> ... I did laugh when I saw the example image of how to hold a > camera in one of the late film body manuals, both hands > gripping the body like a steering wheel, makes you wonder if the > designers of the gadgets are actually photographers.
lol ... I know what you mean. It's the most unstable looking way to hold a camera I can think of. > I'm constantly bumping the aperture dial on the *ist D, I > often have the camera over my shoulder whilst I'm mobile and the dial rubs on my > jeans. Never had this problem with film cameras that used plain old aperture > ring control over the years. Ah, now there's another difference in our habits. My camera is either in my hand, with a securing hand strap, or in a bag slung over my shoulder. I once had the misfortune of smacking a Nikon FM which was slung on a strap over my shoulder into a railroad tie (crushed the top cover and put a crack in the focusing screen, but didn't throw anything out of registration... I continued to take pictures with it for another decade before having it refurbished. Tough little bugger!) and have never carried a camera that way since. In my hand with a tether or in a bag, that's it. :-) Godfrey __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
