My youngest brother sent me this email earlier:
> I just saw a video on channel 4 that showed one of the zoom
> lenses they use for sporting events that you told me was too
> expensive to own get totally destroyed when a bat that got
> loose from a players grip flew into it. The expression on
> the face of the photographer was one of total disbelief. The
> bat broke the contraption into three pieces, and that was
> before it fell five feet to the ground. The guy on the news
> said it was worth at least three grand.
Ouch. I hope it was insured (whether it was rented, privately
owned, or owned by the photographer's employer).
Still, better an expensive lens than the photographer's face, eh?
-- Glenn
