Canon 70-200 white lens might get u killed

Not trying to start anything but the 70-200 white lens got mistaken with an rpg and the reporter got killed

http://i39.tinypic.com​/33y3nux.jpg
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Thanks for posting a clip of people getting killed. I needed to see that.

tongsy wrote in post #9940156
Thanks for posting a clip of people getting killed. I needed to see that.

yeah i took it down now, just posted pics

It was on the national news tonight.

Took place in 2007 I think.

video game military headlines right?

Yeah, I saw the entire uncensored video and it was quite disturbing.
They "thought" they saw either an RPG or an AK47 or both.
Safe to say they saw what they wanted to see...and 2 Reuters Photographers are gone b/c of it.

Actually, it looked like the AK47s carried by the others got them killed. If you look at the video carefully, you do see weapons. Hanging out with armed insurgents is not healthy, specially when no one knows about it. Sad.
John

john-in-japan wrote in post #9940995
Actually, it looked like the AK47s carried by the others got them killed. If you look at the video carefully, you do see weapons. Hanging out with armed insurgents is not healthy, specially when no one knows about it. Sad.
John

Since when does carrying AK47's get you absolutely shredded by rounds and rounds of bullets?

Anyways, unfortunate situation. Better not to try to make sense out of something that doesn't make sense to begin with.

nicksan wrote in post #9941026
Since when does carrying AK47's get you absolutely shredded by rounds and rounds of bullets?

Anyways, unfortunate situation. Better not to try to make sense out of something that doesn't make sense to begin with.

When you are in a war zone and the good guys were getting shot at.

Nick-san - The number of bullets is not the issue. The OP said carrying a white lens got them killed. Not true. There were weapons visible and under the rules of engagement that made them fair game. I 'm not taking sides. I feel sorry for the journalists/photograph​ers getting into harms way. that is all.
John

What I saw in the uncensored 17 min version of the video was quite a bit more disturbing and is far more telling than these short clip.

Anyways, it's war and there ain't nothing pretty about it...

Irony, I came to the gear thread to get away from that heartbreaking news... ugg

the lens looks bigger than a 70-200

Thats is a jacked up video....These things just happen, ive seen alot worse then that. Atleast the chopper ripped them apart quick...besides the one camera man...

I think a white lens would less likely be mistaken as an RPG over a black lens. Regardless of the color though at those distances it's hard to rule out for sure an RPG being pointed at the US soldiers. It's a horrible video and I wish I hadn't seen it.