On Dec 15, 2010, at 12:21 PM, John Francis wrote: > I wouldn't give up all hope yet. > > I've used a ball head (the earlier version of the spring-loaded one) > with a 300/2.8, and even with the 250-600. > > It isn't sturdy enough to hold the lens absolutely rigid, but for > use on a monopod when you need a little flexibility its's ok - > there are other sources of lens movement besides the mount itself. > > That said, though, I prefer to use the monopod directly screwed > into the lens whenever possible; there's no point in introducing > any vibration that you don't need, and a direct connection is > far more rigid.
Thanks, John. Glad not all is lost. Right now hard to imagine me getting into lenses so long they need direct support, but who knows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- 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.
