[Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

A 400mm f what?

Mark William Rabiner
Photography
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> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:43:27 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos
> 
> Piers Hemy OFFERED:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rights to Olympic Photos
> 
> 
>> They are both banned too!<<<
> 
> Sorry mate you are wrong!!!
> 
> Monopods have always been allowed at every Olympics I've shot since 1968 in
> Mexico! Most of them, Winter & Summer, Pan American and Commonwealth Games.
> How do you think the guys working with a 600mm Canon or Nikon gear hold the
> lens and camera?
> 
> My son does hand hold a 400mm Canon and shoots quite a bit of his sport
> assignments in that fashion. But then he has muscles and shoulders like a
> weight-lifter! Amazing to watch him!
> 
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> 
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