I will try it. I shoot football and baseball with a monopod as well, but standing. Shot handheld again today with K-3 and the 150-450, but no converter. Got a few good ones.
Paul > On Nov 7, 2020, at 2:19 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > I use a monopod for baseball and football games. Works well there seated. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > >> On Sat, Nov 7, 2020 at 1:35 PM Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks Larry. My knee is wrecked, so I have to shoot sitting. The tripod >> works okay. I have a nice monopod that I used when I was able to walk in >> the woods. Maybe I’ll try it from the chair. New knee in January! Back in >> the woods by March! >> >> Paul >> >>>> On Nov 7, 2020, at 11:44 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 7, 2020, at 8:33 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> I wanted to try handholding my birding rig with the K-3 and no battery >> grip. I generally shoot the same lens combination with the K-1. The K-3 >> minus grip made it significantly lighter than the same lens and converter >> with my K-1 and battery grip. I also thought it would be fun to try the >> 945mm equivalent FOV of this combination on an APS-C camera. It was >> amusing. Not a good day for birds as a crew was cleaning up autum,n leaves >> next door, so my best shot was a common sparrow. I also shot the canopy, >> which is now turning brown. In terms of handling, the rig was a bit easier >> to maneuver but it still hurt my arthritic left wrist, which has to support >> the lens. I hadn’t used the K-3 in years, so I got a good sense of how it >> compares to th K-1. It doesn’t lock focus quite as readily as the k-1, but >> it’s not a huge difference. Exposure isn’t quite as accurate as that of the >> K-1, but it’s not far off, and since I shoot RAW that doesn’t matter >> greatly. It is a bit noisier, but again not a huge difference. I may try it >> again without the converter, which will make it closer to the K-1 in FOV. >>> >>> Both shots are quite nice. >>> >>> Have you tried a monopod with a ball head? I’ve got a carbon fiber >> benro monopod, and I hang it from my belt with a maglite holster. It works >> a treat when I need steady portable support for a long lens. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18629776/Late-Autumn-Canopy >>>> >>>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18629777/House-Sparrow >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > 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. -- 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.
