Caveat: I have no experience with 67's (I wish), and other than peering through Aaron's for about 2 minutes a couple of months ago, have never even touched one.
But, as far as vibrations from mirror slap goes, it reminded me of using long lenses on 35mm cameras. I've noticed that many sports photographers at events rest a hand atop the lens. I always assumed that it was just a place to put your hand. Then I read that this is done to dampen vibrations. Might that help damp vibrations on a 67 with a longer lens, even on a cheaper tripod? Anybody try this? Just a thought. regards, frank William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > I think what happens with the 6x7 is that there is a rather > large slap from the mirror which is passed to the tripod. This > vibration is very well damped by the body, and is gone by the > time the shutter opens, but it still rings the tripod, which can > stay oscillating for several seconds. This would be why hand > held, vibration is of little issue with the 6x7, The human body > damps the mirror slap as well as the camera itself does. > I had more problems with vibration from my Super Programs than I > ever had with my 6x7. > Caveat: I don't have long lenses for the 6x7. My longest lens is > a 200mm. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
