Best I've found for hand - holding a 300 is MD1 with 18v Grip, and take the
tripod ring off. Works well for me. YMMV.
Julian
> from: "Curtis P. Hedman" <Curtis.P.Hedman-1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 03:52:33
> to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: Re: [OM] BG2 with 300/4.5 as a steady grip?
>
> Have been trying out a 300/4.5 courtesy of Tom Scales, and happened to try
> the lens on a body with a BG2 attached (OM-2S, Winder 2, BG2 w/M.Grip
> Cord). It seemed to me that it was a whole lot easier to hold the camera
> steady gripping the BG2 in my right hand and resting the 300/4.5 (tripod
> ring foot) on my left palm, and then squeezing off shots via the
> front-mounted release button on the BG2. Has anyone tried this arrangement,
> and, if so, does it seem to help steady the lens when hand held? I am
> finding the 300/4.5 to be a real challenge to hand hold, which I lake to do
> sometimes... wonderful on a tripod, of course.
>
> Thanx for any comments...
>
> Curt Hedman
>
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