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Robert wrote:
I parted with my Nikkor 400 f 3.5 and regret having done so, easy to part with, very hard to replace.
Weight is an advantage, large mass is less prone to vibrate/shake, another reason why I wanted the D3.
I must be a wimp. The heavier and bulkier the equipment, the less it encourages me to use it.
When I was working for the building firm I worked for for many years, not many wanted to assist me with tasks I was engaged in because what ever it was, it was bound to be BIG and ****ing heavy! I haven't changed!!! When you add my surveyors tripod and my heavy duty pan/tilt head, the assembly can get a rather heavy. That was probably why I got vertigo having carried it for 9 miles one day at Donnington race track. At Rockingham I variously tried a Quad and trailer and my trusty push bike. Mind you even I drew the line at carrying my tripod on my pushbike...
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Robert.