tonylong ...winded  More info | Feb 24, 2011 16:18 | #1 I don't know if anyone's posted about this, but here's a Canon press release describing how they provided some new super-telephoto HDTV lenses to cover the Super Bowl, both for the "fixed" cameras and the portable ones: Tony
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop"  57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Feb 24, 2011 16:38 | #2 Not so much that they're "new" but more about the fact that every hard camera (the type mounted on sticks and a pan head) were 100X lenses.  The main race coverage cameras are on the roof of the main grandstand (A) and can frame about two car lengths in the middle of the backstretch (B) without the need for an extender! Now that's some reach! Jay
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Feb 24, 2011 16:56 | #3 Jay gots the goods Tony
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Feb 24, 2011 17:22 | #4 tonylong wrote in post #11907511  Jay gots the goods  !I just get amazed when I watch pro HD sports these days with the coverage of those "hard" cams -- able to get such close, crisp shots is like "wowser! I wish I had one!"... It was my world for many years...
And the cameras in question look like this one (more or less):
The cardboard VF shade is a common sight because the ones that Sony makes come in only two lengths. The short is too short and the long is too long so the guys/gals like to often make their own. This particular camera is what is known as a "build up" because while the lens is a large 100X, the camera body itself could just as easily be a hand-held if you pull it from the cradle and slap a smaller lens on it. One other tidbit: The pan head in use here is one of the instrumented versions used as part of the live GPS overlay showing car position, speed, etc... The system uses basic geometry with the pan head being one point, the car being the second and several known, fixed positions around the track that they plot on a computer. The numbers get crunched in real-time so that as information changes, that can be shown superimposed over the cars. Lots of little behind the scenes stuff over on my long-lost PBase account: "Scenes From The Road" I was a member of the NASCAR broadcast crew for FOX, TNT and NBC from 2001 until 2009 and worked in the industry for nearly 25 years garnering eight Emmy awards for my efforts. Jay
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Feb 24, 2011 17:28 | #5 Yeah, I remember when you and I got to "know" each other back then Tony
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NickS Member 98 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ More info | Feb 24, 2011 17:38 | #6 Sweet custom viewfinder hoods! =P
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themadman Cream of the Crop  18,871 posts Likes: 14 Joined Nov 2009 Location: Northern California More info | Feb 24, 2011 17:55 | #7 You have 8 Emmy's? Jesus! Will | WilliamLiuPhotography.com
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Feb 24, 2011 17:59 | #8 themadman wrote in post #11907897 You have 8 Emmy's? Jesus! I do indeed. However, I'm considered a "lightweight" as I didn't spend anywhere near as much time at the "network level" as some of the folks I worked with. I worked primarily for FOX from 1994 to 2009 with some "day hire" things for CBS, NBC and ABC in the preceding 7-8 years. Jay
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themadman Cream of the Crop 18,871 posts Likes: 14 Joined Nov 2009 Location: Northern California More info | Feb 24, 2011 18:56 | #9 OMG, you are like a celebrity! Can I have your autograph?! Will | WilliamLiuPhotography.com
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Feb 24, 2011 18:57 | #10 For a price, sure... Jay
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themadman Cream of the Crop 18,871 posts Likes: 14 Joined Nov 2009 Location: Northern California More info | Feb 24, 2011 18:58 | #11 A price? Will | WilliamLiuPhotography.com
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Feb 24, 2011 19:00 | #12 That's my price to pay. Yours is in cash... Jay
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Saint728 Goldmember  2,892 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Honolulu Hawaii More info | Feb 24, 2011 22:18 | #13 What does something like that cost? I'm sure the lens alone must be at least $80,000 and the camera must be at least $100,000? Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III | 17-40mm f/4.0L | 70-200mm f/2.8L USM | 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro | 300mm f/4.0L IS
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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" 57,560 posts Likes: 178 Joined May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft More info | Feb 24, 2011 22:49 | #14 Saint728 wrote in post #11909528 What does something like that cost? I'm sure the lens alone must be at least $80,000 and the camera must be at least $100,000? Take Care, Cheers, Patrick You're very much in the ballpark... Jay
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yagimax Goldmember  More info | Jay,so can us folks here at POTN nominate you for an Emmy as a professional aviation photog? Sony A7RII, FE16-35, FE35 2.8, FE90 macro
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