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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kodiak" data-source="post: 173175" data-attributes="member: 15426">Hello everyone,The post with Olivier's macro-handheld tests (spiders in the wood shack) got me quite a fewem@ils making sure that these were really HANDHELD! How can he do that?<a href="http://nikonites.com/macro/15133-handheld-macrophotography-%95-olivier.html#axzz2ZU4dno7j" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/macro/15133-handheld-macrophotography-%95-olivier.html#axzz2ZU4dno7j</a>He is young, calm and patient… for one thing, and he learned to hold his gear a right way since an apple never falls far from the tree…  Olivier is my model here.Let me explain:For short lenses (here a 16mm fisheye):[ATTACH]44314[/ATTACH] Rest the camera at the top of your left wrist as your right hand holds it firmly. [ATTACH]44315[/ATTACH] Stretch your fingers to reach the focusing ring as the body still rests on your wrist. [ATTACH]44316[/ATTACH] Seen from the other side, it should look like well grouped hands around the camera and lens.For medium size lenses (here a 24/70 zoom)[ATTACH]44312[/ATTACH] Same starting position but spreading the fingers forward and up. You should reach easily the focusing ring… [ATTACH]44319[/ATTACH] …and the zooming ring without any further movement than the extension of the fingers. [ATTACH]44313[/ATTACH] For greater stability, bring your elbow to your ribcage. Your body position should look like this.For longer lenses (here a 300mm, I would not think of doing this with my 600mm):[ATTACH]44317[/ATTACH] Rest the lens foot at the top of your left wrist as your right hand holds the camera grip firmly. [ATTACH]44318[/ATTACH] Stretch your fingers to reach the zooming and/or focusing ring as the lens still rests on your wrist. Here, remembering to press your elbow to your ribcage is a good idea! [ATTACH]44320[/ATTACH] Should there be a post or tree, the left arm may cross under the lens to find support.Have a good time!,</blockquote>

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