[ratpack] Re: Larry helps a Nikonian
- From: Aleta Boyce <alboyce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:36:26 -0600
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On Jul 12, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Michael Wells wrote:
Rat Packers,
I was trying to help the guy I brought out to the track on Saturday,
fortunately this was not his virgin voyage with his Nikon so he did
pretty well. He's looking for a spot on line where he can post some
of his images from the race, you might have seen one I posted
yesterday, nice motion blur on the Jag. He needs to learn what that
round button on the front of his camera is for, he only shot about
20 frames of the Falken Porsche that burnt up in front of us while I
shot over 120 frames, pixels are cheap and it's not everyday you get
to see a car up-close like that, and I even had the right lens for
the event and my camera was setup properly for the action so my
shots all came out in focus and composed pretty well.
Did anybody get pics of that horrendous crash on the front straight
from the PTLites race? Not if you were standing next to Larr, but
did anybody? I just saw a video clip and it looked wicked.
Also, Brandon, my friend from Sat, sent in my sponsorship request
today, he figured why wait. When I showed him were the media center
was and mentioned that it's AC cooled and they provide lunch, he was
all over that, so I'll get, or at least I believe I'll get, a
coveted media vest for the Rolex GrandAm.
And for something completely different, Steve at KEWS wanted to
thank Ray and Paul for being such good customers, he said he was
three weeks out on repairs but I mentioned I had a race this weekend
and he said he would get it done by friday. He believes it's just
the shutter and I should be able to get out the door for less than
$200. I also took a lens that was giving me some trouble but that
will take a little longer, since it's not my 70-200 L lens I'm ok
with that.
Well that's all I have for now, see you gearheads at the track on
Saturday for MPRA #4, and Larr, I kinda like the crashes and spins
so don't come and stand next to me.
Dr Z
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 5:41 PM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, Larry is a good guy, a veritable prince of a man, and a good
photog, too. "Power cycle"? What's that, turn the thing off and
then on again? Boy,these new-fangled terms!
I, myself, whilst waiting out the rainstorm in the grandstand, was
approached by a pleasant, but confused-looking fellow from
Portland , a C-a-n-o-n s-h-o-o-t-e-r, who admitted that frankly,
he was mystified by his IS lens.
Well, I had my VR lens (LARGE, satisfied grin) less than 24 hours at
the time, so was a real expert, but we pidgined around...you know;
me Nikonian, you Canon shooter having many confusions about high-
tech lens mojo...try pushing this button...welll, hmmmmm...try that,
one!
I told him what my owner's manual said, which would probably
compare nicely to his...providing he could read...and he left
satisfied. We Nikonians just look like we know what we are doing,
(har har) are kindly, and have wisdom to impart. Sometimes, we even
do.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Buck" <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 4:14:18 PM
Subject: [ratpack] Larry helps a Nikonian
Larry and I were sorta wandering the paddock when a Highcroft team
member came up to him and asked if he (Larry) could help with a
problem he was having with his camera. Being the nice guy that he
is, he stopped to look at it and we suggested that he power cycle
the camera. The guy asked if he should format is data card. We
both about shit and said, "NO!" I talked with the guy after the
race and the power cycle fixed whatever problem he was having. Just
a story about Larry being a helpful dude.
r
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Dr. Z
aka Michael Wells
MCWells Photography
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