You can probably get away with a monopod if you shoot high ISO digital or high-speed film to give you a shutter speed of at least 1/750th or so. Shoot wide open and focus carefully. With digital, you're looking at an fov that's comparable to 750mm on film, so even 1/1000th of a second requires a steady hand. It can be cone with a monopod, but it requires the carnegie hall technique: practice, practice, practice. Paul On Jul 2, 2006, at 5:18 PM, Edson Maruyama wrote:
> 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 > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
