Have you guys seen this?

[scott_ferris]

<p>Hi there,</p>

<p>I am a Canon forum regular (sorry) don't know if <a href="

has been linked to before</a> but it is one way to make your D700 and 400 f2.8 eBay only sales!</p>

<p>Take care, Scott.</p>

[leicaglow]

<p>Ouch. Yeah, it'll probably say something like, "Worked last time I used it." "Don't know anything about these cameras, so I don't know how to test them." "As is."</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>It's </p>

<h1 id="watch-headline-title">Drag Racing Remote Camera Destroyed </h1>

<p>The guy takes it amazingly well.<br /></p>

[michael_dimarzio]

<p>He could use the newly liberated objective to burn ants from 30-40 feet. DEATH FROM ABOVE</p>

[William Kahn]

<p>Hey, at least it was remote. The alternative would have been really nasty...</p>

[CoryAmmerman]

<p>There's no way I'd be able to take it that well. He must have good insurance. Yikes!</p>

[MichaelChang]

<blockquote>

<p>"<em>The guy takes it amazingly well."</em></p>

 

</blockquote>

<p>... as he stuff the remains in the back of his late model Corvette, packed with gear worth more than the car. <em><br /></em></p>

[philipward]

I freelanced for a couple years covering motorsports way back in my younger years and believe me their is very little money to be made at it.Too many people willing to work for peanuts and the love of the sport.So unless this guy is working for a major publication,I don"t know how he can risk such expensive gear.Maybe just another rich hoobyist indulging his passion.Lucky bastard!.

[sarah_fox]

<p>Hmmmm... "Low shutter count. A few scratches as pictured. Lens is clear and fungus-free."</p>

<p>You wonder (or at least I wonder) whether it would be useful to set up a front-silvered mirror on the side of the track and have the camera safely a bit farther away from the track. But of course that's just me cheaping out.</p>

[phule]

<p>Mark's blog post about the day here:</p>

<p>http://markjrebilas.com/blog/?p=10225</p>

<p> </p>

[2dhouse]

<p>Wow that's.... sad. He does take it extremely well. And certainly anyone with that kind of gear most likely has insurance. I've been quoted by my insurance company that I could send them a video of myself smashing my equipment and they'd cover the damages.. so he's probably OK. Still sad sad sad</p>