Hey everybody! how's it going? qanuippit? I've been checking some previous posts... haven't really seen any regarding a monopod & a 500mm f/4.5 lens.
Sorry if this has been posted already... but I need some comments on a Pentax Takumar 500mm f/4.5 and some solutions to hold it steady! :) I'd love to do more bird/wildlife shooting... and I don't think I'll go for sports photography, but hiking with a "heavy" tripod might be tough... Currently, I own an old & cheap tripod, and feels like it can't really hold a big lens like this one... I really don't believe I'll ever buy a 600mm or longer in the future... so... what is it like to use this 500mm with a monopod? (I've never used a monopod before...) This lens is completely manual... so, realistically, the best way to do it properly would it be by investing some money on a sturdy tripod with Kimberley Sidekick solution? (which I guess is cheaper than the "full size" Kimberley and good enough for a 500mm) Or would a monopod be steady enough? I understand some monopods could be used as walking sticks as well... so, that might be handy on a hike... ideas? Thanks a bunch, Ed Ed Maruyama [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 2590107 http://www.flickr.com/photos/edmaruyama Iqaluit - Nunavut Canada "All in all it's been a rocky road, twists and turns along the way... But, I still pray for tomorrow, all my hopes, my dreams... don't fade away... Don't fade away..." David Coverdale __________________________________________________________ Lèche-vitrine ou lèche-écran ? magasinage.yahoo.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
