Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The AP and UPI supplied cameras, as did the Times-Picayune, the States Item, and both Baton Rouge newspapers, when I was in the news shooting game. Of course, the television stations always supplied cameras; In New Orleans, staff photographers also took our news cars home at night. On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I'm I'm looking it up and reading this crazy thing about Rueters giving > their photographers Canon cameras but the stringers use their own which > could be other brands. Really I had no deal you worked for a place and they > gave you cameras. Except special remote controll setups for the Olympics. > > > On 7/24/13 9:12 AM, "Jefffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > The discussion below the article points out that Reuters is a "Canon" > agency, > > so everyone uses Canon. The other non-Canon shots are perhaps those > taken when > > "off duty". Especially the one taken with the Sony P&S (even though it > is a > > decent shot). > > > > Jeffery > > > > > > On Jul 23, 2013, at 10:39 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > >> For me its "Now there's a set of highly suspect statistics!" > >> > >> > >> On 7/22/13 12:39 PM, "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > >> > >>> My reaction to those pie-charts is: "Now there's a set of useless > >>> statistics!" > >>> > >>> Herbert Kanner > >>> kanner at acm.org > >>> 650-326-8204 > >>> > >>> Question authority and the authorities will question you. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jul 22, 2013, at 3:33 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Interesting breakdown of 2012 Reuters 2012 photos of the year: > >>>> > >>>> Canon beat Nikon by a large number > >>>> Given most are likely to be zooms then wide open (f2.8) is most common > >>>> Camera base ASA is most common > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> "A single photograph captured using the most popular equipment and > settings > >>>> (for Reuters? top 95 photos of 2012) would be shot using a Canon 1D > Mark IV > >>>> with a 16-35mm lens attached, set at 1/320s, f/2.8, and ISO 200." > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://petapixel.com/2012/12/02/the-most-popular-cameras-and-settings-for-r > >>>> eu > >>>> ters-best-photos-of-the-year-2012/#more-91454 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> john > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> Photographer > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA