From Brian Smith’s photo of Greg Louganis hitting his head on the diving board in the 1984 Olympics to Michael Phelp’s 1/100 sec win over Milorad Cavic in the Beijing Olympic 100m Butterfly, the Olympic Games have always a source of breathtaking images.
This year, the news agency Reuters is stepping up the ante by introducing remotely-controlled robotic-camera sytems, each equipped with the Canon 1D-X. These cameras can be installed on the rafters or on rails alongside the track prior to the matches and allow perspectives that would be very difficult for regular photographers to access.
Sports DSLRs Go Robotic for 2012 Olympics tutorial
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