London Olympics Camera Room!! Camera Heaven!!

[milk2sugars]

This is the camera gear room for photographers at the London Olympics!!

http://www.petapixel.com/2012/07/31/canons-drool-w...

[malc350]

Let me in there!!!!

Amazing to see at the Olympics that exotic gear is what is necessary. 400mm F2.8 that gives sharp images at F2.8, nothing less will do. Not to mention the response of the 1 series cameras.

Did see a couple of Nikons as theyt start to get some following at this highest end of the Pro field but it's still looking like Canon are still number 1.

Edited by malc350 on Saturday 4th August 12:38

[Simpo Two]

malc350 said:

Did wee a couple of Nikons as theyt start to get some following at this highest end of the Pro field but it's still looking like Canon are still number 1.

At Beijing it was wall to wall Nikon D3s.

[spareparts]

malc350 said:

Did wee a couple of Nikons as theyt start to get some following at this highest end of the Pro field but it's still looking like Canon are still number 1.

[malc350]

Simpo Two said:

At Beijing it was wall to wall Nikon D3s.

Nikon must've bunged 'em a bit of money then! Seriously I have no affiliation and was a Nikon user. I take great exception to their extended menus now though, overcomplicating the business of finding settings that on Canon SLRs are easy to find.

They (Nikon) also stayed locked in a 12 mp world for a long, long time as well as waiting years behind Canon before entering the full frame arena.

It does appear they have some great products at the top end for high iso performance now.

Just my observation yesterday: couple of Nikons in the press bay near me, the rest all Canon.

Malc

[MonkeyHanger]

malc350 said:

Simpo Two said:

At Beijing it was wall to wall Nikon D3s.

Nikon must've bunged 'em a bit of money then! Seriously I have no affiliation and was a Nikon user. I take great exception to their extended menus now though, overcomplicating the business of finding settings that on Canon SLRs are easy to find.

They (Nikon) also stayed locked in a 12 mp world for a long, long time as well as waiting years behind Canon before entering the full frame arena.

It does appear they have some great products at the top end for high iso performance now.

Just my observation yesterday: couple of Nikons in the press bay near me, the rest all Canon.

Malc

A lot of Pros and Agencies went to Nikon after the 1DMk3 fiasco. With the arrival of the 1DMkIV and the more recent 1DX, that has been pretty much reversed.

[Magic919]

Nikon have a nice presence at the Olympics too. Great shop on the same floor that sells both brands and the usual camera food.

[realjv]

To quote Close Encounters of the Third Kind

"Toys!"

[dxbtiger]

Putting it to great use...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEusaop_6c8&fea...

[jimmy156]

dxbtiger said:

Putting it to great use...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEusaop_6c8&fea...

Hah! We've all done it!

[dxbtiger]

jimmy156 said:

Hah! We've all done it!

Indeed, as recently as Friday night for me!

I blame Bombay Sapphire.

[Simpo Two]

Took him a while to figure it out!

One reason why I don't use lens caps on ops.