I'm shooting vintage Pentax equipment, and you've got EOS everything. The girls are climbing all over me because MY stuff is so classic. (Yeah, right.....)
A bear comes out of the woods.
Who cares who gets the shot?
Caveman wrote:
We both went shooting, and you're all setup, with an IS lens on the tripod, and you can quickly detach it to use it handheld if you want. I'm still in the SUV, looking for the P&S that I left in the glove box. While you're looking through the viewfinder, a grizzly bear comes and taps you on the back, asking for a cigarette. Who will get the shot ?
cheers, caveman
Scott D wrote:
Let's say you don't have the tripod set up. You are wandering through the woods and see a deer very close to you in some low light. The camera hangs from your neck with a tele prime on it. There is no way to account for the low light and get a good pic without risking shake. There is no way to move all your gear around and get set up without spooking the dear. With anti-shake super duper quiet motor I'll get the shot. You'll not.
Lon Williamson wrote:
I like this game, Devil's Advocate: ok. Let's say I _have_ my tripod set up and you do not. It's been 30 seconds since you've focused. The rare Phoenix Bird (now that's _rare_) alights in a tree, staying for three seconds. I get a shot. You'll be lucky to with the Canon.
Scott D wrote:
To play devil's advocate here, the extra movement required to set up that tripod can make or break a nature shot. 2 seconds of stillness is better than 2 seconds moving around.
