Hi Rick,
I've been in that mode for at least two years, if I include my neighbors'
yards, since I only have abour 2/3 of an acre. I do add an occasional trip
to the airport, but that has changed management, so the old buddies are
gone. Could this have anything to do with age? ;~)
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Beckrich" <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] FS - It is time to pay to the piper . . .
> Remind me: Who was it that said, "If it's more than XX feet from the car;
> it's not photogenic."?
>
> 'cause I'm sure starting to feel that way. I just realized that not one of
> the shots I've made
> in the last two months has been out of the yard. OK, big yard (4 acres)
> but
> still...
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I don't know how a couple of pounds of any lens hanging off the camera
>> can be "better balanced". But the Tokina with 5D attached is well
>> balanced when setting on it's own tripod mount... which is also where I
>> support it when using it handheld. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 3/28/2011 5:55 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> >> If it helps I'll tell you that my Tokina AT-X AF 80-200/2.8 in Canon
>> >> mount is so big and heavy that it's one of those that never gets used
>> >> unless I'm no more than 100 yards/meters from the car. :-)
>> >
>> >
>> > LOL, but we're not talking about the Tokina. The Tamron is a bit nicer
>> > of a lens and slightly better balanced.
>> >
>> > But still big and heavy.
>> >
>> > AG
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