Hi,
I'm not even certain that having the camera and lens hanging from your
shoulder is safe, at least on a lighter body such as my Elan 7E. I'm afraid
it could deform the camera around the lens mount, which would not be good
for sharp focus. The EOS 3 is probably made stronger.
I have the 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS Lens and I'm always careful not to have the
camera hold it.
I put the camera strap around my neck, but I hold the camera/lens assembly
in my arms, or I carry it in my Lowepro Pro Mag bag, where the lens rests
on the bottom of the bag with the camera above.
When changing settings, I try to hold the lens from under the barrel with
one hand.
Heavy lens, but when I look at the pictures it gives me, I'm happy.
Pierre
At 14:02 5/22/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>I have just bought the 100-400 and an EOS 3 body and was wondering about the
>load the lens mount can handle.
>
>Are there any specifications to the weight and the length of the lens that
>the mount can support in a vertical (hanging) as well as in a horisontal
>orientation? I supppose hanging it from your shoulder is perfectly OK but
>what about changing settings while holding the body with both hands and the
>zoom extended to 400mm?
>
>Thanks
>Herman
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