Mike,
I am curious as to what kind of head you use to support the big 350 on a
monopod. I recently bought a Bogen 3421 "Heavy Duty Lens Support" which
might be very good for race photography. Have you tried one of those?
/jnm
<<big snip>>
So I try panning these 180mph beasts off the
mono-pod. That didn't feel real good so I did the unthinkable. I took
the mono-pod off, hefted up the ~10 pound combination OM-4t/MD2/350/2.8
and started panning away, hand-held. Right away I thought to myself,
"hmm, this actually seems to be working." I was only good for bursts of
4-5 shots before I had to rest. My left arm was a tad sore the next day
too. But low and behold I got a few really nice (too few because I
didn't do this for long and it was late in the race by the time I tried)
frame filling, eye popping, sharp pans of 180mph Winston Cup cars. So, I
now take back the statement that the 350/2.8 can not be hand held ;-)
ALMS sportscars in a little over two weeks at Sears Point are next...
Mike Veglia
Motor Sport Visions Photography
http://www.motorsportvisions.com
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