Come along for the ride as motor sports photographer Mark J. Rebilas has an 000 camera destroyed by an out-of-control top fuel dragster at Auto Club Famoso in Bakersfield, California. Among the gear destroyed was a Nikon D700 with battery grip, a Nikon 400mm 2.8 lens, and a Pocket Wizard Plus receiver. The Manfrotto Magic Arm that the camera was mounted to was the only piece of gear to survive.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
snakedike
January 31, 2013 at 4:49 am
Great attitude, by man that hurts…
MidgetPhotographer
January 31, 2013 at 5:23 am
The D700 retailed for 2,999 and the lens retails for $9500. He is actually well over the amount he stated. Back then the lens may have been a bit cheaper.
royraiden
January 31, 2013 at 5:23 am
That 400 2.8 is more expensive than $6k, probably something like $8k.
AussieSoccerBoy94
January 31, 2013 at 5:26 am
how is that 11k, in the vid he said a $6000 lens, and the d700 is like $2,500 , no where near 11k ???
XxcoomiekidxX
January 31, 2013 at 5:54 am
i think he said the lense and stuff was like 6k
Allan Zepeda
January 31, 2013 at 6:12 am
The dragger perfered Canon 😉
jailbird111
January 31, 2013 at 6:19 am
now sell it on EBAY. Slighty used….
chris paul
January 31, 2013 at 6:48 am
shit
OrangeYouth69
January 31, 2013 at 7:03 am
Hey Guy, you can have that cheaper and with pictures. I destroyed my 60 Euro cam under a Tram still filming. But beautiful pictures from the dragstrip.
PC4TW
January 31, 2013 at 7:05 am
an box aluminium suits
175myles
January 31, 2013 at 7:25 am
I would cry if that happened to my camera, and with my most expensive lens it would be @ most $3,890ish.
r3d995
January 31, 2013 at 8:09 am
Nice Corvette thou
LANZAROT999
January 31, 2013 at 8:29 am
):
Phil Johnston
January 31, 2013 at 9:04 am
Ouch!
PC4TW
January 31, 2013 at 9:28 am
0:40 -perfect ; )
clap clap clap clap good djob
rasco5
January 31, 2013 at 9:51 am
jaja, si…seria mas lastima si tuviera un neon!!
foamuno
January 31, 2013 at 9:56 am
Damn I wanna be a photographer in the US……!
ESPsandEmgs
January 31, 2013 at 10:04 am
I think I would rather take my chances with a Dragster that to be eaten by a bear 🙂
nicktheman2324
January 31, 2013 at 10:59 am
this is why i stick with wildlife and landscape
lonewolfsx29
January 31, 2013 at 11:13 am
I can’t believe the manfrotto arm wasn’t damaged. Too bad the final shots from the camera were crappy, if you could pull this off again you should do something sick with the 14-24 haha. Except it’d cost you another body… so please don’t haha.
Johnnycwb
January 31, 2013 at 11:47 am
I’m crying 🙁
musicmentalwebsite
January 31, 2013 at 11:59 am
@guyrhodes good point 🙂
guyrhodes
January 31, 2013 at 12:48 pm
You forgot to factor in the destroyed 400mm 2.8 lens that was attached to that D700.
musicmentalwebsite
January 31, 2013 at 1:20 pm
So sad to get your prized possesion shreded by a drag racer but I know that a d700 is not worth $11000 so description is a bit wrong but what a nightmare did the driver get done?