Why are handgrips always on the right side?
Jan 24, 2023 14:10:45 #
I used a flash holder and turned it around so my right hand was free to control the camera and the flash was more on the left side. The flash was still over the lens and high enough to avoid red-eye.
Jan 24, 2023 14:57:58 #
AndyT wrote:
An observation here, as I have no add-on handgrips... (show quote)
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I have an L bracket handle that connects vie the tripod mount and can be attached with the handle on the left. I have used it from time to time if it makes something easier at that time.
Jan 24, 2023 16:12:38 #
AndyT wrote:
An observation here, as I have no add-on handgrips... (show quote)
I truly believe that anyone can learn to use the less dominant hand, whether left or right, and that's just what left handed photographers do. I entered the field of computer audio editing after solemnly pledging never to need a computer. Then I had no choice. The guy who trained me suggested I use the trackball on the left to make certain moves in the software much easier. Now I can't imagine using it on the right. Of course this pisses off anyone trying to use my computers as I set up all my computers with trackballs to the left. But all is not lost.., I do use a mouse on the right. Does that make me ambidextrous? I don't know, but I'm just sayin'
Jan 24, 2023 16:28:06 #
Jan 24, 2023 16:35:30 #
gretske
Loc: Lke Murray SC
Left handed people are the last legally discriminated against group. Pretend you are left handed, and check out all the things that are designed for right handed people. With a little thought, many products could be designed to be more accommodating to lefties. But, what the hell, who cares? As someone said, we are less than 10%.
Jan 24, 2023 16:41:17 #
I am a left-handed but somewhat ambidextrous. When I write or draw, I use my left hand but for almost everything else – scissors, knives, etc., I use my right hand. In fact, with knives, I do not have to switch hands using forks & knives when cutting food items. I do use the fork with my left hand. It’s actually awkward to use my left hand for many tasks. I use my right hand on all computer mice, keys, functions, etc. I use my right hand for all tasks in using my Canon EOS camera. David
Jan 24, 2023 16:45:23 #
gretske
Loc: Lke Murray SC
That is the thing. Lefties are very capable of adapting when necessary. Not so much with righties. I was in the hospital this weekend and there was a woman who had just had shoulder surgery on her right shoulder. She was right handed and it took 3 nurses to try to teach her to eat with her left hand. I just laughed.
Jan 24, 2023 16:47:57 #
There is a lesson here. We have two arms, two legs, two eyes and two hands. We should learn how to use them equally in case one goes on the fritz. Always good to have a back up plan!
Jan 24, 2023 16:58:06 #
If you use manual lenses and have a left side grip, how are you going to hold a camera and adjust the lens at the same time?
Jan 24, 2023 17:35:06 #
As i have said before (and been bashed for) seems to me cameras are made upside down. Instead of crushing your nose against the back and thus being unstable, why not have the body against your flatter forehead? The back could even be curved a bit and perhaps cushioned to sit solidly with the viewfinder dropping down to your eye. Buttons and grip would have to be changed as well, of course. I know this has nothing to do with right vs. left but hopefully not too far off subject.
Jan 24, 2023 17:55:31 #
Bill 45 wrote:
I am a left handed person. When I using one of my Nikon's cameras I have a bracket that hook on to the left side of the camera so that I can hold on to the camera. I have found that Nikon's cameras are not a friend to left handed people. If you are left handed don't buy a Nikon.
I’m left handed and I have no clue what you’re talking about. Shooting my Nikons is really no different than shooting my Sony or my Olympus or pretty much any other camera I’ve shot. What I find strange about the OP’s view is that he wants to grip the camera in his left hand while making adjustments with his right. It’s pretty simple, even for me as a lefty, to grip the camera with my right hand and make the adjustments with my thumb and forefinger. The left hand supports the camera from under the lens, where it can easily zoom or manually focus.
Jan 24, 2023 18:00:29 #
Jsykes wrote:
Lefty people can't be trusted anyway. Famous LH's - Jack the Ripper; the Boston Strangler, Billy the Kid, Lucriezia Borgia.
Need I say more?
Need I say more?
I’m a lefty and I’m cool with most people, but if I’m around you, you better watch your back! 😜🤪
Jan 24, 2023 18:02:30 #
Jersey guy
Loc: New Joisey
Ollieboy wrote:
Golf and bowling are 2 other activities that do not favor lefties.
True, but in golf...even though you can buy left-handed clubs...the courses themselves are designed with right handed golfers in mind. On some holes, that works to the leftie's advantage but not always.
Jan 24, 2023 18:09:51 #
rustfarmer wrote:
As i have said before (and been bashed for) seems to me cameras are made upside down. Instead of crushing your nose against the back and thus being unstable, why not have the body against your flatter forehead? The back could even be curved a bit and perhaps cushioned to sit solidly with the viewfinder dropping down to your eye. Buttons and grip would have to be changed as well, of course. I know this has nothing to do with right vs. left but hopefully not too far off subject.
And it would be awkward and much harder to hold the camera steady. Act like you’re holding a camera in a normal position, or if you have a camera, hold it like you’re taking a photo. Now raise your hands a few inches, (or flip the camera over and look through it. Just that few inches and your elbows want to come out, even if you keep them in in the sides they want to move forward, away from the body. It’s a much less stable position. Even if you strain to keep your elbows close it’s not as stable and it’s uncomfortable
Jan 24, 2023 18:13:00 #
AndyT wrote:
An observation here, as I have no add-on handgrips... (show quote)
The grip helps stabilize the camera. With long a long lens or a zoom the left hand is on the lens and a left hand grip is completely useless. Even for a moderate zoom, say a 18-140, the zoom is best operated without the left hand even touching the camera body. Try it. The right hand grip stabilizes the camera 100% of the time.
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