Hi Joe! So, you mean that professional photographer are shooting all the time at f/2.8 and hence they possess those lenses becuase they really need that aperture only.
Yes, you are right that a monopod will make the life much easier under such situation. Many thanks for your helpful comments. With best regards, Ayash. On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Joseph Tainter wrote: > > In regard to shooting a teletphoto lens in a stadium. I would recommend > investing in a monopod to steady your shots. With a monopod you can gain > 1 or 2 EV over hand-held. For example, a 300 mm. lens should be shot at > 1/350. With the monopod, you might go to 1/180 or even 1/90. If the > professional photographer with an f2.8 lens shoots 1/350 at f2.8, you > could shoot 1/90 at f5.6 and save a great deal of money (that is, by > buying an f5.6 lens rather than one that opens to f2.8). > > Joe > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
