The single most important purchase you can make if you want to shoot birdies, which I seem to recall is your ambition, is a good tripod. Holding up 1000mm requires a hefty tripod.
At 04:04 PM 3/10/03, you wrote:
Doug Brewer said:
> Why on Earth would you hand hold 1000mm? > All the usual reasons. Faster maneuvering, faster setup time when I go from a shorter lens to 1000mm, one less thing to carry, especially when I'm mainly going from point A to point B and bring a camera along for opportunity shots.
On the IS issue, why would I carry a tripod if I don't need one?
