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Julian Manolov wrote:

Marshall Grice wrote:and then i started putting my data next to Toms.

that's cheating ...

the cheating part is putting toms data overlaid on his video and then going frame by frame comparing to to my data/video overlay. :heyes:

Will Kalman wrote:
I always thought this was a strange rule - we're wearing helmets and who can't take a body shot from a 1-pound camera (or much less in the case of a smartphone)?

True...

Marshall Grice wrote:

Julian Manolov wrote:

Marshall Grice wrote:and then i started putting my data next to Toms.

that's cheating ...

the cheating part is putting toms data overlaid on his video and then going frame by frame comparing to to my data/video overlay. :heyes:

no hand-held cameras for either your passengers or you during your run, please. It's a safety issue.

Unless it's in the interest of Solo, ie. the wanky hand held shots in the KTLA segment on Auto Cross on our home page. Now THAT was dangerous ... having a cameraman trying to hold a heavy full size ENG (Electronic News Gathering) video camera in one of our cars.

Curt ... if your wife is shooting with a Canon, and would like to borrow a long lens next time to take some action shots ... let me know and I'll bring it along.

Mako Koiwai wrote:Curt ... if your wife is shooting with a Canon, and would like to borrow a long lens next time to take some action shots ... let me know and I'll bring it along.

Cool I'm sure she'd appreciate it. She uses a Canon 50D. I know she has one or two long lenses too but didn't bring them along for some reason. I'm sure she'd love to play with it if it's not one she has already. I'll have to ask her what size(s)/fstop, etc they are.

50D is what I used last year. I don't have anything dramatic like Larry Chen and his 600. I have a Canon 300 f4, that on a 50D is like a 480 mm ... excellent for AX. I also have a 1.4X that I use with it for a bit more reach. I also have a 500 mm F6.3 mirror lens, but it's very difficult to use, ie. no Auto Focus and tiny depth of field. Also have a 70/200 ... which she probably also has. Again good with a 1.4 extender.

Mako Koiwai wrote:50D is what I used last year. I don't have anything dramatic like Larry Chen and his 600. I have a Canon 300 f4, that on a 50D is like a 480 mm ... excellent for AX. I also have a 1.4X that I use with it for a bit more reach. I also have a 500 mm F6.3 mirror lens, but it's very difficult to use, ie. no Auto Focus and tiny depth of field. Also have a 70/200 ... which she probably also has. Again good with a 1.4 extender.

This is probably how she feels when I talk cars I don't really know what any of that means, but I'll show her your post and ask if she'd like to try any of those out. Hopefully we'd be able to return the favor somehow, at least get you some lunch or something

we'd be able to return the favor somehow

JUST want photos of myself driving!

Marshall Grice wrote:the cheating part is putting toms data overlaid on his video and then going frame by frame comparing to to my data/video overlay. :heyes:

Marshall, you really have to take this autocross thing more seriously.

Mako Koiwai wrote:50D is what I used last year. I don't have anything dramatic like Larry Chen and his 600. I have a Canon 300 f4, that on a 50D is like a 480 mm ... excellent for AX. I also have a 1.4X that I use with it for a bit more reach. I also have a 500 mm F6.3 mirror lens, but it's very difficult to use, ie. no Auto Focus and tiny depth of field. Also have a 70/200 ... which she probably also has. Again good with a 1.4 extender.

You better stop naming lenses before you cost me even more money

(Mako just made me get Bev a 150-500 F5-6.3)

Kurt Rahn wrote:BTW, audio is from my run. It was interesting to compare the sound of our acceleration too, but it was really annoying to listen to at the same time

http://vimeo.com/38808624" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You should put audio from one run all to the left speaker & other all to the right. Then you can turn one off or have both on, one louder than the other, etc. A bit more interesting for comparison ;)

Quoc-Viet Dang wrote:

Kurt Rahn wrote:BTW, audio is from my run. It was interesting to compare the sound of our acceleration too, but it was really annoying to listen to at the same time

http://vimeo.com/38808624" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You should put audio from one run all to the left speaker & other all to the right. Then you can turn one off or have both on, one louder than the other, etc. A bit more interesting for comparison ;)

Didn't think of that. I'll do that next time.

(Mako just made me get Bev a 150-500 F5-6.3)

Oh Bev and I are going to have our own Photo Pfun this weekend while Karen and you have fun on the track!

... but our results will be for you guys.

Mako ... getting the ITA Miata ready for the SCCA SuperSchool, with help from Pit Garage

still waiting for Marshall's winning run video ...

Mako Koiwai wrote:still waiting for Marshall's winning run video ...

too embarrassed. it's really sloppy!

I guess sometimes sloppy is fast, but not my sloppy

Mako Koiwai wrote:I guess sometimes sloppy is fast, but not my sloppy

sloppy is ok when you have the right car for the conditions. It is tough to compete on index with a car that is very good at getting heat into all of its tires when it's that cold/windy/wet. Using something with an ST* index is about the only shot. The odds go the other way for us in august.

http://youtu.be/h1C94V4_C3M" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

First run group. STR Miata

Marshall Grice wrote:

Mako Koiwai wrote:I guess sometimes sloppy is fast, but not my sloppy

sloppy is ok when you have the right car for the conditions. It is tough to compete on index with a car that is very good at getting heat into all of its tires when it's that cold/windy/wet. Using something with an ST* index is about the only shot. The odds go the other way for us in august.

The BMW was reeeeal nice when it was 90 out and both cars were running 3 people in one group ;)

Michael Heinitz wrote:http://youtu.be/h1C94V4_C3M

First run group. STR Miata

Masterfull.

Mako Koiwai wrote:50D is what I used last year. I don't have anything dramatic like Larry Chen and his 600. I have a Canon 300 f4, that on a 50D is like a 480 mm ... excellent for AX. I also have a 1.4X that I use with it for a bit more reach. I also have a 500 mm F6.3 mirror lens, but it's very difficult to use, ie. no Auto Focus and tiny depth of field. Also have a 70/200 ... which she probably also has. Again good with a 1.4 extender.

On the off-chance that you check the forums before you head out tomorrow, she said she'd like to check out that 300 f4. Either way, I'm sure she'd be happy to take some action shots assuming you're not in the first couple run groups (since we'll show up a little later).

She can try it out, but I have a R&T assignment that takes priority

When do u run? I run last