>I have gotten some nice very sharp shots Key word here is "some".
> "Hand held" using only a monopod and 1/500 and 1/100. Monopods ROCK!. Better than handheld. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies >I have gotten some nice very sharp shots with my 135-600mm SMCT @ 600mm > "Hand held" using only a monopod and 1/500 and 1/100. Monopods ROCK!. > jco > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Kenneth Waller > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 11:51 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies > >> How many of us are using 600mm lenses...handheld or >> otherwise? > > Me. > Otherwise. A 600mm FA on a Gitzo 1548 with a Kirk King Cobra Head. > > I defy anyone to hand hold a prime 600mm & consistently get acceptable > results. > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brendan MacRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies > > >> How many of us are using 600mm lenses...handheld or >> otherwise? >> >> -Brendan >> >> --- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 11:09:22AM -0700, Brendan >>> MacRae wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > --- John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > > As has been pointed out many times in the past, >>> > > that's >>> > > incorrect if you're using a long-ish telephoto; >>> your >>> > > hand is nowhere near the aperture ring. >>> > >>> > "nowhere near"? If your hand is on the lens it is, >>> by >>> > pure definition, "near" the aperture ring. >>> > >>> > -Brendan >>> >>> Try steadying a 600mm lens sometime (the recommended >>> fashion >>> is with your hand applying slight pressure on the >>> top of the >>> lens hood). That's not "near" by any stretch of >>> imagination. >>> (And, in any case, your other hand is much nearer; >>> if distance >>> is the sole criterion you should adjust the aperture >>> with your >>> right hand). >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> -- >> 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 > > > -- > 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
