BUT? The pupose of the gyro is to allow the lens to be hand held. If you have the camera on a monopod attached to the boat the gyro would be trying to stabilize the whole boat. I do not think you could afford a gyro big enough to do that <GRIN>. OTOH, I would guess you could easily find one that could handle the camera, lens, and gyro.
Why not rent one and give it a trial, before spending the big bucks on your own unit. I would think that a place that rents equipment to TV cameramen would likely have a rental unit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "P�l Audun Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:07 AM Subject: Gyro stabilizers for super telephoto lenses? > Will a gyro stabilizer work for shooting with a 600/4 from a boat? The > ability to shoot from my Zodiac inflatable with the 600/4 is extremely > tempting. I've only once succeeded with it and that was in complete calm > waters. The power for the stabilizers could be provided by the outboard > engine battery making the setup pretty neat. > The 600/4 is impossible to hand-held and a solution probably include a > monopod bolted to the boats steering console with the gyro involved in some > way between the lens and tripod head. Is this a viable solution? > > This web page offers stabilizers > http://www.ken-lab.com/ > > > P�l > - > 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 . - 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 .
