Glamour Boulevard wrote:
Well of course the main issue is costs. But ya know, I do think some sort of adaptor or something should be designed to enable someone to use their left hand for the controls which would normally need the right hand.dammit now I have to get out my paper and pencils.

Damn, a serious answer to a frivilous question.  You must really be trying to avoid finishing that website.

Alan from Aavian Prod wrote:

Damn, a serious answer to a frivilous question.  You must really be trying to avoid finishing that website.

I can chat while stuff is loading,lol.But this seems to be a case of fix one thing, another thing breaks,lol.

Glamour Boulevard wrote:

I can chat while stuff is loading,lol.But this seems to be a case of fix one thing, another thing breaks,lol.

You need to find your PHP guy to come to the rescue.

Now let's get back to left handed cameras and right handed websites.

Harrison Sweazea wrote:
I'm left handed, but I don't feel uncomfortable in the least with where the controls are. Now, if my right have were missing, there'd be a problem...good question.

Actually, I can tell you are left handed by looking at this image from your profile:



The model seems to be offended that you are struggling with the controls because of your left handed condition.  What did you do to prepare the model for this?

For the record, I am Ambidextrous.  That means I am equally incapable with either hand.

Glamour Boulevard wrote:
Im surprised no one has come up with a universal pistol grip-like control which would allow people to use the camera with either hand.

Actually, as I think of it, back in the days of my Pentax LX system, I had a flash bracket with a pistol grip and a shutter release.  It could be set up left handed or right handed.

The problem is that most of the newer cameras are not set up to use a cable release, but many have a receptacle to plug in a remote.  There is no reason that someone couldn't make a universal pistol grip like that and simply offer brand dependend cables to hook them up.

Good point.  I often hold my camera with one hand a reflector with another.  I would think for a left handed person it would be easier to keep the camera steady with his left hand.

Alan from Aavian Prod wrote:
This doesn't apply to me, since I go both ways, but it sounds like you lefties need to start recruiting for equality.

So you're bi-handed?

Alan from Aavian Prod wrote:

Actually, I can tell you are left handed by looking at this image from your profile:



The model seems to be offended that you are struggling with the controls because of your left handed condition.  What did you do to prepare the model for this?

I did a family shoot that day, full of incorrigible kids Out of that entire shoot that day, she was the most agreeable model I had!! :LOL:

DigitalCMH wrote:

So you're bi-handed?

Yes I am, I always make a stir when I lecture at a blackboard (oops, whiteboard these days).  I instinctively write with whichever hand is more convenient.

So I will be writing something with my right hand but want to get out of the way so people can see what I am writing and I will change to my left in mid-sentence.  I always get some pretty wierd stares (but then there are those who say I am a pretty wierd guy).