Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 5:52:27 AM, Bill wrote:
BDC> Dave wrote:
>> Now if he needs 40 fps etc then he needs to upgrade to the Canons
>> or Nikons. I amd very satisfied with my istD as a "steath camera.
>> People run when they see the 70-200VR with 1.7b tele.
BDC> I just got my 300mm f4 for my 6x7 and I suspect folks will
BDC> scatter when that combo comes out of the bag, up to the eye,
BDC> and aimed in their general direction! !8^D
Haha :-)
I am sure Cotty will appreciate this little story:
Back like 30 or more years ago, in the Communist Czechoslovakian
republic, there was a big meeting of the Party brass with journalists
coming to it, including few foreign. And in walked a cameraman with
a Steadycam and began "shooting" (for those who don't know, in
steadycam you might look like a robocop or terminator holding some
rambo-style cannon <g>). Guess what happened - guards sounded alarm,
the brass ducked under their table, the police jumped at the brass to
bodily protect them and others jumped at the poor cameraman pinning
him to the floor... I am sure the communists officials wetted
themselves when they saw the guy with the big something aiming at
them, "horror it's the latest Wes-Pac weapon here" ;-)
Good light!
fra
