John Forbes wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:16:41 -0000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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 :-)
I've always found this balance business a bit weird. Presumably those
who complain about bad balance can never use a telephoto, or even a
pancake lens.
It's not how big it is that counts, it's what you do with it! :-)
John
Some lenses are too short to hold like a telephoto (Which I always
supported primarily by the lens) and too heavy to handle well on smaller
bodies. I find this less than most due to the way I hold cameras, but
I've definitely seen it in some cases.
-Adam
