The entire games are a giant corporate stitch-up, so this sort of thing comes as no surprise. I'd rather see a scaled-down games with less corporate sponsorship and 'hospitality' and something on a more human scale geared towards ordinary people, even if it wasn't so spectacular.
B > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > P. J. Alling > Sent: 06 June 2012 18:28 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Olympics sets limits on amature lens size. > > Apparently large cameras, (and I don't know what large means Pop Photo > doesn't give specifics), and lenses over 30 cm, (why don't the English > just revert to form and say a foot), are prohibited. I expect to see a > run on Pentax M* 300mm and Olympus OM-D cameras with 4:3 to K mount > adapters is in the offing. > > Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to > avoid a lengthily search. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.