Yes I have. I use my 135mm-600mm SMCT on a monopod. It's a hell of a lot easier to compose than it would be with a triopod. It's not really too hard to hold steady. I use one hand on the body ( trigger finger) and my other hand towards the front of the lens. It does get hard to hold steady when its windy though. I always use a strong short camera strap on the body around my neck just in case something slips... JCO
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chris Brogden > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 12:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: 135-600mm lens on 3011BN+3030 head setup > > > On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > > Even if doesnt break, the lens may slip down and' cause the whole > > triop to go out of balance and fall. I would be very careful. Secondly > > its a 600mm lens! Even the slightest movements are going to throw off > > the composition. I would use a monopod, its almost as good as a tripod > > without the hassles... > > Interesting... have you used a monopod on 600mm lenses before, and with > what result? I never have, but I'd imagine that it would be hard to > steady the lens, since (as you said), even the slightest movements will > throw off the composition or blur the image slightly. Is it not as bad as > I think it would be? > > chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
