Strong arms are necessary if you want to HH a heavy rig for any length of
time. I see some game photographers using a cushion, others brace their left
elbow on the window ledge. Of course, if you are the driver, the vehicle
would be stationary. Come to Kruger & try it for yourself!
Alan C
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From: Jostein
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 11:00 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Strange way to hold/stabilize the camera/camera lens
Nothing strange about that trick, Igor. It is particularly reasonable
when shooting from a safari car that may even be in motion.
Focus: AF.
Zoom: Max tele. You want to zoom in anyway. If the animal comes closer,
the car will stop, you will have time to zoom out and recompose. If you
get only a glimpse, full tele is how you want to capture it.
Next level up from jeeps are zodiacs. I'll let you stew in your
imagination for that one. :-)
Jostein
Den 16.07.2017 21.33, skrev Igor PDML-StR:
I noticed this TV commercial from Marriott rewards:
https://youtu.be/XMEIq3Y8N2A?t=11s
At 11 s, the photographer is shown with his hand holding to a patio frame,
with the long zoom holding on top of his forearm.
I can think of an argument that this way of bracing provides him some
stability.
To me that looked rather weird: he cannot control the focus (and zoom if
it is a zoom lens) this way. If you were photographing wild animals, that
sounds very unreasonable (unless you have some limited
functionality/stability in your left hand, or some other physical
limitations).
What do you think?
Igor
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