>> But why would you want to handhold such a big heavy lens? At >> least use a monopod. Why buy such an expensive lens and then not >> maximize it's capabilities by handholding it? Sure, if you have >> to hand hold it a few times that's one thing, but I would never >> buy such a lens with hand holding in mind.... It has it's own >> tripod mount and it's there for a reason...
>> Hand holding is entirely possible but like a chocolate kick-stand >> on a Harley - pretty pointless. If you can afford the lens, you >> can afford the monopod..... > I've heard that It's difficult to use a monopod in a Zodiac > inflatable. It's pretty difficult (and indeed about as useless as a "chocolate kick-stand on a Harley" to attempt to use either a tripod or a monopod on ~any~ unstable platform (such as on ~any~ boat). It's also difficult to use a monopod when you need a lot of mobility, such as when looking to capture images of birds in the air, or images of almost any critter in the brush or in woods. Sure, you can use a smaller and slower lens when the light is bright, but I think that there definitely is a place for hand-holding larger lenses in the field under some conditions. Fred
