----- Original Message ----- From: "John Whittingham" Subject: RE: Well anybody know how to mount a big lens to a camera?
>> I never suggested mounting the body to the lens the way >> described for BAYONET mount lenses, it makes no sense >> in that context.......... > > It's recommended, it makes a lot of sense. You're removing the stress of > hanging a large heavy lens off the camera by the lens mount alone. This is > the primary reason for mounting the camera on the lens, in case you didn't > know. There have been cases of the lens breaking the mount out of the > camera > body, hence tripod collars on larger lenses, not just for balance. > I did a Nikon School seminar many years ago. The instructors mentioned that if the lens is of sufficient size to make mounting camera to lens easier than lens to camera, then that was the best way to do it. A good example of this is something along the lines of a super telephoto (600mm or longer) or a very fast long telephoto (300/2.8, 400/2.8, etc). My experience with big glass is pretty limited, but I do find mounting my camera to my 600mm lens, it just makes more sense to put camera to lens and twist lock the camera body rather than trying to twist lock the lens. Not sure who you were responding to, as you removed that information, but they might want to rethink their strategy. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
