Canon EOS 1D Mark IV - Shooting World Cup Interview with Thomas Coex

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Channel: ChristopherKblog · 2010 · Howto & Style

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Watch Thomas Coex (AFP) explaining the capabilities of the EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR and the EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM zoom lens for shooting football action. 

A photographer for Agence France Presse (AFP) for the past 20 years the recent World Cup in South Africa was the second World Cup tournament Thomas Coex had photographed. In 2000 Coex won 3rd prize in the World Press Photo Spot News category for an image of Palestinian youths taking cover during clashes with Israeli troops. 

The recent 2010 World Cup in South Africa saw many of the world's best sports photographers shooting football action with the EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR - the first major football tournament where the camera was put through its paces. CPN covered the event in-depth, direct from Johannesburg, and has decided to re-publish a selection of the CPN video interviews from the event with photographers who explain the benefits of using the EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR.

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