Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hold the M6 with my right hand on the shutter release, this side down. The left hand operates the lens. If the camera is held with the shutter release up, then the left hand obstructs the viewfinder when holding the lens. I am right handed but view with my left eye. Jonathan Borden > > Which orientation do most of you use to hold an M6 vertically for > "portrait" > shots? I can't figure out which is best. I am right-handed and > tend to hold > the camera such that the shutter button is at the high end (the > same way I hold > my SLRs), but this seems awkward at times. Holding it the other > way seems more > comfortable, but I have trouble finding the focus tab then. Which is the > "preferred" way (if there is one), and which way is used by most > seasoned M6 > users (the right-handed ones, at least)? > > -- Anthony >