How could anyone hold a camera still under that load? He is no kid either. I like the RS, remember them? I wonder about the messed up lens hood; it must block the field of view. I also like the monopod - nice...

EB

I may be crazy but I like to see that hard used gear.
It's not that I like the abuse of equipment but just seeing that stuff kind of tells a story all by itself. I can only wonder how many pictures taken with those "trashed" lenses have graced the same magazines we love.

It's something like the way some people treat a Bible, I know many who treat it so "reverently" that it never sees the light of day and others who think nothing of marking all over it as they read and re-read it. The latter seem more interested in the content and use of the "tool".

I am one of those who also loved seeing tattered flags after 9/11 because you KNEW they were flying on 9/10 and before. Their wear to me does not represent disrespect for the flag but rather lasting patriatism.

O.K. I'll get down now.. The soap box is starting to buckle under my ever increasing weight.

The duct tape is pretty obvious. But I'm having trouble finding the bubble gum. It's probably what's keeping the monopod attached to that big lens.

This guys worst nightmare is probably to be sent out on assignment with just one camera fitted with a standard lens.

I bet he's a caddie for golf photographers. Is there a job like that? Hehehe!

what boggles me is all his cameras are Canon's and all the straps are Nikons? wtf?

This shows Nikon is really better than Canon... strapwise.

"Tony was new to the paparazzi job and couldn't understand how Jack Nicholson spotted him so quickly."

powerdrive wrote:
I may be crazy but I like to see that hard used gear.
It's not that I like the abuse of equipment but just seeing that stuff kind of tells a story all by itself. I can only wonder how many pictures taken with those "trashed" lenses have graced the same magazines we love.

It's something like the way some people treat a Bible, I know many who treat it so "reverently" that it never sees the light of day and others who think nothing of marking all over it as they read and re-read it. The latter seem more interested in the content and use of the "tool".

I am one of those who also loved seeing tattered flags after 9/11 because you KNEW they were flying on 9/10 and before. Their wear to me does not represent disrespect for the flag but rather lasting patriatism.

O.K. I'll get down now.. The soap box is starting to buckle under my ever increasing weight.

My bible is well used. Part of one leg of a bookcase broke off some time ago, and the bible is propping the bookcase up. My sense is that if everyone use their bibles for such useful purposes, there'd be a lot less trouble in the world.

Anybody should say him, that Canon makes a 28-300 L ?!?!

Wow JoeArndt, you're sounding a viligent bible thumper

And why the Nikon straps on Canon bodies? what do we not know?!?!

d

mmsean wrote:
Wow JoeArndt, you're sounding a viligent bible thumper

Propoganda aside, my feeling is that belief systems separate people rather than uniting them. In that sense, they're negative, destructive forces.

JoeArndt wrote:
mmsean wrote:
Wow JoeArndt, you're sounding a viligent bible thumper

Propoganda aside, my feeling is that belief systems separate people rather than uniting them. In that sense, they're negative, destructive forces.


Amen.

Guy Mancuso wrote:
I second that statement . Anyway let's not get into that



For the record, I am not the one who brought up religion. As a liberal, I am damn well sick, though, of letting the right-wing fanatics in the united states trample all over those of us who think with their idiotic dogma. If someone wants to bring up relgion (clearly inappropriate) in such a thread as this, I will be the first to point out why religion stinks.

The point I was trying to make could have as easily been made about a toolbox full of shiny, but unused tools. I thought that was a little too obvious.

I was not intending to start a debate over religion OR politics in fact I made no statements about my political preference. And you may be surprised.

The point was that many times hard used gear indicates a desire for photography over equipment. I am afraid that way too many times we as a group, (and I definately include myself in the club) tend to concentrate on the neatest newest gizmo so much that we neglect our first responsibility which is to capture a moment in time.

good point. And I bet this guy with all of his beat up equipment has taken better photographs and on more occasions than most of us.

What's wrong with you guys? The man clearly got a little carried away on Buy&Sell Forum, probably lost his house. What do you want him to do - leave the stuff in the car?

I thought Stena Line only used Cardboard cutouts for their publicity -- at least if their ships are anything to go by (Rust Buckets all of them).

http://www.poferries.com much better idea and they use REAL photogs.

Nice pic however -- glad I wasn't lugging that stuff around even if it was only cardboard.

Cheers
-K

Give the man some laxatives...

bm

You have to admit that this has been one of the more humorous threads in awhile....I am trying to think of an analogy for my business. I guess maybe a guy with about 8-10 briefcases