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At least they do in New York City. Imagine that, there's a D300 sitting up there with a 24-70 f2.8! Well maybe it's just a D50 and an 18-55, but still wow.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/25/nypd-arrests-pair-for-stealing-red-light-cameras-w-cherry-picker/
It better not be a D300, I couldn't take it if the streetlights around me had a better camera than me. Even if they did, I hope most would agree I still make a better photographer than such contraptions.
We also use Nikons are SeaWorld where I work. Everything from the three professionals (who use D100, D200 and D300) to the annoying people who take your pictures when you walk in the park (D50's and D40's) and the pictures you get after you ride the rides (remote sensor D70's), which are rigged along the ride in much the same way as the traffic light cameras.
Traffic cops should use canon 1DMk3's, nobody's gonna want to steal that! 8^P
They were actually using Nikon D2 some time ago for traffic control (speeding etc.) ...
Wow it's been confirmed that the traffic cameras are indeed Nikon D2XS's! 22 were stolen and sold to B&H photo's used equipment department!!!!! 8^o
here's video of the story:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6928042
So now I know, who's gonna be my next camera supplier :)
hm... now there is a new way to get camera upgrade
I just posted the video on the blog.
Wow, D2x with what lens? I've seen people getting pictures taken with these boxes before. Didn't think they were Nikons though.
Great publicity for Nikon- the NYPD endorses them! :D
And New York criminals endorse Nikon as well. I have to admit I'm tempted to rent a cherry picker after seeing this story :-)
Hey admin thanks for posting this on the blog. I know your bizzy and all but you should hangout with us in the forum more often.
And Channel 7 News gives free publicity to B and H by featuring it in their video. :D
These cameras are the worse thing to happen to traffic since the invention of speed bumps. People drive so damn eratic around the one's in Austin that its a bit of a hazard to go anywhere near the intersections where they exist.
Now to make matters worse, in additions to slamming on my breaks every time they turn yellow, I'm going to also ponder wether or not there's a D3X inside LOL.
as for the speed cameras, there's a road in poland, where on the distance of 40 km is 11 speed cameras :)
Yeah, it makes me extremely angry when I drive behind slow drivers coming up to a light with a traffic camera because I want to make the light as much as they do, but they won't hurry up!
And the annoying thing is that they time it so that their speed can make the light- but not others behind them.
Wow, Adamz, that sucks. :D
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