Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Feb 9, 2007, at 11:33 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> Godfrey, in either case tripod would be impossible to use. I had to >> rely >> on Shake Reduction of my K10D. >> >> Consider - I am a programmer. If I were to come in into my office >> (I sit >> in really very open space) with a camera bag *and* a tripod, what my >> bosses would think. If and when I get a room of my own, that may >> change ;-). > > What I'm saying, Boris, is that using a long telephoto lens like the > 80-320 hand held is going to require practice and/or a good support. > Using a tripod is a somewhat generic expression: for the safari shot > from the car, a bean bag mount would have helped. > > Regards carrying camera and tripod to work, well, I can't say what > kind of work environment you're in; only you know the limits there. > It was not unusual for me to go to the office at any of my last five > jobs with briefcase, camera bag and tripod ... and none of those jobs > had anything to do with photography. > > A monopod, a bean bag, a good tripod are essential to exploiting the > reach of long telephotos ... :-) > > Godfrey > "My sharpest lens is a good tripod." >
ditto, I'm often at work with obvious camera gear, including tripods on occasion (I rarely use them, but would more often if I could). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
