One of many issues that I like to do at each Olympics, is to go behind the scenes of the Canon Skilled Companies (CPS) space to see all of the goodies they’ve delivered to assist the photographers right here on the Olympics. And as soon as once more, they introduced quite a lot of stuff, together with some new toys for us to play with. Editor’s observe: Jeff is running a blog quite a few occasions a day from the Olympics. We encourage you to observe alongside for the trip. As you see whenever you watch TV, all of us photographers depend on actually massive lenses right here, to get pictures near the motion. Every of those lenses that you just see right here prices hundreds of {dollars}. These begin round $6,000 and go all the best way as much as $20,000 (for the Canon 1200mm lens). You possibly can see three of those on the second shelf from the underside, far left. There may be some severe glass (and cash) on this room, and quite a lot of their stock had already been loaned out on the day I visited, therefore the empty slots. And I ought to point out that we are able to borrow something we wish at no cost, so you may guess that we strive new issues. For anybody into images, this is sort of a sweet retailer!
Additionally they have a workforce of individuals repairing all of the cameras and lenses we break whereas on the job. And let me inform you, I’ve seen folks bang them into partitions and drop them and it makes me cringe. However it’s so superior to know that this workforce is there to assist us. And sure, Nikon and Sony have their crews within the Important Press Heart too. It’s actually the one time I get to see the within of a digital camera or lens, as I’ve no intention of ever opening mine myself.
I used to be taking the earlier pictures with my Canon R5 Mark II loaner and my private Canon RF 24-70mm lens. However I figured, hey, I’m in a room filled with lenses, let me strive the brand new Canon RF 10-20mm broad angle lens. They let me seize one off the shelf and play. Rattling, I LOVE that lens and must get one. Tremendous broad and nearly no distortion! Here’s a complete shelf of Canon digital camera our bodies. Virtually all those you see in the direction of the left are Canon R3 cameras, as you may see beneath. Rows and rows of my favourite lenses.
It’s not simply the massive glass. They’ve all of the medium zooms, primes, and broad angles as effectively. Wouldn’t or not it’s enjoyable to have this choice at house? I do know what a lot of you might be considering. You might be considering “Have they got any Canon R1 cameras on the Olympics to mortgage?” And the reply is YES! It seemed like they’d about 40 pre-production models and they’re loaning them out to folks for a 24-hour interval in order that they will strive it out. I’m fortunate in that I’ve two of them for your entire Video games.
Additionally they had pre-production models of the Canon R5 Mark II. I can inform you this. I want I might hold my fingers on the Canon R1 and Canon R5 Mark II after the Olympics, as a result of I’m completely hooked on them now. Should you noticed the final weblog put up, with the unbelievable success I had with the brand new focus system, why. And I used each cameras this morning to {photograph} Simone Biles and it was unbelievable as soon as once more. And this time I used to be taking pictures at 40 frames per second. I hope you loved this “behind the scenes” of the Olympics. We’re solely on the second full day of the Video games and it looks like an eternity (not in a nasty manner – possibly extra of a lack of sleep kinda manner). Concerning the writer: Jeff Cable is a photographer based mostly within the San Francisco Bay Space. You will discover extra of his work on his web site, Fb, and Instagram. This text was initially printed on Cable’s weblog, the place you may observe together with Cable’s images.
