On 17/03/2021 15:08, Whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 17 March 2021 at 14:58:29 UTC, newshound wrote:
On 07/03/2021 17:57, Alfred Molon wrote:
(German only, but you could use Google translate):

https://www.n-tv.de/der_tag/Frau-hae...ruestung-fuer-
Maschinengewehr-Grosseinsatz-am-Flughafen-article22408522.html

Happened yesterday near Frankfurt airport and the result was a
major police operation.
The photographers were plane spotters. The police said that some
of their lenses "were very long".
Perhaps they were using full frame cameras, where tele lenses
can sometimes be really big.

As Dave says, easy mistake. Back in the distant past (Vietnam war?)
there was a press photographer whose final photograph shows the soldier
with a rifle who not unreasonably mistook him for a sniper.

In the mid 70s I bought a rifle grip for when using my 400mm f6.3 lens,
I also used it for closeups as I could mount 2 flashguns on it.


I still use a rifle grip with my EOS 7D and Sigma 50-500 at air shows.
It originally had a mechanical shutter release which was used with a
Pentax ME Super. I modified it to have an electrical release and also
extended it to fit my arm more comfortably as I'm somewhat taller then
average.

--
Peter