David Mann mused:
>
> On Mar 8, 2005, at 5:48 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
>
> > So who else shoots successfully one handed? I certainly end up with
> > marginal
> > results at best when I do (which is only when there is no other
> > option).
>
> Only when there's no other option.
>
> About the only specific time I can remember doing this was when using a
> K2 with the 15mm f/3.5. I had to shield the lens from the sun with one
> hand to prevent flare. The other hand had to somehow hold that
> horribly front-heavy rig straight while I took the photo.
I tried this with the *ist-D with the DA 16-45 on our San Jose PDML trip,
holding my hat where it was, I hoped, putting the camera in shadow. The
hanmdgrip of the D, and the light weight of the lens, probably helped.
This is the resulting image:
<http://jfwaf.com/PDML/images/PDML14.jpg>