On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 04:05:26PM -0400, Ken Waller wrote: > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francis" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens > > > >On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 02:17:05PM -0400, [email protected] wrote: > >>Kenneth Waller > >>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" > >><[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: Choosing long telephoto lens > >> > >> > >>>On 2011-04-04 12:25, mike wilson wrote: > >>>>On 04/04/2011 18:57, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > >>> > >>>>>I took this hand held ... with the DA 55-300... the 55-300 is > >>very >>>light > >>>>>weight ... > >>>>>http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/More-Critters/15842756_6QmYN/1/1187950299_FDCdG/Large > >>>>> > >>>>>I think it passes muster or, as I said as a child (pass the mustard) > >>>> > >>>>The exception (with others) that prove my rule. 8-) > >>> > >>>300mm is eminently hand-holdable, as long as your shutter speed is > >>>high enough. Shooting at 1/1000th it's easy-peasy, even on APS-C. > >>>Shooting at 1/250th on an APS-C sensor takes a little practice. > >> > >>There's a fairly big difference in bulk & weight between a 300 f2.8 > >>& a 300 f4.5. > > > >I find the extra weight of a 300/2.8 helps to prevent some camera shake. > > A good point I wouldn't challange, but what about after a few hours > use ?
No argument here - just making an observation. I'll hand-hold the 300/2.8 occasionally, but most of the time I'll have it on a monopod (I don't actually have a tripod that will do it justice). I've used my 80-200 with a 1.4 adapter (and maybe even with the 1.7x) when I wanted something a bit lighter, and more amenable to hand-holding. Mind you, it's stretching things to call that a light-weight setup :-) There was one guy I used to see at the track who regularly shot using a hand-held 400/2.8! -- 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.
