Oh, My Back . . .

IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
edited March 30, 2011 in Wildlife
Yes, I guess it IS technically hand-holdable. And I did get some keepers this way, but folks, a mono-pod is probably less expensive than a chiropractor.

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John :
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.

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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    And before you ask . . . of course I have a monopod.

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    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
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    Try holding your arms like so:

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited March 28, 2011
    What lens is that, Ric? My 500mm is too long to hold like that. The fulcrum point of my forearm is too far back and causes the lens to want to tilt down. I just hold it the regular way.

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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Thanks for the hint Ric, but I adapted my stance from my offhand free rifle stance, and I'm pretty steady (if not completely comfortable) with it. The weight of the lens is transferred from the tripod mount, through my forearm to my hip.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    John, Joel, and Ric, I always pay attention to your observations and advice in this great forum, but I gotta tell you, no special stance or yoga posture or anything else is going to enable me to hold a lens that big--with or without the bird resting on it! Best, Pam
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Icebear wrote: »
    Thanks for the hint Ric, but I adapted my stance from my offhand free rifle stance, and I'm pretty steady (if not completely comfortable) with it. The weight of the lens is transferred from the tripod mount, through my forearm to my hip.

    Okay...it looked to me like you were not so comfy in that first pick.:D

    ....and Joel, that's the 400 DO IS that I just sold. Now with the disaster in Japan...I don't when or if I'll ever get that new 400 f/ 2.8. :cry I'm sure that there are a ton of folks over there that wished they had my problems.

    I may have to start shooting landscapes! :wownaughty.gifyikes
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Just a note....did you notice how trim and handsome we all are?!!!wings.gif
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    For a bunch of old geezers. :rutt
    The other day my daughter made some crack about observing me as I "WIZEN!" I had to remind the disrespectful (mother of my grandchildren) that I was not the one going to Weight Watchers every week. What do you think . . . ? Should I have kept my mouth shut?
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Sorry but handholding the big glass doesn't cut it. Pathfinder has the right idea

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    notice the placement of his hands, safety is always the primary concern

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    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Icebear wrote: »
    What do you think . . . ? Should I have kept my mouth shut?

    rolleyes1.gif I never did!
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Dang. I shaved my beard off a few years ago. I had no idea it was a requirement for admittance to this club.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Icebear wrote: »
    Dang. I shaved my beard off a few years ago. I had no idea it was a requirement for admittance to this club.

    Just a funky lookin' goatee is preferable! :D
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    PGM wrote: »
    John, Joel, and Ric, I always pay attention to your observations and advice in this great forum, but I gotta tell you, no special stance or yoga posture or anything else is going to enable me to hold a lens that big--with or without the bird resting on it! Best, Pam

    That's OK Pam, you don't have the facial foliage for membership anyway. You can use a tripod like Pathfinder.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited March 28, 2011
    Harryb wrote: »
    notice the placement of his hands, safety is always the primary concern

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    You guys crack me up but on a quick trip to the Texas Coast I realized I had forgotten my Wimberley Head for my 500mm so I hand-held way too many shots, but most of them turn out okay and my Siggy 500mm does not have IS. I'm as steady as a rock, man!
    Stephen
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2011
    Maestro wrote: »
    You guys crack me up but on a quick trip to the Texas Coast I realized I had forgotten my Wimberley Head for my 500mm so I hand-held way too many shots, but most of them turn out okay and my Siggy 500mm does not have IS. I'm as steady as a rock, man!

    Yeah, but that's just a pantywaist 7 lb lens, Sweetheart. Work out some, and come back when you're ready. Or as they say in the Sports Forum . . . Bring It.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • shawncshawnc Registered Users Posts: 718 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2011
    kdog wrote: »
    What lens is that, Ric? My 500mm is too long to hold like that. The fulcrum point of my forearm is too far back and causes the lens to want to tilt down. I just hold it the regular way.

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    Wow Joel, Talk about a close up!! That is way cool!
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