Same knee? If so I'm a bit surprised.
Alan C
On 07-Nov-20 08:34 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Thanks Larry. My knee is wrecked, so I have to shoot sitting. The tripod works
okay. I have a nice monopod that I used when I was able to walk in the woods.
Maybe I’ll try it from the chair. New knee in January! Back in the woods by
March!
Paul
On Nov 7, 2020, at 11:44 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
On Nov 7, 2020, at 8:33 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
I wanted to try handholding my birding rig with the K-3 and no battery grip. I
generally shoot the same lens combination with the K-1. The K-3 minus grip made
it significantly lighter than the same lens and converter with my K-1 and
battery grip. I also thought it would be fun to try the 945mm equivalent FOV of
this combination on an APS-C camera. It was amusing. Not a good day for birds
as a crew was cleaning up autum,n leaves next door, so my best shot was a
common sparrow. I also shot the canopy, which is now turning brown. In terms of
handling, the rig was a bit easier to maneuver but it still hurt my arthritic
left wrist, which has to support the lens. I hadn’t used the K-3 in years, so I
got a good sense of how it compares to th K-1. It doesn’t lock focus quite as
readily as the k-1, but it’s not a huge difference. Exposure isn’t quite as
accurate as that of the K-1, but it’s not far off, and since I shoot RAW that
doesn’t matter greatly. It is a bit noisier, but again not a huge difference. I
may try it again without the converter, which will make it closer to the K-1 in
FOV.
Both shots are quite nice.
Have you tried a monopod with a ball head? I’ve got a carbon fiber benro
monopod, and I hang it from my belt with a maglite holster. It works a treat
when I need steady portable support for a long lens.
https://www.photo.net/photo/18629776/Late-Autumn-Canopy
https://www.photo.net/photo/18629777/House-Sparrow
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