Recent content by vickylou

Thank you all so much for your help! I bit the bullet and used my 5 years of saving and treated myself to a used 70-200 2.8L IS II. Yes it is a beast! I purchased the peak design slide which is a great strap and a carbon fibre monopod. Agreed I am not going to be walking around all day with it...

Thank you I will have a look at this bag

Thank you, I haven’t discounted this option it’s something I will think long and hard about. At the moment my system is ok for the weight of my current lenses as none are heavy but I was just hoping for a fast telephoto option with my current set up.

Thank you, I will look into this.

I apologise if you find this odd, I did not mean to offend you. Ok my telephoto zoom is the Tamron 70-300 VC, you loose F4 very quickly after 70mm for example in a low light gym at 70mm f4 iso 2500 i am only getting about 1/80, bearing in mind how heavy the 70-20 IS II lens is for me this is not...

It depends on if my son is doing acro with balanced moves or tumble. Some gyms are better lit than others.

Thank you, that’s the thing I’ve saved for so long I’m trying to find a way to make it work! F2.8-4 can make a big difference indoors between getting a workable shutter speed and not. I will look into the carrier. I definitely think I will get a peak design strap whether I get the 2.8 or not.

Thank you, I’m using the 80D.

Thank you I had no idea there was a speedgraphic in Bordon. I will seriously consider this.

Thank you very much for your reply, I totally understand. I also have fibromyalgia along with my CTD it is rubbish. A monopod for me isn’t ideal with a 2 year old, I usually take my equipment on family outings beach/parks etc. I will try the lens with the peak design strap. I may need to go...

What is the weight of the non is?

I’m assuming if using the monopod I would turn iIS off the same as when using a tripod. The monopod is to help me with the weight for long periods not as an alternative to IS. If money was no object I would consider changing systems but my lenses I’ve bought over the years are worth more to me...

Thank you, I currently leave my QR plate attached to my camera body all the time. I could attach to the tripod mount on the lens if im using a peak design strap. The only thing is I was looking at an carbon fibre inexpensive monopod in LCE and the assistant screwed it in directly, I looked at...

I considered this but I have a 100mm 2.8 IS and I would use this, but it isn't versatile enough. I'd love to have the zoom as a walk around just not sure about weight.

Definitely a zoom for versatility, I never know how close I can get. With My joint problems I need IS for stability.