> Does anyone know if there is a conflict with > trying to use the BP-E1 with the tripod mount ring on the > 100 mm macro? > I'm pretty fond of the battery pack and the way it improves how the camera > fits my hands. As far as I'm concerned they can take my > BP-E1 from my EOS3 when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Especially after Sep 11, that last sentence now has a different ring! I do not have a BP-E1, but if I am lazy, I can mount the Elan 7E with BP-300 upside down in the tripod mount ring. If the Canon TMR-B was not so expensive, I would have machined off the offending 2 mm by now. Shooting upside down is not usually a problem with MACRO unless I am using flash. Is this a good excuse to get an ST-E2 :-) Although I love using the 334B monopod (adjustable using only one hand!), I am saving up for a carbon fibre tripod which can accommodate the 100-400 IS with a teleconvertor. Most CF tripods cannot go to ground level, so I might still have to work with a 331 / 334B combination for low level macro. I also have a 035 superclamp, which can clamp low down on a tripod leg, or to a tree branch, or to a handrail in a cave. It can support an Elan 7E with 100-400 all by itself! Unfortunately that thing weighs almost as much as the entire CF tripod! For the time being, my 035 superclamp lives in a wheeled backpack with a telescopic handle. If I go to New York, I intend to clamp my camera to my luggage for shooting, since tripod use is apparently prohibited without a licence. Will I be arrested for this? Cheers Julian Loke * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
