David Mann mused: > > On Mar 8, 2005, at 5:48 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > > > So who else shoots successfully one handed? I certainly end up with > > marginal > > results at best when I do (which is only when there is no other > > option). > > Only when there's no other option. > > About the only specific time I can remember doing this was when using a > K2 with the 15mm f/3.5. I had to shield the lens from the sun with one > hand to prevent flare. The other hand had to somehow hold that > horribly front-heavy rig straight while I took the photo.
I tried this with the *ist-D with the DA 16-45 on our San Jose PDML trip, holding my hat where it was, I hoped, putting the camera in shadow. The hanmdgrip of the D, and the light weight of the lens, probably helped. This is the resulting image: <http://jfwaf.com/PDML/images/PDML14.jpg>