It's a film body, not entirely familiar with it, 1 series esque. Lens looks like a 28-300. Note the tube, perhaps he's an architect, or has a very tiny tripod stuffed in it
Film body? It looks very much like a 1D(s) Mark II to me.
tkjaer wrote:
Film body? It looks very much like a 1D(s) Mark II to me.
Damn, you caught me out, just as i was sneaking on to edit my post.
I saw him loading film into a large film body earlier in the day and assumed it was the same one. Embarrassingly enough i didn't notice the strap..
That's a press photographer shooting the famous artist Rolf Harris today in Edinburgh. He's doing a special event for television. You can read about it here.
Photographer in question has two bodies. A 1-series and a 20D. I think that's an EF-S 17-85mm IS lens on the 20D?
http://www.tinyblob.com/junk/pressphotog.jpg
You can see his 1-series here. I was seriously confused by the lens at first, what's with the three rubberised rings?! The middle one is gaffer tape it's a 70-200mm F2.8L IS. This guy obviously really hates knocking the IS buttons!
Not everyone can afford a 1 series!
Anyway, you don't need 8fps to shoot sports, some people shoot slowly and try to consider every shot rather than "spray and pray", other people get great results by using bursts to capture every moment. I was shooting a breakdancing event the other day with a 10D, it didn't fail me.
McRae wrote:
I didn't know, that any sports-photographer used EOS 10D. (Isn't it a bit too slow )
Yes, you shoot with what you have. As a student, your options and cashflow can be limited sometimes. Plus some would argue it's all about the glass.... I prefer both.
That whole "Grizzly Man" thing keeps coming to mind on a few of these post. Far braver men than I. 2 things in this world I give a wide berth, trains and bears!
Must be changing sensors (putting in a FF). 
it's a 70-200mm F2.8L IS. This guy obviously really hates knocking the IS buttons!