On 14 Feb 2001, at 19:02, Alan Chan wrote:
> The Motor Drive A itself is sturdy, but the Battery Pack A is not. After
> mounting the Battery Pack A on it, the stability of the whole setup on
> tripod would be a lot worse (especially with heavier lenses). That's why I
> have never used any grip or winder or motor drive when using the tripod.
> This has nothing to do with the tripod itself.
I have the same complaint with the LX and MX drives, the camera becomes
quite spongy on a tripod with heavy lenses like the A300f4 or the similar. As
such I have resorted to using the battery power cable so that the battery
pack doesn't have to be in the stack in these instances.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
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