Category: 1D mrk IV

Vancouver Olympics, day 3: Changing Technology and Social Media

Vancouver Olympics, day 3: Changing Technology and Social Media

I started to think yesterday about the previous Olympics I have done, especially about the technology aspect of this profession. And it is amazing how much it has changed. In Salt Lake City — which was very much like these games, as the time diffe­rence was against us (if I remember correctly, also ten hours as it … 

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Vancouver Olympics, day 1: Arriving in Whistler

Vancouver Olympics, day 1: Arriving in Whistler

So I made up my mind. I’ll simply call it day 1, day 2 etc. and maybe add a second headline. I’ll make it short and then a jump, so the blog does not get too cluttered. I’ll try to do it daily, but no promises — besides, if there is nothing worth sharing, I won’t bother and I’ll save … 

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Vancouver Olympics: Getting ready

Vancouver Olympics: Getting ready

The most heard sentence in our house before I head to a major assignment: “Where are my crampons, raincovers, spare batteries, cards.… Sari just hates it — and with a reason. So this time I have thought I spare her — and everyone else — and aim all my packing so that it’ll be ready on Saturday, although I fly out on … 

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Figure Skating Continued.…

Figure Skating Continued.…

(UPDATED 24th Jan 2010; see Read More) Two days behind me, this one and two more to go. I was desperate the first day: I mean nothing out of the ordinary. Zero. Nul. Nothing. The only thing maybe worth mentioning was that Gazetta dello Sport (Italy) used three of my images or Carolina Kostner and Valentina Marchei. As … 

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Heading Home

Heading Home

Or the title could be: “Thank God it’s over”. I miss my family and I am truly happy getting home. No more Four Hills Tournament nor ski jumping — tomorrow I have a free morning and I thought of going skiing to the Kaprun Glacier for couple of hours before heading to Munich and taking an evening flight to Helsinki. … 

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Midway through the Four Hills Tournament

Midway through the Four Hills Tournament

(Updates on Canon EOS 1Dmrk4 on an earlier post . Updated 6th Jan 2010) I usually do not show tears­heets. But I’ll make an exception, as I think guys back home (seriously unders­taffed) have done a good job. So thank you guys. It’s half way through the tournament and this is what I have come up with so far: … 

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The Four Hills Tournament

The Four Hills Tournament

(Updates on Canon EOS D1mrk4 are in my previous post. Updated 6th Jan. 2010) Rainy days in Oberstdorf are over — and now it is rainy days in Insbruck. Got here this afternoon and will commute to Garmisch-Parten­­kirchen now for a couple of days. But it’s nice having the same hotel for several days in a row and … 

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Canon EOS 1D mrk4 in Action

Canon EOS 1D mrk4 in Action

(UPDATED 6th Jan. 2010) I shot my first 500 or so work images with the production model Canon EOS 1Dmrk4 ( EOS-1D Mk4, EOS-1D Mk IV, EOS-1D mark 4, EOS-1D mrk 4) today and I was surprised. Not only was the quality of the images with the higher ISOs very nice, but the autofocus performed even better than I had antici­pated. I … 

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Canon EOS1D mrk4 — Production Model

Canon EOS1D mrk4 — Production Model

Honestly, I didn’t believe it possible, but my trusted camera-dealer pushed lots of buttons, made lots of phonecalls, twisted arms, maybe killed someone, I really do not know… but he made it happen. So I got a production model Canon 1Dmrk4 in my hands just before Christmas. Now, I will respect the holidays and for the next three days I won’t touch … 

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