David, I believe the tripod collar is placed so as to give exact balance with K10/20D without grips. It feels slightly back-heavy with my K20D + BG2 + L-bracket combo. Since it is a trombone-style zoom, it shifts the weight forward as you zoom in. Since the total weight of the lens is about 1 kg, the shift in balance is noticeable, but I don't think it creates any problem for cameras without a grip. My combo still feels a bit back-heavy at 250mm.
Note also that I've only worked hand held with this lens so far. Today has been lousy for photography, btw. Not at all as many op's as I expected. But we've had a good celebration of Constitution Day anyway. Kids are happy, weather's nice, and beer is cold. Cheers, Jostein 2009/5/16 David J Brooks <[email protected]>: > How does it balance, with out a grip. K10D is what i have. > > Dave > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well sir, you sure got yourself a winner of a lens here... >> >> Boris >> >> AlunFoto wrote: >>> >>> Thought I'd follow suit and post a typical "sample" shot. >>> Don't think I have any serious limitations on bandwidth from my domain >>> site, but beware of the full size file if you're on a slow line >>> yourself. >>> ... >>> I _really_ like the rendering from this lens. :-) >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > 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. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
