Comments on: Gear Talk: The Freedom of Photographing Tripod Free

By: janvi

janvi — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:02:14 +0000

This is damn amazing. Thanks for sharing

By: Zayn

Zayn — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 11:32:41 +0000

Thanks for sharing this

By: Thierry LE ROUX

Thierry LE ROUX — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 07:51:16 +0000

I do both. Tripod, when shooting long exposure (but trying different angles handheld before so that I get the composition I like) and panoramas together with a L Braket. But of course when travelling the EM-1’s IBIS is great to shot handheld and be spontanious. I ‘m considering buying the 12-100mm that also gets stabilsation. If anyone has an opinion …

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:25:30 +0000

Hi Lisa

I have carried my Gitzo travel tripod twice when trekking in Nepal & Ladakh and have not used it! I have an Ultra Pocket Pod from RRS, which is actually used.
Image stabilisation in the Oly EM1MK II is great and you have been able to get some long motion free hand – held exposures. I must assume that they were caffeine- free?

By: pam

pam — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:54:06 +0000

Recently carted a tripod all around Japan and didn’t use it once. Probably needed it at Shibuya crossing at night but realistically it would have been almost impossible to set up in the middle of the crowds!!! I also have the awesome Olympus OMD E 10 iii and when necessary find a wall, fence, or a tree to stabilise.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 04:05:49 +0000

I agree totally, doing wildlife photography it is tremendously restrictive to try and cope with a tripod.
I do a lot of photos with a the Olympus 300 mm F2.8 Pro lens with a 2x adaptor, which weighs in at over 4 kg, but gives me a 35 mm equivalent of 1200 mm. I find a monopod is perfect with this, but if needs be, resting it on a a hard surface, even my knees is still good. I like the new 300 mm F4.0 lens, but that only comes with a 1.4x adaptor, and for small birds, the original lens is better still with the 2x adapter.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 08:06:31 +0000

Yes, agree totally; I loathe the tripod although I do carry one in the back of the car. If I need a long exposure a bean bag, rock, wall, fence will serve the purpose. Apart from anything else as soon as one sets up a tripod one stands out like a sore thumb and attracts attention, some welcome but often unwelcome. I have an M5 and find the image stabilisation brilliant. Have taken many moving water shops up to 2 seconds handheld.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:55:38 +0000

It is freeing, isn’t it? I’ve been doing more hand holding the better the ISO performance gets in my cameras, but I’m still a heavy tripod user because I do a lot of macro. However, I disagree with the heavier = harder idea in all cases. For me a little weight helps with stabilizing the load. Consider when you add a battery grip with a larger lens, it automatically shifts the center of gravity and you can have more control rather than less. Sure, a giant lens the size of a horse’s leg can be a problem, but a little bulk can be helpful. Oh and I love finding logs, rocks and other stuff to act as tripod. Even when I have one with me I sometimes use those instead. Rock on woman!