"Rudy Benner" <total@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "SteveB" <deserttraveler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Yesterday afternoon, I took a different route to get up on the freeway
in
>> Las Vegas. Next to Nellis AFB, there were three photographers taking
>> pictures. What I'm going to describe was a fast view from driving by
at
>> 55 mph.
>>
>> The first two cameras were definitely black. They had lenses that
looked
>> about eighteen inches long, and four to six inches wide at the end.
One
>> fellow had just snapped a photo of five Thunderbirds coming in
formation,
>> and he lowered the camera as though it were very heavy. The last had a
>> camera I didn't see, as I saw the lens mostly. It was very light grey
>> color with about three rings on it, black, IIRC.
>>
>> The jets were not high, as they were on landing approach pattern. I'm
>> amazed that they using such large lenses, but may have been using them
at
>> a smaller magnification.
>>
>> What sort of lenses fit that description?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> Trick question?
>
> Possibly a black Nikon camera with a 500mm telephoto lens? The other was
> likely a Canon lens.
>
> Do I get a prize?
All my respect and admiration. Hope you can handle it.
I could sit and watch the jets take off and land all day at Nellis.
Particularly the hotrodders that sometimes do a straight up run to who
knows
how high. Seen the B2 come in there lots of times low and slow. Lots of
117s, and now they are flying the Raptors out of there. Just awesome.
Steve ;-)
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