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Nickcanada
08-08-2008, 08:54 AM
http://www.vincentlaforet.com/Gear/index.html


That's a lot of cameras I tell ya! :eek::eek:
cdifoto
08-08-2008, 09:09 AM
I think CW takes more than that to every wedding. :D
anco85
08-08-2008, 09:16 AM
Do you honestly need more than 2 bodies?
cdifoto
08-08-2008, 09:25 AM
Do you honestly need more than 2 bodies?
Do you have no idea how big the Olympics are? This isn't hometown little league soccer and the LaForet isn't exactly shooting for the local paper.
Nickcanada
08-08-2008, 09:34 AM
He is also shooting with two other photographers (apparently) and who knows how many assistants!? I wonder if some of the cameras will be set up to be remotely triggered too?
cdifoto
08-08-2008, 09:35 AM
He specifically states that three bodies are for remote and three are for carrying.
24Peter
08-08-2008, 09:36 AM
Well, considering three bodies are used as remotes - set up 8-12 hours before an event - six cameras seems less excessive.

Personally I don't read Newsweek - do they have a lot of sports coverage? It seems this would be more appropriate for a Sports Illustrated photographer?
cdifoto
08-08-2008, 09:40 AM
Personally I don't read Newsweek - do they have a lot of sports coverage? It seems this would be more appropriate for a Sports Illustrated photographer?
I think every mainstream mag is big on the Olympics. Probably especially this year since it's in Beijing. It'd be publication suicide not to be.
Nickcanada
08-08-2008, 09:40 AM
He specifically states that three bodies are for remote and three are for carrying.

Ahhh, I didn't read anything on the site. I just look at pictures. That makes sense.


So is he using the pocket wizards to trigger the cameras?


P.S> Okay I read the descriptions too never mind lol!
anco85
08-08-2008, 09:41 AM
Yeah yeah yeah, sorry, I commented before I read the descriptions.

Sorry
faisal
08-08-2008, 10:10 AM
woah....very cool!!!
adam75south
08-08-2008, 10:57 AM
that's like photography heaven.
cdifoto
08-08-2008, 10:59 AM
that's like photography heaven.
Except the carrying it part. :eek: :D
FLiPMaRC
08-08-2008, 12:07 PM
:eek::eek::eek: DDDAAAAYYYYMMMM!!! :cool:
JTL
08-08-2008, 12:15 PM
Or, he could just bring this...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productList&A=buyUsed&Q=328769
Wesan
08-08-2008, 12:50 PM
:eek: I wouldn't mind having that kind of gear myself! :D

Or, he could just bring this...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productList&A=buyUsed&Q=328769

Well, at least the price is right... :rolleyes:
michaelb
08-08-2008, 09:40 PM
i think cw takes more than that to every wedding. :d

Give him another year. :D
ghost
08-12-2008, 08:14 AM
All that Canon gear and the pictures were taken by a Nikon D3. weird...
michaelb
08-12-2008, 10:50 AM
All that Canon gear and the pictures were taken by a Nikon D3. weird...
Yea, that's the best part. :D
cwphoto
08-13-2008, 06:14 AM
Bloody amazing. Some of the items he takes are interesting: TS-E lenses???

I didn't know you weren't allowed to use flash at the Olympics.

Also did you read the part about everything in RAW? And he has two 1Ds Mark IIIs! I guess he'll use every bit of that storage.
Nickcanada
08-13-2008, 06:19 AM
I didn't see any flashes... I think the pocket wizards are to trigger the remote bodies he's using.
cwphoto
08-13-2008, 06:22 AM
I didn't see any flashes... I think the pocket wizards are to trigger the remote bodies he's using.

He had one flash for Features if they come up.
Nickcanada
08-13-2008, 06:31 AM
Well wouldn't you bring a flash if you were going to China?..... wait never mind. I forgot who I was talking to. lol :D
michaelb
08-13-2008, 06:35 AM
Bloody amazing. Some of the items he takes are interesting: TS-E lenses???...


Take a gander at his gallery; he seems to like T/S lenses....
http://www.laforetvisuals.com/main.php
r6isnum1
08-13-2008, 08:17 AM
All that Canon gear and the pictures were taken by a Nikon D3. weird...

ha.. that's what I was going to say..

It's like he robbed BH...
Rhys
08-13-2008, 02:06 PM
That's a lot of cameras. My guess is he's expecting a few to vanish mysteriously. Personally I would not wish to visit China. I just don't think China is a safe place for anybody to visit. The provinces are extremely wild and the towns are extremely authoritarian.
FLiPMaRC
08-13-2008, 02:26 PM
That's a lot of cameras. My guess is he's expecting a few to vanish mysteriously. Personally I would not wish to visit China. I just don't think China is a safe place for anybody to visit. The provinces are extremely wild and the towns are extremely authoritarian.

Same can be said with the Southern States :p
Rhys
08-13-2008, 02:28 PM
Same can be said with the Southern States :p

If my wife heard you say that, you'd be unconscious in seconds :p
cwphoto
08-13-2008, 05:19 PM
If my wife heard you say that, you'd be unconscious in seconds :p

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