Did you know that most cameras come designed typically for right handed people?
Author: Sheena Benedicta
Well it is no secret that most cameras have their shutter release button on the right itself. Most if not all cameras are designed to meet comfort levels of right-handed individuals. And hence these cameras have even the other function and control buttons on the right along with the shutter release button itself. But have you ever wondered how left handed photographers would use one with ease and comfort; enough to create a memorable photograph?
Even popular brands such as Canon and Nikon do not have any left handed cameras in their range. In fact my research on this found me only 2 camera brands Exakta camera and some Konica F series to be amongst the few or maybe only shutter release-on-left cameras. Also these are said to be only point and shoot cameras, so really I found absolutely no DSLR to have been launched for left hand photographers with a left hand control panel yet.
And despite this limitation, the world has seen some pretty amazing works of photographic art from left hand photographers; both amateur and professional. Most left handed individuals say that using the camera with right-hand controls becomes as simple as any tasks that they do otherwise using their left. While there are those wondering when a left hand control camera will see the light of day, still others feel that this too fits into their category of ‘getting used to using all things right handed’.
If you are a left hand photographer or an ambidextrous you can try flipping the camera; if it still feels awkward, just keep at it and eventually you will get used to it or perhaps a remote shutter release held in your left hand can also help. Some left hand photographers swear by the tripod too. Though for most of our lefty buddies this may or may not be a struggle while photographing but as a fellow photographer I cannot undermine it because I tried using my left and boy was it not easy!
Author: Sheena Benedicta
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Source of facts mentioned : Friends & Internet
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