Gee, all of the one I know of are still in use....
Gary Edwards
"W. J. Liles" wrote:
> Giles wrote:
>
> > In the fairly recent 200mm f4 / laser pointer /MLU Aperture pre-fire/
> > discussions it
> > was hypothesised that The Idea of holding the Camera and lens, rather than
> > not
> > touching them and using a cable release, was because the soft water tissue
> > of the
> > human body acts as a damper and actually absorbs more undesired vibrations
> > than it
> > imparts.
> >
>
> I do an awful lot of birding and frequently use spotting scopes. I've
> had the opportunity to use all types of scopes with all types of tripods
> and there is not a one that will not vibrate very visibly at higher
> powers. This is usually controlled by waiting a bit for it to settle
> down, which can take a surprisingly long time, or, especially in the
> wind, with a bit of hand pressure. I would think mirror and shutter
> vibration would act much the same and be improved with careful hand
> pressure. Prehaps draping a plastic bag filled with silicon gel such as
> an old silicon prosthesis over the camera and lense would have the same
> dampening effect.
>
> Jerry Liles
>
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