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14. This lens requires that I use a tripod, alas.

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:49 PM

22 hrs ago

The lens is heavy! When I first got it, I could hand-hold it, but no more. I am not as strong as I was even a couple of years ago.

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This lens requires that I use a tripod, alas. CaliforniaPeggy 22 hrs ago #14