>Do you use the shutter button or the remote release? I generally use the shutter release.
>From the look of your lens/mount setup it appears that this lens was built >without a thought to balance on a tripod head or it was made to be used with a >very heavy body. If you are going to fiddle with your set up you might want to think about a lens rest at the far end of the mounting plate (the other end from where the plate attaches to the lens. As you have it now, there's a long cantilever arm from the lens plate mount to the end of the plate at the head. Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs >> Anyone using long lenses (Ken, Tom!!!) any tips or advice for using one >> of >> these beasties would be appreciated. > > Bill, first of all shoot, shoot and shoot some more. > > I don't know what shutter speed you were using but it doesn't appear the > vibration is an issue with your set up. I was trying to keep the shutter speed up, these were shot at ISO 400, at around 1/1000 second. The aperture was close to wide open, around f/6.3. > I keep my movement control knobs as tight as I can and still get the > movement I want. Instinctively, that is what I did also. > I keep my tripod as short as possible to lessen possible vibration (I'm > using a carbon fiber Gitzo which seem somewhat better than an equivalent > aluminum tripod). I drape my left arm over the barrel of my 600 to load > it > and dampen any potential vibration, but I generally shoot with a high > enough > shutter that this hasn't been a problem. I saw your tripod, nice rig. I'm using a Zone VI wooden tripod that weighs about 15 pounds. I probably had the legs about halfway extended. It's a pretty solid tripod, and it is the best of the three that I have for damping shutter/mirror vibration (In case anyone remembers the Tripod Follies of a while back). I did try holding down on the lens at the gimbal point, it seemed to help, but the biggest help was the two second delay. It's not bad for shooting a hot air balloon, not much good for anything that is actually moving though. Do you use the shutter button or the remote release? > > And shoot, shoot and shoot some more. I'll do that. I might do some bear hunting in BC in a couple of weeks..... Thanks for looking, and for the advice. Bill ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
