I'm in Indianapolis (USA) for the United States Grand Prix this weekend. Lots of photographers, both with and without press credentials. I've noticed a few things that I find interesting. Maybe you will, too.
First, of all the photogs with official credentials I've seen, all but one were shooting with Canon equipment. There may be a few that I haven't seen, but that won't change the overall facts. The lone Nikon shooter, with whom I exchanged pleasantries during a break in the action, was from Japan. One EOS shooter was on the ground (after a practice) with his EOS digital connected to a laptop, which was connected to a blue box with a pair of attenae sticking out of it. I assume he was filing his photos via radio signal right from the track. Or maybe downloading images of nude women to his CF card <g>. Among the great unwashed, without credentials (and I'm in this category), there are a lot of Nikon shooters, and a surprising (to me) number of people using old manual focus, manual wind cameras. Among the modern AF bodies I've noticed, I'd say there's a pretty equal split between EOS and Nikon. The most interesting thing to me is that, among Canon shooters, I think there were far more people shooting digital than film. I think more than half of the EOS cameras around me everywhere I shot were 10Ds! Saw several 1Ds (not sure if they were 1Ds or just 1D), and some 3s and 1n's. Most of the rest were consumer models: Rebels, an old 10s, a couple of Elans, etc. ===== Bob Meyer I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... http://www.meyerweb.net/epson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
