Terrific -- many thanks for the advice! -- Phil
On 20:18, James N. McBride wrote:
>
>I don't usually use this lens with a tripod. I sometimes shoot it on
>a bean bag laid over a car window or on the hood. Sometimes I will
>lay the lens over a backpack or lean it against a tree. I also use
>shoulder pods but usually not for anything over 300mm. I have camera
>supports built onto my Jeep that have a thing that looks like a
>padded dildo to support the cameras. For long lenses I use two Bogen
>3221 tripods, one with a gear head and the other with a heavy duty
>fluid head with a remote motor drive actuator on the handle. That
>combination is great for wildlife when you have time to set it up.
>For situations where there it is not convenient to use a tripod I
>like a Bogen monopod with a Bogen 3421 lens cradle. I have lots of
>other camera supports for mounting on fence poles, trees and all
>kind of things. One I really like is a homemade version of a Rue
>Groofwin pod. Here is a link to the commercial version:
><http://www.rue.com/supports.html#groofwin >. I think Kinesis is
>also making a similar product. Asking about tripods on this list
>will usually generate a lot of strong opinions and recommendations.
>I hope the lens works out well for you. /jmac
>
>-----Original Message----- From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Philippe Le Zuikomane
>Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 11:26 AM To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: Carl Zeiss 35-70 lens
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>
>
>It sounds pretty close to that other lens. I'm the new owner now,
>haven't used it yet but will as soon as I've unboxed the OM gear
>from 7 months in boxes.
>
>I will need a good tripod for it, though -- what would you recommend
>that works for you? -- Phil
>
>On 00:38, James N. McBride wrote:
>
>>I have a 100-500mm Zeiss zoom with an OM mount. It says on the body
>>that it was made in Japan under license from Carl Zeiss Jena. I
>>don't use this lens much but keep it for backpacking when I need
>>something long without too much weight. I have a 120-600 Vivitar
>>zoom that is a better quality lens but it weighs a ton. /jmac
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