I wouldn't dream of using my cameras without some sort of solid support, I use a heavy tripod for most of my work, except when I'm on a long walk or in the car. I normally use a Uniloc Major 1600 with large ball and socket or Manfrotto 128RC for landscape, close-up and long lens work and a Uniloc 1700 with ball and socket for long walks. For shooting from the car window I use a large purpose made bean bag filled not too tightly with dried peas, this enables me to use lenses up to 500mm with 2X converter. If the bag is not packed too tightly it allows you to snuggle the lens into it for a solid support. On the very rare occasion when I shoot without a support, it's usually a quick snap shot where I don't have time to anticipate the shot. The only other time I would work without a support is when doing flight shots of birds.
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