Originally Posted by kudude

so not all that great for panoramic wilderness shots, but damn good for picking a bicycle race.

Originally Posted by waterrockets

If you spin it at the right speed, it's probably fine for a panorama

Originally Posted by waterrockets

If you spin it at the right speed, it's probably fine for a panorama

Originally Posted by kudude

actually you make a really good point. All those nifty photos people like to stitch together could be created realtime.

I'm imagining taking a baseball pitching machine, turning it on its side. A little super glue and you've got a full 360 panorama of.....a velodrome or something else cool

Originally Posted by dgearhart

This Saturday I was in a crit that I thought I won, but I was told that the AMB i.t. timing chip system said I lost by 0.007 sec. I asked to the see the photo since I thought I was ahead. I was told there was no photo because the chips could time to the one thousandth of a second. Then, the winner commented on how his chip's zip tie had come loose and slide all the way down his fork and was hanging 1.5 - 2 inches below his left skewer (about 6 inches below my chip and about 2.5 to 3 inches in front of my chip). So, I formally protested the result. I was told by Georgia Cup and their AMB i.t. timing manager Philip that although his chip hanging off the front would affect the time, it would not be more than 0.007. So, they gave me second and ended the discussion. I was pretty sure that I won and others watching thought the same thing. However, I made my case and was overruled, so I accepted the 2nd place.

Question: Have you ever seen something similar? Do you agree that it wouldn't make a difference given 0.007 on a hard sprint with 6 inches down and 2+ inches in front?