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Posted 29/05/2010 - 09:48
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I'm another Tamron owner and I've had fabulous results with it but you have to use them with great care or they will disappoint. Seriously robust tripod and head are a must, no aerial haze, no wind and nobody walking near the camera when the exposure is being made. They take 30.5mm filters behind the rear element and the Tamron comes with a UV. I also have a set of NDs which I don't remember ever using.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 29/05/2010 - 10:09
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Hi Ken - I agree you have to use it with care.
The shots I posted in this thread were all taken using a lightweight monopod, with shake reduction left swtiched on - that's the minimum to get a decent result.
I find that you can leave something like the Manfrotto Modo monopod left collapsed on the camera quite happily while you are walking around, so it's a reasonable portable solution.
With the monopod and SR, I still try and keep shutter speeds to a minimum of 1/250, and only occasionally stray below that - the success rate declines dramatically!
The shots I posted in this thread were all taken using a lightweight monopod, with shake reduction left swtiched on - that's the minimum to get a decent result.
I find that you can leave something like the Manfrotto Modo monopod left collapsed on the camera quite happily while you are walking around, so it's a reasonable portable solution.
With the monopod and SR, I still try and keep shutter speeds to a minimum of 1/250, and only occasionally stray below that - the success rate declines dramatically!
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21 years
Totana,
Spain.
I need to keep saving for a 'traditional' 500 then.