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Hand-held skills of telephoto lens

Because telephoto lenses are long and heavy, it is very difficult to shoot by hand. It's a little unstable, a little shaky, maybe it's burnt. ..... So shooting with a telephoto lens is very skillful.

Specifically, holding a telephoto lens requires mastering the following two skills:

1, stone to stone, tree to tree. ..... no dependence, wobbly. With reliance, it is stable. So when shooting with telephoto lens, you can rely on it to ensure stability. For example, when shooting, there are stones, trees, tables and chairs around, so you can hold the hand holding the lens and lean on it ... With this support, you can shoot safely. ..... This truth is very simple, but many people really didn't pay attention when shooting. ...

2. The elbow sticks to the body to form a triangular support. ..... If you can't find stones, trees, tables and chairs, you should use your body to improve stability. ..... Triangle is the most stable structure. So when shooting with a telephoto lens, you can hold the lens with your elbow close to your body, which can form a stable triangular support and bring very high stability.

By mastering the above two hand-held skills, we can take wonderful photos with telephoto lenses.

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