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One photographer's Olympic kit

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  • Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
    edited February 2014
    Here is close to $50,000 worth of grew that Leon Neal has taken to the Games. Go here to read more about him.

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    2 x Nikon D4
    1 x Nikon D3s
    2 x Nikon SB900 flash
    Nikon 400mm f2.8G
    Nikon 300mm f2.8G II
    Nikon 50mm f1.4G
    Nikon 20mm f2.8
    Nikon 24-70mm f2.8G
    Nikon 14-24mm f2.8G
    Nikon 70-200mm f2.8G II
    Nikon 16mm f2.8
    Nikon 24-300mm f3.5-5.6G
    Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 x 3
    Godox Propac PB960 battery pack
    3 Legged Thing prototype carbon fibre monopod (3 section)
    3 Legged Thing prototype carbon fibre monopod (4 section)
    Manfrotto magic arm clamp
    6 x GoPro Black
    Rode Videomic
    360hero spherical panorama cradle
    Giottos Rocket blower
    Thinktank Shapeshifter backpack
    Think Tank belt system with various pouches.
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    D4 & D7000 | Nikon Holy Trinity Set + 105 2.8 Mico + 200 F2 VR II | 300 2.8G VR II, 10.5 Fish-eye, 24 & 50 1.4G, 35 & 85 1.8G, 18-200 3.5-5.6 VR I SB-400 & 700 | TC 1.4E III, 1.7 & 2.0E III, 1.7 | Sigma 35 & 50 1.4 DG HSM | RRS Ballhead & Tripods Gear | Gitzo Monopod | Lowepro Gear | HDR via Promote Control System |
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  • tcole1983tcole1983 Posts: 981Member
    Not having ever used Canon. And not seeing any advantage to Canon...why do most sports people seem to use Canon? Is there a certain lens out there or something they have that makes people want to use them?
    D5200, D5000, S31, 18-55 VR, 17-55 F2.8, 35 F1.8G, 105 F2.8 VR, 300 F4 AF-S (Previously owned 18-200 VRI, Tokina 12-24 F4 II)
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  • proudgeekproudgeek Posts: 1,422Member
    I think, although I'm not sure, at one time Canon offered a superior focusing system, which made it the favorite of sports shooters. As we all know, once you get hooked into one of these brands it gets very expensive to switch, except for the very few who are 100% sponsored.
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  • manhattanboymanhattanboy Posts: 1,003Member
    edited February 2014
    I think, although I'm not sure, at one time Canon offered a superior focusing system, which made it the favorite of sports shooters. As we all know, once you get hooked into one of these brands it gets very expensive to switch, except for the very few who are 100% sponsored.
    This link also mirrors the explanation given by proudgeek above:

    http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/970445/0
    Canon has had USM autofocus since 1987. Their supertelephoto lenses were the first to have fast and accurate focusing, with superior optical performance. Nikon did not begin to develop AF-S until nearly a decade later. They also lagged behind in IS/VR development, with Canon's implementations typically having more effectiveness and flexibility. Even now, many people shooting either system agree that Canon has long had the advantage in lens technology.
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  • PB_PMPB_PM Posts: 4,494Member
    Not having ever used Canon. And not seeing any advantage to Canon...why do most sports people seem to use Canon? Is there a certain lens out there or something they have that makes people want to use them?
    Another reason, historically Canon has had more telephoto lens options.
    If I take a good photo it's not my camera's fault.
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