Big White Lens Gets Nailed On Sidelines

Did anyone see Pittsburghs Santonio Holmes crash into the photographer on the sidelines with the big white lens on the punt return to tie the score at 7-7?
Does anyone know what lens that was?

I saw it. And cringed!

I thought it was a 400 2.8, but I'm horrible at identifying big lenses on TV.

I think if it was me I would have tried to move,
or at least thrown my body over it.

It's likely that the photographer doesn't own it. It probably belongs to his employer.

T.D. wrote in post #7063693
It's likely that the photographer doesn't own it. It probably belongs to his employer.

You mean his ex-employer

First thing came to mind was...OUCH!!!

That's what insurance is for....

the same thing happened at the bowl game the other day.. camera guy didnt have a chance lol

Good lesson in why it's always smart to shoot with both eyes open whenever you are ahead of the play...

http://www.nfl.com …?videoId=09000d​5d80e0ddc2

Here's a link from youtube, lol. Look for it at 55 seconds.

Haha, yeah I saw that. I saw he was going to hit him and was like "oh no, not the camera!"

webcrawlur wrote in post #7065013
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=oaA6TO6yKEs

Here's a link from youtube, lol. Look for it at 1:21.

Oyuch.

KevinAldrich wrote in post #7065192
Haha, yeah I saw that. I saw he was going to hit him and was like "oh no, not the camera!"

I thought the same thing!

I haven't kept up with pro sports video technology, but I saw something in that YouTube clip that impressed me.

When they did a replay of the touchdown pass reception in the beginning of the clip, the point of view swerved from high to the side around to behind the action. I imagine this was digitally put together after the game for the show, but it's pretty impressive what they can throw together.

tonylong wrote in post #7067008
I haven't kept up with pro sports video technology, but I saw something in that YouTube clip that impressed me.

When they did a replay of the touchdown pass reception in the beginning of the clip, the point of view swerved from high to the side around to behind the action. I imagine this was digitally put together after the game for the show, but it's pretty impressive what they can throw together.

Did someone mention "Sports TV?"

Yeah, ESPN "Axis" is a pretty slick trick. Basically, it's a way to morph from one replay angle to another in real time as opposed to disolving or using a digital transition.

AFAIK, at this point, it's only a tool for post production (edited highlights) but I'm sure they're working on developing it for live use (actually being able to morph from one replay device to another if not one camera to another on the fly.)

If they didn't win one this last go around, I'm sure ESPN will win a Tech Emmy for it eventually.