EOS Re: Help with camera shake and 300 mm f4 L

[Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video]

At 12:35 PM 07/16/2001, you wrote:
> >>He (Arthur Morris) recommends pressing down on the
> >>lens directly over the tripod mount with your hand to dampen vibration and
> >>also not using a cable release, but, rather, using the camera against your
> >>cheek and pressing the shuitter manually as a point of stabilization.
>
>Henry Posner/B&H Photo-Video <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied:
> >As far as I am concerned this is entirely USELESS advice.
>
>I have used both the non-stabilized 800mm/5.6 Nikkor with at 1.4X converter as
>well as the EF600/4L IS with 2X converter.
>
>It seems to me the demon of vibration can never be completely slain at really
>long EFLs. I use the technique Henry so dismisses here as well as clamping
>everything down and using a cable release. Neither method eliminates 
>camera/lens
>movement at 1200mm, not even with IS. The best results are obtained with an
>additional support under the camera

Additional under-camera support plus a judiciously placed sandbag atop the 
camera + lens center of gravity plus a cable release, plus a sandbag 
suspended from the center of the underside of the tripod, or any 
combination thereof HAS TO BE far better than using your hands. if my hands 
were so steady, you could buy them from Gitzo. <s>
--
regards,
Henry Posner
Director of Sales and Training
B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com

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