'll keep you posted... 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
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
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 m
> -Original Message-
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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 wa
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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