On 13 Feb 2006 at 14:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It may depend on how you hold your camera. I use the very large A*135 and > sometimes the A*85 on an *istD without a grip, and don't have any problems. > On the contrary, I support the lens with my left hand with the elbow > supported to my chest so it takes most of the weight, and I find that a grip > comes in the way. That's one of the nice things with Pentax, the camera is > just a small and light something mounted on the lens .-)
I don't have any problems using front heavy lenses on my *ist D body (sans grip) either, maybe it's that old habit of supporting each lens at the balance point that does the trick :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
