Tripod mount for EF 70-200 / F4 necessary?

I have ordered the EF 70-200 / F4 and I wonder whether I should purchase the tripod mount as well.
Any opinions?

uhu-buhu said:

I have ordered the EF 70-200 / F4 and I wonder whether I should
purchase the tripod mount as well.
Any opinions?

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I assume your referring to a tripod collar. If so, you can get along without the tripod collar, but if mounting the camera/lens to a tripod, the collar gives you options not available with the standard camera body mount. The collar alllows the shifting of the camera to a portrait style with ease. You just loosen the collar and rotate the lens and camera. I have a tripod collar with my 70-200 and use it all the time. There are many that will say the collar is not necessary and they aren't wrong.
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uhu-buhu said:

I have ordered the EF 70-200 / F4 and I wonder whether I should
purchase the tripod mount as well.
Any opinions?

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Definitely not a necessity because the f/4 is quite light for its focal length and is very comfortable to handhold. However the collar might be a nice addition if you are planning on using it on a tripod frequently. I am considering buying the collar for mine.

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Expensive but useful.

I couldn't hold it steady at 200mm (320mm on 35mm), although it's a light lens...just a little shake and your image is blurred...

used on a tripod without the tripod collar - no problem. It will work better with the collar though. Try it without first - if you are not satisfied, get the collar at that point.

Regards,

Bryan
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have decent light. You need a shutter speed high enough to stop the camera motion. I use 1/effective focal length (1.6x lens focal length on a 10D, 300D ...) as my handheld rule.

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Hi,

I was thinking about it before I got my EF 70-200 / F4.

I uses my 300D on a Gitzo 1028 tripod and Manfrotto
484 RC2 ball head. All are light weight stuff, so I was
thinking a collar will help in handling, especially in portrait.

Since I just got the lenses, so can't really say that with all my
experience it is not necessary. But with my set-up and 1.4X,
the handling are relatively straight forward and there's no
sagging or problem with controlling the tilt.

With the collar on the lenses, it is less comfortable hand-held,
at least for me.

And the collar is quite expensive, so I'll suggest you wait until
your lenses arrive, try it out with your set-up then decide.

kc

uhu-buhu said:

I have ordered the EF 70-200 / F4 and I wonder whether I should
purchase the tripod mount as well.
Any opinions?

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The tripod isn't needed unless toy plan to use it a teleconvertor , and even that might not be too bad.

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you will probably want to use the 70-200 with a tripod at some point, and the ring takes the stress off the camera body. the ring is quite expensive, however.

uhu-buhu said:

I have ordered the EF 70-200 / F4 and I wonder whether I should
purchase the tripod mount as well.
Any opinions?

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brian

Without the tripod collar, it is next to impossible to mount the camera + this lens on a tripod in portrait position, unless you have a pretty burly ball head or some thing designed with this in mind. My ball head would slip a little no matter how hard I tighten it, so I have to compensate for the slip with a tripod leg extension. What a pain.

Lawrence Hrusovsky said:

uhu-buhu said:

I have ordered the EF 70-200 / F4 and I wonder whether I should
purchase the tripod mount as well.
Any opinions?

Click to expand...

I assume your referring to a tripod collar. If so, you can get
along without the tripod collar, but if mounting the camera/lens to
a tripod, the collar gives you options not available with the
standard camera body mount. The collar alllows the shifting of the
camera to a portrait style with ease. You just loosen the collar
and rotate the lens and camera. I have a tripod collar with my
70-200 and use it all the time. There are many that will say the
collar is not necessary and they aren't wrong.
--
http://www.larryh.com

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