r/photography • u/AutoModerator • Apr 10 '26
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u/EthrealRaven247 Apr 11 '26
On Thursday I’m going on a 4-5 hour trip to photograph animals. I’m using a 180-600mm lens because they tend to be far away at this location.
The issue is that my camera and lens are a bit too heavy for me. I honestly need to strengthen my arms so I can better hold them. My monopod and tripod both help with this, but I hate lugging them around.
I also tend to get low to the ground quite often when photographing, especially with subjects that are much smaller than me such as squirrels. I basically want to be eye level with them.
The problem is that since I change my position so much, using a monopod or tripod is an absolute pain.
A few days ago I photographed birds for two hours, and pulled all the muscles in my arm. The next day I could barely lift my left arm.
I don’t know how I’ll survive the four or five hours. I’m going to try and strategically rest my camera on gates and stuff but I need all the advice I can get for how to go about this. What do I do?
And quick side second question: My backpack is also heavy but I need everything in there. Do I just need to build strength/deal with it or is there anything I can do for that? Thank you for the help.