I use an inexpensive Manfrotto 479 monopod that I bought about ten
years ago to support the A* 400mm f2.8, which is nearly twice as heavy
as the 500 f4.5 according to Boz's page. It's an awkward lens to hold
until you get it onto the monopod, and then you suddenly discover that
it's balanced
On Jul 3, 2006, at 6:05 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
...Knowing your shutter button well will give a better advantage
than any
pricey head system or tricked-out monopod.
Sitting with the camera in your hands while watching TV, pressing the
shutter button over and over to get a feel for it,
... probably the 'weight' gain is better
than the 'stability'
loss... :) and it's considerably cheaper than a really sturdy tripod
kimberley head...
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:05:00 -0400
From: Lou Billing [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Help holding a 500mm f/4.5 lens
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Hey everybody! how's it going? qanuippit?
I've been checking some previous posts... haven't really seen any regarding a
monopod a 500mm
f/4.5 lens.
Sorry if this has been posted already... but I need some comments on a Pentax
Takumar 500mm f/4.5
and some solutions to hold it steady! :)
I'd
You can probably get away with a monopod if you shoot high ISO digital
or high-speed film to give you a shutter speed of at least 1/750th or
so. Shoot wide open and focus carefully. With digital, you're looking
at an fov that's comparable to 750mm on film, so even 1/1000th of a
second requires
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Edson Maruyama
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 5:19 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Help holding a 500mm f/4.5 lens
Or would a monopod be steady enough? I understand some monopods
could be used as walking
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