02-10-2011, 01:03 PM
[quote name='genotypewriter' timestamp='1297302377' post='6016']
Yes, it's a very heavy lens but at those lengths you need a good gimbal head anyway.
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For my style, I usually like to keep mobile so I've never been one to even carry a monopod let alone a tripod. Focal length isn't a problem. 640mm (actual focal length, used on APS-C) is easy, 800 is ok with even the oldest IS system, and only beyond 1000mm does it become impractical for me to freely hand hold accurately. That isn't the killer though, and for those bigger lenses I don't think I have the arm strength to hold them up too long too often.
Just for fun, I have tried 1350mm f/13 with no IS and... that didn't go well at all!
Yes, it's a very heavy lens but at those lengths you need a good gimbal head anyway.
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For my style, I usually like to keep mobile so I've never been one to even carry a monopod let alone a tripod. Focal length isn't a problem. 640mm (actual focal length, used on APS-C) is easy, 800 is ok with even the oldest IS system, and only beyond 1000mm does it become impractical for me to freely hand hold accurately. That isn't the killer though, and for those bigger lenses I don't think I have the arm strength to hold them up too long too often.
Just for fun, I have tried 1350mm f/13 with no IS and... that didn't go well at all!
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