Originally posted by jbinpg Why take off a tripod collar when you can just rotate it 90 or 180 degrees and get it out of the way? I flip the one on my DA* 300 90 deg to the right. Doesn't interfere with anything.
The great thing about this lens is the collar does not come off. As simply as the mounting block comes off and stores in bag pocket, I would rather do that than rotate the mount, and then rotate it some more when I shoot vertical shots. My hands are huge and where ever I rotate the collar the block eventually ends up in the way. Wheatfield is 100% correct about inertia being our friend; one of the things that helps the inertia is having the greatest meeting of mass. When I have to lift a finger or two away from the lens, support is sacrificed.
The block on the 300 does not interfere, but there also is no zoom ring to operate. The long and the short of it is that if the lenses hold well for you as they are then I certainly would not suggest anything different. I guess I failed to illustrate that it's the lens design that is so great. Not only is the lens optically outstanding, the barrel design rocks as well.
Have a great day.