Siberian Iris story

[ACEkin]

After I stopped using big lenses because of their weight a little while ago, I wanted to try my Canon 70-200 F4 L on my R7. Well, it was still heavy! I photographed a Siberian Iris and found it was touching the left edge. I tried again; it was centered but not in focus. The third try yielded the iris touching the right edge. To rescue the effort, I stitched the first and the third shots. And my lesson is (once more), I am not strong enough to use these lenses without a tripod or monopod. Here is the stitched result.

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[THXGEEK]

Nice pic!

I can relate to the difficulties in hefting lenses. For me, it isn't necessarily the weight but rather angle of holding everything. I've had RA (rheumatoid arthritis) for the past dozen+ years and while the meds help, I still have flareups in my hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. When it gets really bad I have heavy duty pain meds, but with those I don't dare drive - much less heft heavy, expensive optics...

Soooo I use the lightweight gear when necessary and have learned to appreciate when I use the heavy stuff!

Hang in there!

 

[ACEkin]

Nice pic!

I can relate to the difficulties in hefting lenses. For me, it isn't necessarily the weight but rather angle of holding everything. I've had RA (rheumatoid arthritis) for the past dozen+ years and while the meds help, I still have flareups in my hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders. When it gets really bad I have heavy duty pain meds, but with those I don't dare drive - much less heft heavy, expensive optics...

Soooo I use the lightweight gear when necessary and have learned to appreciate when I use the heavy stuff!

Hang in there!

I hear you, Craig. My problem is mainly shaky hands and weak arms. I normally shoot with the kit lens that came with the R7. But, that day, something nudged me to try the big old lens again. Back to the small lens!

 

[ACEkin]

After I stopped using big lenses because of their weight a little while ago, I wanted to try my Canon 70-200 F4 L on my R7. Well, it was still heavy! I photographed a Siberian Iris and found it was touching the left edge. I tried again; it was centered but not in focus. The third try yielded the iris touching the right edge. To rescue the effort, I stitched the first and the third shots. And my lesson is (once more), I am not strong enough to use these lenses without a tripod or monopod. Here is the stitched result.

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BTW, there are a few more flower and landscape photographs in a new post on my website, https://www.keptlight.com/spring-outings.