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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 543636" data-attributes="member: 9240">Got mine last night and spent all of 10 minutes with it this morning.&nbsp; If I get a break I may go out and shoot some this afternoon.Word to the wise, &quot;military grade&quot; is not to be taken &quot;lightly&quot;.&nbsp; This thing is a beast.&nbsp; I knew that after using it at a show two Novembers ago, but I'd forgotten just how heavy 6 pounds is.&nbsp; Every spring I need to readjust to shooting handheld with a big lens, so I'm not sure how much of my initial &quot;holy crap&quot; was the lens and how much was not having used anything bigger than a 70-200mm f4 for 5 months, but it's not an insignificant lens.&nbsp; It's also a touch nose heavy, even using the collar on a monopod.&nbsp; My understanding is that the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1154688-REG/sigma_at1900_tripod_socket_ts_81.html" target="_blank">replacement foot for the collar</a> is better balanced, but it's going to eat up my savings, not to mention that it's got an Arca-Swiss mount which doesn't play well with my Manfrotto monopod.Not complaining, just sharing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 543636, member: 9240"] Got mine last night and spent all of 10 minutes with it this morning. If I get a break I may go out and shoot some this afternoon. Word to the wise, "military grade" is not to be taken "lightly". This thing is a beast. I knew that after using it at a show two Novembers ago, but I'd forgotten just how heavy 6 pounds is. Every spring I need to readjust to shooting handheld with a big lens, so I'm not sure how much of my initial "holy crap" was the lens and how much was not having used anything bigger than a 70-200mm f4 for 5 months, but it's not an insignificant lens. It's also a touch nose heavy, even using the collar on a monopod. My understanding is that the [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1154688-REG/sigma_at1900_tripod_socket_ts_81.html"]replacement foot for the collar[/URL] is better balanced, but it's going to eat up my savings, not to mention that it's got an Arca-Swiss mount which doesn't play well with my Manfrotto monopod. Not complaining, just sharing. [/QUOTE]

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