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Weighty Z Nikkor 58 f 0.95... - Page 2

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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2020 06:42

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Robert

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jk wrote:
Actually when you are going birding there is no better combo (IMHO).
The whole unit on a tripod makes for a very easily portable, if heavy, rig. If you take it apart to make it easier to carry it actually become unwieldy. Slung over the shoulder with the lens down your back and holding the tripod legs it seems no different to carrying the D3S with a 300mm lens! Doesnt seem logical but is a reality.
That's what I do when I go to motor racing, albeit with a heavy monopod, very comfortable.

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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2020 07:08

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Lol - my 610 with the 70-300 is a mere 1.7 kg, I can carry it with two fingers :lol:

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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2020 09:04

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chrisbet wrote:
Lol - my 610 with the 70-300 is a mere 1.7 kg, I can carry it with two fingers :lol:

That what comes from taking bolts out with your fingers. Hands as strong as spanners!! :lol:

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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2020 10:04

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Ten pin bowling helps too ... :cheersduo:

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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2020 14:40

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Robert wrote:
Wimp!!! :lol:

Probably.

That said, it's not an inability to do it...did it for years commercially.
I just don't see the need to make a task unnecessarily tiresome, if you can achieve the same results carrying a fraction of the weight.

Same with blankets v duvet, overcoats v anoraks, steel v aluminium.

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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2020 15:03

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jk wrote:
Actually when you are going birding there is no better combo (IMHO).
The whole unit on a tripod makes for a very easily portable, if heavy, rig. If you take it apart to make it easier to carry it actually become unwieldy. Slung over the shoulder with the lens down your back and holding the tripod legs it seems no different to carrying the D3S with a 300mm lens! Doesnt seem logical but is a reality.
Or you could just carry it in a long holster and leave your hands free for the bins.

D500 + 1.4 tc + 500mm (with lens hood in place)

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Posted: Fri May 15th, 2020 15:13

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Man on a mission!
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