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200-400 @ Airshow with/without Wimberly sidekick? Help?
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Sat May 31, 2008 10:11 amby marc
I will be taking my D300 and the 200-400VR to a local Airshow for the first time
and would like to know of anyone's experience with this lens & situation?
Should I take my tripod & Wimberly sidekick and/or monopod or just use it handheld, (yes, I'm prepared for a workout!:eek:)
Any help gladly appreciated.
Cheers
Marc
Re: 200-400 @ Airshow with/without Wimberly sidekick? Help?
Posted:
Sat May 31, 2008 11:00 amby fozzie
Marc - this is purely an observation. When I went to the last Avalon Air Show (2007) in Victoria, serious amateur photographers with a long lens were using tripods with either a Wimberley Gimbal or Manfrotto 393 Gimbal. Therefore, I would suggest you take your tripod with the next best thing, the 'Wimberley Sidekick'.
Wimberley Head - Version II™
http://www.tripodhead.com/products/wimberley-main.cfmThe Manfrotto 393 / Bogen 3421 long lens support
http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources ... 393_1.htmlfozzie
Re: 200-400 @ Airshow with/without Wimberly sidekick? Help?
Posted:
Sat May 31, 2008 11:32 amby Glen
Marc, having used that lens handheld for about half an hour with a D2X, I could only suggest the same as Fozzie. It would be a long day handheld and I think fatigue would ensure you missed shots otherwise
Re: 200-400 @ Airshow with/without Wimberly sidekick? Help?
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Sat May 31, 2008 1:07 pmby robw25
mark
i used the 200-400 hand held at the jamestown airshow and i was .... (what's the word i'm looking for) knackered at the end of the day, so yes if you have a tripod/momopod USE IT !!
cheers rob
Re: 200-400 @ Airshow with/without Wimberly sidekick? Help?
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Sat May 31, 2008 1:19 pmby jdear
I shoot with the 400:2.8IS with a monopod - I find it easier to move around etc than a tripod. - if you have a QR head even better you can ditch it and go handheld if you need quick captures. (although I think the 400IS is heavier than the 200-400
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Re: 200-400 @ Airshow with/without Wimberly sidekick? Help?
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Sat May 31, 2008 10:01 pmby Matt. K
Hand holding for more then a few minutes is not really an option. The lens is too heavy. Wimberly side kick is the way to go.