bighitter
02-08-2006, 10:39 AM
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1198
(Bill Frakes is a Sports Illustrated staff photographer based in Florida. He is famous for the number of remote cameras he uses at the finish line of major horse racing events, as well as important track & field meets.)
The following components are in my bags.(one seriously BIG bag)
18 Nikon F3 bodies
4 Nikon F4 bodies
4 Nikon F5 bodies
2 Nikon 1DX bodies
4 Nikon F3 H high-speed bodies
3 Canon EOS 1N bodies
2 Canon EOS 1V bodies
3 Canon 1D bodies
3 Canon 1D Mark II bodies
1 Hassleblad X Pan
1 Canon 1Ds body
2 Strip cameras, custom built. One of which shoots 220 film.
2 Holgas, including a Holgaroid
1 Canon EZ 550
1 Nikon DX 80
1 Gossen light meter
Nikon Lens selection:
2 14mm
1 16mm
1 17-35mm
1 20-35mm
1 28-70 mm
3 50mm
2 80-200mm
4 180mm
3 300mm
4 400mm
3 600mm
Canon lens selection:
2 14mm
1 15mm
2 16-35mm
2 28-70mm
2 50mm
2 70-200mm
2 300mm
4 400mm
3 600mm
1 1200mm
Miscellaneous items:
3 heavy duty Kart-a-bag equipment carts
2 pair of rain pants, extra boots
Remote equipment:
5 Pocket wizard transceivers with custom channels
6 Prerelease triggers for the 1D, 1D Mark II, 1 Ds, and 1Dx bodies, with adapters.
45 Ball heads of assorted sizes, but mostly big ones
1 Box of Key Lime Luna bars for Jason
15 Bogen Magic Arms
30 Bogen clamps
5 Gitzo carbon fiber monopods, the big ones.
6 Gitzo carbon fiber tripods, 1 of which is really, really big
14 custom made aluminum plates with riser attachments (produced by Pat McDonough of the Courier Journal in Louisville)
40 MC 4A cords
10 MC 25 A cords
7 pushbutton triggers, loving constructed by Jason Parkhurst, my assistant
2 foot pedal triggers
50 black garbage bags
300 feet of zip cord
100 add-a-taps
1 bag of rubber bands
2 ladders
3 Sets of Kata rain covers
2 Lightware long lens covers
1 Entrenching tool
1 Car Battery
7 rolls of gaffer tape, mixed gray and black
8 Motorola radios
2 Tarps, a couple of rolls of plastic drop clothes
10 Sharpies
My notes, and a list of everyone's cellphones.
And a couple of special things that you can see if you show up at the finish line.
(Bill Frakes is a Sports Illustrated staff photographer based in Florida. He is famous for the number of remote cameras he uses at the finish line of major horse racing events, as well as important track & field meets.)
The following components are in my bags.(one seriously BIG bag)
18 Nikon F3 bodies
4 Nikon F4 bodies
4 Nikon F5 bodies
2 Nikon 1DX bodies
4 Nikon F3 H high-speed bodies
3 Canon EOS 1N bodies
2 Canon EOS 1V bodies
3 Canon 1D bodies
3 Canon 1D Mark II bodies
1 Hassleblad X Pan
1 Canon 1Ds body
2 Strip cameras, custom built. One of which shoots 220 film.
2 Holgas, including a Holgaroid
1 Canon EZ 550
1 Nikon DX 80
1 Gossen light meter
Nikon Lens selection:
2 14mm
1 16mm
1 17-35mm
1 20-35mm
1 28-70 mm
3 50mm
2 80-200mm
4 180mm
3 300mm
4 400mm
3 600mm
Canon lens selection:
2 14mm
1 15mm
2 16-35mm
2 28-70mm
2 50mm
2 70-200mm
2 300mm
4 400mm
3 600mm
1 1200mm
Miscellaneous items:
3 heavy duty Kart-a-bag equipment carts
2 pair of rain pants, extra boots
Remote equipment:
5 Pocket wizard transceivers with custom channels
6 Prerelease triggers for the 1D, 1D Mark II, 1 Ds, and 1Dx bodies, with adapters.
45 Ball heads of assorted sizes, but mostly big ones
1 Box of Key Lime Luna bars for Jason
15 Bogen Magic Arms
30 Bogen clamps
5 Gitzo carbon fiber monopods, the big ones.
6 Gitzo carbon fiber tripods, 1 of which is really, really big
14 custom made aluminum plates with riser attachments (produced by Pat McDonough of the Courier Journal in Louisville)
40 MC 4A cords
10 MC 25 A cords
7 pushbutton triggers, loving constructed by Jason Parkhurst, my assistant
2 foot pedal triggers
50 black garbage bags
300 feet of zip cord
100 add-a-taps
1 bag of rubber bands
2 ladders
3 Sets of Kata rain covers
2 Lightware long lens covers
1 Entrenching tool
1 Car Battery
7 rolls of gaffer tape, mixed gray and black
8 Motorola radios
2 Tarps, a couple of rolls of plastic drop clothes
10 Sharpies
My notes, and a list of everyone's cellphones.
And a couple of special things that you can see if you show up at the finish line.