On May 9, 2004, at 11:49 PM, Stephen Scharf wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: "John Wheeler" <wheelej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] (OT)
>> Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 14:29:19 +1000
>>
>>
>> G'day Zuiks,
>>
>> I've just had a digital experience. While babysitting our daughter's
>> six
>> year old twins the other night while Mum, Dad, and their house guest
>> were
>> out the latter, on leaving said, "Have a play with my 10D and see
>> what you
>> think of the new lens".
>>
>> He'd just added a 100-400 USM (with Image Stabliser) lens plus the
>> extra
>> battery grip to the 10D.
>>
>> Now, I've always guessed the weight of anything in comparison to that
>> of the
>> Lee Enfield .303 service rifle I carried through the six months of
>> National
>> Service in the early fifties. It was from memory about eleven pounds.
>> This
>> camera/lens/grip combination was considerably heavier! And he will be
>> shooting handheld at motorcycle races! I've seen some of his work and
>> it's
>> very good but I reckon he'll need some physio-therapy after a day's
>> shooting.
>>
>> But the strangest thing about this was that earlier in the day he'd
>> hefted
>> my OM-2 with 50/1.4 attached and exclaimed, "My, it's heavy, isn't
>> it!".
>>
>> John,
>> Sydny, Oz.
>>
>
> Now wait a cottin-pickin' minute....I have a Canon D60 with battery
> grip *and* a 100-400 IS L lens, and i can assure you it is NOT even
> close to 11 pounds or the weight of a Lee Enfield .303. It weighs
> less than half that, more like five pounds.
The shock and misperception of the weight is understandable considering
this is a list of people with 1 pound cameras! Especially when picking
up something that is the size and weight of medium format. :-)
Winsor
Long Beach, California
USA
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