Bob, Good idea, I'll try that! ;-( camera bagweight is gonna hurt! Regards, Bob S.
On Nov 26, 2007 11:28 AM, Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Roger. It's a balancing act when handholding (more inertia vs. fatigue). > With my 67, I sometimes add a 20 lb iron weight (from an old weightlifting > set) firmly affixed to the bottom of the tripod shaft to eliminate the > effects of the shutter travel when using a long (300mm) lens. Seems to work. > > Regards, > Bob... > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Note: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, > but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > It's simple physics, all things being equal, it's harder to impart > > movement to a larger mass. However too heavy a camera will cause > > fatigue which will cause the photographer to be more prone to shake, > > (among other things). Its a balancing act that depends on the > > photographer and his equipment. > > > > Inner Focus wrote: > >> I've heard people claiming that a large, heavy camera may be better at > >> controlling blur caused by handshake, since a light one is too easy to > >> move. Is this true or complete nonsense? (A heavy camera should require > >> more effort, therefore it should cause muscle fatigue and shake - at > >> least naively, that's how things look.) When do you feel that you control > >> handshake better: with the K10D or with the DS / K100D? (I'm mostly > >> interested in low-light photography, that's why I'm asking.) > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
