JCOC> The 135-600 doesnt lend itself well to a tripod ( use a monopod instead ) JCOC> because the tripod mount on the lens is very near to the lensmount. [...]
Hi, Feininger (THE photographer) used to recommend double tripod for long lenses... made from two additional tripod legs attached to the cups of two normal tripod legs, the whole contraption supporting in two places a long metal bar, on which the camera+lens was attached. The point is, if you attach a camera to tripod in one point, in the middle, the camera's mirror & shutter will act like a pendulum, giving you more vibration of the whole rig at the points it matters most (front and rear end of rig). Now, Manfroto and others make such contraptions too but they are way too small. The Feininger's one is still THE BEST. BTW, for what he needed it - he did a lot of LARGE FORMAT telephotography, with looooong lenses. It's not only matter of camera shake but securing against wind induced vibrations too. See his book "High school of photography" If there is interest, I may scan the relevant images of his rig and text and put it temporarily on website. Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - 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 .
