©Reuters. Hope you don’t mind….
How’s this for a pic…a shot of a 300mm f2.8 lens on fire…..must be depressing to shoot huh? To read the story go to the Reuters blog.
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30/07/2007 | 3 Comments
TokyoLand
Thoughts of a Tokyo, Japan-based editorial corporate portrait assignments photographer
31/07/2007 at 3:29 pm
This brought to mind the photo from the WashPost’s “Eyes on War” multimedia that had a 300/2.8 with blood on it when a US Tank fired at the media hotel in Bahgdad. Thankfully no one was hurt this time!
31/07/2007 at 9:29 pm
More importantly,there is a 70-210 or 80-200 melting in the foreground.By far the more useful lens. With dig the long-tom is for the sports snapper or as an “elephant gun” for snatches. When was the last time you tried to hold up a 300 2.8 for any length of time? Lens magnification is one of the few upsides of dig. I hope your apology satisfies the Rueter’s lawyers! Iain.x
01/08/2007 at 1:04 am
Clifford, hi, I don’t know that image….
thanks,
jsh
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Iain,
I agree the 70-200 is a great every day lens. And I just changed cameras to full frame digi, and now don’t have lens magnification and truth be told I miss it….
jsh