In a message dated 4/2/03 1:34:43 PM Central Standard Time,
om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> And I differ with Walt. I use the 80-200 a lot, and for landscape shots, I
> keep the foot rotated to about the 7:00 position as seen from the back of
> the lens. That way the foot rests on the palm of my hand, allowing me to
> work the zoom/focus ring with ease. I find the lens much less comfortable
> without using it this way.
>
>
After Walt expressed his concern about the foot resting in the palm, it
occurred to me, one might use the palm rest from the 300mm f2.8 or the 400mm
f4. I'll give that a try and see how it works. This seems to be a really
sharp lens. Bill Barber
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