beckett Mostly Lurking 17 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Adelaide More info | May 15, 2007 06:08 | #1 I have heard it said that the 70 - 200 lens is too heavy for my 350D is this right or is this just a way to get me to buy a more expensive camera? One guy said it would tear the mount out of my camera if I held the camera and not the lens? Any one got any ideas on that?
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May 15, 2007 06:12 | #2 350D & 70-200 is Usm lens too heavy or not?
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-spam- I heart the title fairy  7,703 posts Joined Sep 2006 Location: Waiting for a table at Campos More info | You can pretty much count on your cameras lens mount surviving if you held that combo by the camera alone. Carp - flickr
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peatoire Goldmember  1,084 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Nottingham (Home of Robbing Hoods) More info | What spam said. 5D & Grip, 17-40 f4, 70-200 f2.8 IS, 50mm 1.4, 85mm1.2 580EX 430EX II, Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro. Rickety tripod.
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vabeltfed Member 34 posts Joined Apr 2007 More info | May 15, 2007 06:37 | #5 I have the 70-200 f/4 on my 400 with no issues, though I do have the grip also. It won't tear the mount off your camera. I think he is just jealous.
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Hermeto Cream of the Crop  6,674 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada More info | May 15, 2007 06:44 | #6  Permanent banbeckett wrote in post #3208280  I have heard it said that the 70 - 200 lens is too heavy for my 350D is this right or is this just a way to get me to buy a more expensive camera? One guy said it would tear the mount out of my camera if I held the camera and not the lens? Any one got any ideas on that?  Nothing to worry about, 70-200 f/2.8 IS fits 350D perfectly! What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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I used my 70-200 with my 350D for some time with no problem, but I suggest carrying/holding it by the lens or lens and body, but avoid the body alone. EOS 350D + Kit 18-55 lens (looking to donate) , EOS 30D 18-270 Tamron (wife's), 7D MkII
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May 15, 2007 08:17 | #8 The 70-200 2.8 IS is a heavy lens. When using the heavier lenses, it's more important to support the lens than the body. However, just supporting the body is not going to destroy your lens mount. And that lens will work wonderfully on the 350D. John
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Lightstream Yoda 14,915 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Cult of the Full Frame More info | May 15, 2007 09:00 | #9 Just make sure you don't get this....
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Mark_Cohran Cream of the Crop  More info | May 15, 2007 12:02 | #10 beckett wrote in post #3208280 ....One guy said it would tear the mount out of my camera if I held the camera and not the lens? Any one got any ideas on that? What a bunch of malarky! Mark
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May 15, 2007 12:22 | #11 Would you routinely mount the CAMERA to a tripod with the 70-200 IS on it? You can put ANY EOS mount lens on your camera but the problem comes when we talk about HANGING the lens from the camera. Camera: Canon 1D MK IIN, 7D IR, T4i astro modified, 5DSR, 1 DX II
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Mortgage101 Senior Member  477 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Orange County, CA More info | May 15, 2007 13:30 | #12 If you leave the lens Mounted on a tripod for 2 long you may start getting an error. (this happened to me after being stupid) simply remove the lens and place it back on the camera. As far as leaving the lens dangling from the XT or XTi lol try shooting like that for awhile. You may find pure comfort demands you support the lens a little Capture the moment that took your breath away. Savor each one and look for more to come!
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drjiveturkey Senior Member  542 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: Leesburg, VA More info | May 15, 2007 16:27 | #13 I've mounted a 300mm f/2.8 IS hand holding it most of the time. More recently I've mounted a 400mm f/2.8 IS on it although it spends most of it's time on a monopod. It all started as a hobby with a Rebel XT & KIT lens. $5K worth of equipment & $0 of income later, all I have to show for it is a harddrive full of pictures and priceless memories!! Yeah it's still worth it
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Mark_Cohran Cream of the Crop More info | May 15, 2007 16:58 | #14 Mturnbo wrote in post #3209815 Would you routinely mount the CAMERA to a tripod with the 70-200 IS on it? You can put ANY EOS mount lens on your camera but the problem comes when we talk about HANGING the lens from the camera. You'll probably mount the lens to the tripod, but only because it's more stable and the lens mount is closer to the center of gravity, meaning less drift on the tripod head - but it won't break away the lens from the camera lens mount. That's just silly. Mark
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kobe629 Senior Member  694 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles More info | May 16, 2007 00:09 | #15 Like others have said nose heavy but do able..Maybe the 70-200 f/4 IS will feel better but I'm not sure if f/4 is what you are working for. I would get a battery pack to give it some weight. Nikon
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er my lens wasn't the 2.8 its the 70-200 F4L IS not sure if that's any lighter or what not.