HI David, Steve and Aram,
Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Agree that a tripod would likely
enhance sharpness but isn’t it remarkable how good a hand held
shot is with the VR at 700mm?
By comparison here is a tripod shot taken a few years ago using the D800E:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2013/Full-MoonW.jpg.html ;
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2013/Full-MoonW.jpg.html>>
There will be more up to date shots later.
Cheers
Howard (now back where I have a tripod)