote in post #14723481 ![]() They are, indeed, being ridiculous. Ah, the English (or more likely the Americans) and their stuffy rules on anything that might stifle the money exchange. Whatever. I love watching the Olympics and admire the work the athletes put into their craft, but in the end it's just games that people play against each other for fun. To take it so seriously is silly, in my opinion, and aside from what the athletes may do later in life, the pursuit of Olympic gold is not what most would consider a selfless pursuit. Amazing how worked up people get over recreational activities. My point being that they shouldn't care one flip if people take all the photos they want (provided they aren't standing up in front of fellow spectators). Stuff em. Just put a 100-400L (extended and locked) in your jeans (the tightest ones you can find) and saunter in there with the smallest point and shoot you can find hanging around your neck. And make sure your top three shirt buttons are undone/ add mascara to your chest hair. Works every time.
FlyingPhotog wrote in post #14724180 ![]() For those who are experiencing their first Olympics under the veil of being a "photographer," understand that the IOC owns the rights to the "pictures, descriptions and accounts" of the games.
Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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Jul 16, 2012 20:26 | #42 Im more shocked that McDonalds and Coca Cola sponsor the Olympics. But seriously thats crazy. Great Britain eh!! Sigh.
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dinanm3atl Goldmember ![]() 3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Jul 16, 2012 20:28 | #43 dexy101 wrote in post #14726625 ![]() Im more shocked that McDonalds and Coca Cola sponsor the Olympics. But seriously thats crazy. Great Britain eh!! Sigh. The fry thing is pretty lame. However when you go to your local professional sporting event you don't see Pepe and Coke served side by side. Turner Field is sponsored by Coke and there is no Pepsi in sight. Just how it goes. Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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AvailableLight Goldmember 1,208 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2012 Location: Chesapeake, VA More info | Jul 16, 2012 20:35 | #44 dinanm3atl wrote in post #14726629 ![]() The fry thing is pretty lame. However when you go to your local professional sporting event you don't see Pepe and Coke served side by side. Turner Field is sponsored by Coke and there is no Pepsi in sight. Just how it goes. Heck, the Coke/Pepsi thing has seeped into schools and universities. All hail the almighty dollar! AJ
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MikeFairbanks Cream of the Crop 6,428 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jun 2009 More info | Jul 16, 2012 23:22 | #45 McDonald's fries are tasty, but are they even made from potatoes? I'm afraid to eat them anymore. They lost our business after the whole pink slime affair. We generally eat organic meat anyway, along with organic everything else (as much as we can). And even cooler is the fact that these guys never say no to a kid's autograph or a geek like myself asking to take a photo. Tim Reyes, California pro.
And one of my personal favorites, Taylor Knox. These guys get paid (and paid well these days) to travel the world and surf in eleven events a year: Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, Japan, California, France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Hawaii. My dream is to someday grab a journal, some nice camera gear, and hit each event along the way. It's like no other sport in the world. Takes years to master and before you know it, you're hooked for life and part of a brotherhood that transcends all money, etc. Once you're a true surfer it's for life. You can take a surfer out of the ocean, but you can't take the ocean out of the surfer. Thank you.
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