Fred wrote:
> Actually, it's my feeling that the photographer's body is best used
> to compensate for boat motion by holding the camera body and lens
> stiffly against the torso, but using legs slightly bent at the knees
> to dynamically hold the torso (and camera) steady, even as the boat
> platform moves underneath.
When I'm out on boats, this is what I do. I put my ancient
300mm f4 Tak on the rifle stock and try to "go w/ the boat"
at the knees. I suspect I would be able to do the same w/ a
2x'er to get 600mm f8, as the TC adds so little weight and
the MESuper & SuperProgram both have 1/2000th sec shutters.
Bill
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Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast
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