What is up with ESPN's camera lenses covered with water droplets the entire game. Surely they have had camera's outdoors at other games with inclement weather.
Is it too much to ask to wipe the lens with a dry towel, or maybe put a hood over it. Much of the telecast looked like we were watching in a carnival mirror.

(10-27-2019 12:47 PM)freehuskie Wrote:  What is up with ESPN's camera lenses covered with water droplets the entire game. Surely they have had camera's outdoors at other games with inclement weather.
Is it too much to ask to wipe the lens with a dry towel, or maybe put a hood over it. Much of the telecast looked like we were watching in a carnival mirror.

But we're on TV and that's all that matters apparently.

It was rainy and windy. Rain was hitting the camera like it would on your windshield. The lenses would get wet as soon as they’re wiped. They have a covering on the cameras, but some of them are not under a shelter. Since the cameras don’t have windshield wipers for the lenses, we get what we got. The weather conditions were deplorable. Gotta cut them some slack.

Where can I watch the highlights or rewatch the game? I have an ESPN + subscription but cannot find any highlights. I missed chunks of yesterday's game

(10-27-2019 04:50 PM)Red Dog Wrote:  Where can I watch the highlights or rewatch the game? I have an ESPN + subscription but cannot find any highlights. I missed chunks of yesterday's game

You can go to ESPN+ and, if you have a subscription, you can scroll down to conferences. The game will be there, but the NIU feed is not working for me right now. The Toledo and Ohio games work fine though.

I thought that NIU supplied the video production for these games. Were those NIU cameras, or ESPN's?

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(10-27-2019 05:18 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  I thought that NIU supplied the video production for these games. Were those NIU cameras, or ESPN's?

That was ESPN’s crew. NIU Video does home basketball but not football

(10-27-2019 03:41 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  It was rainy and windy. Rain was hitting the camera like it would on your windshield. The lenses would get wet as soon as they’re wiped. They have a covering on the cameras, but some of them are not under a shelter. Since the cameras don’t have windshield wipers for the lenses, we get what we got. The weather conditions were deplorable. Gotta cut them some slack.

Same issue during telecast of Illinois State game...I agree...cut them some slack

(10-28-2019 05:32 AM)OldTtimeNIU Wrote:  

(10-27-2019 03:41 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  It was rainy and windy. Rain was hitting the camera like it would on your windshield. The lenses would get wet as soon as they’re wiped. They have a covering on the cameras, but some of them are not under a shelter. Since the cameras don’t have windshield wipers for the lenses, we get what we got. The weather conditions were deplorable. Gotta cut them some slack.

Same issue during telecast of Illinois State game...I agree...cut them some slack

So we're killing our attendance playing on weekdays to suck up to ESPN, and our thanks is the same camera package as an FCS program. Yay?

I've watched lots of games on TV where it rained and never had more than a temporary issue with rain on the camera lens. If we're going to be on ESPN we should be able to see the game.

(10-29-2019 01:31 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  I've watched lots of games on TV where it rained and never had more than a temporary issue with rain on the camera lens. If we're going to be on ESPN we should be able to see the game.

Wiping a few rain drops away is the least that ESPN could do for destroying the MAC fanbase

(10-29-2019 01:31 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  I've watched lots of games on TV where it rained and never had more than a temporary issue with rain on the camera lens. If we're going to be on ESPN we should be able to see the game.

Well said. +1

(10-27-2019 09:06 PM)MPython Wrote:  [b]

(10-27-2019 05:18 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  I thought that NIU supplied the video production for these games. Were those NIU cameras, or ESPN's?

That was ESPN’s crew. NIU Video does home basketball but not football

Thanks! btw Can you do the Parrot Sketch?

(10-30-2019 06:55 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-27-2019 09:06 PM)MPython Wrote:  [b]

(10-27-2019 05:18 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  I thought that NIU supplied the video production for these games. Were those NIU cameras, or ESPN's?

That was ESPN’s crew. NIU Video does home basketball but not football

Thanks! btw Can you do the Parrot Sketch?

He's pining for the fjords!

(10-31-2019 09:51 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(10-30-2019 06:55 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-27-2019 09:06 PM)MPython Wrote:  [b]

(10-27-2019 05:18 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  I thought that NIU supplied the video production for these games. Were those NIU cameras, or ESPN's?

That was ESPN’s crew. NIU Video does home basketball but not football

Thanks! btw Can you do the Parrot Sketch?

He's pining for the fjords!

But, he has beautiful plumage.

(10-31-2019 08:08 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-31-2019 09:51 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(10-30-2019 06:55 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-27-2019 09:06 PM)MPython Wrote:  [b]

(10-27-2019 05:18 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  I thought that NIU supplied the video production for these games. Were those NIU cameras, or ESPN's?

That was ESPN’s crew. NIU Video does home basketball but not football

Thanks! btw Can you do the Parrot Sketch?

He's pining for the fjords!

But, he has beautiful plumage.

https://youtu.be/vnciwwsvNcc

(10-31-2019 08:12 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-31-2019 08:08 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-31-2019 09:51 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  

(10-30-2019 06:55 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-27-2019 09:06 PM)MPython Wrote:  [b]
That was ESPN’s crew. NIU Video does home basketball but not football

Thanks! btw Can you do the Parrot Sketch?

He's pining for the fjords!

But, he has beautiful plumage.

https://youtu.be/vnciwwsvNcc

The plummage has nothing to do with it.
It's bleeding demised, it's passed on, it is no more, it has ceased to be, it's expired and gone to meet its maker, this is a late parrot....it's pulled down the curtain and joined the choir invisible.