[Leica] Left Handed Cameras

[Brian Reid]

A goodly number of those announcements have a 1st April date on them.

On 2020-09-13 4:28 pm, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote:
> Apparently, your choice of camera positioning is not unique. There a 
> number
> of gadgets to use a camera upside down.
> That is if you were not pulling my chain.
> 
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 9:51 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
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>> I’m left handed myself and always use my cameras upside down, i.e. 
>> bottoms
>> up … I actually fire the shot using my left thumb upwards ...
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>> In the (old) time of slides, it was not so difficult to turn the 
>> cardboard
>> down side up. These days are easier, just tell LR to rotate the batch 
>> and
>> your done :-)
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>> Amities
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>> Philippe
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>> > Le 13 sept. 2020 à 21:44, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>> a écrit :
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>> > Some fun stuff...
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>> https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Cameras/Canon-EOS-7D-L-Left-Handed-DSLR-Camera.aspx
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>> > The Yashica Samurai film camera of the late 1980s is one of the only
>> ones to have been in regular production but it was very expensive for 
>> what
>> it was and was not a success.
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>> > See:
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/AS-IS-Kyocera-YASHICA-SAMURAI-X3-0-35mm-Half-Frame-AF-Film-Camera-W-Case/392877076581?hash=item5b794c7065:g:tcsAAOSw1V9eQlYo
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>> > One of the things we are most asked about is a left-handed digital video
>> camera and there has never been one, until now. The Samsung Q10 (or 
>> HMX-Q10
>> HD) has been designed so it is equally easy to use in either hand – as
>> Samsung say in their brochure “Even when you're a lefty, It records 
>> just
>> right!
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>> > See:
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Compact-Full-HD-Camcorder-HMX-Q10BN-XAA-Camera-Only/174314822269?hash=item2895f91a7d:g:PMgAAOSwJ65e4n64
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>> > https://nikonrumors.com/2019/04/01/nikons-first-left-handed-camera.aspx/
>> A spoof.
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>> > There is ( was) a Leica gadget that performed the task.... NQUOO, but
>> you needed to use your mouth,,,
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>> > and the https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=108557
>> This is probably the closest to a Left Handed Camera as you will 
>> get....
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>> > Another Leica based camera, but a Leica copy...
>> https://www.macfilos.com/2016/06/05/2016-6-2-leica-copies-left-handed-camera-anyone/
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>> > And lastly this dream.....
>> https://www.popphoto.com/news/2007/09/ambicam-debuts/
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>> > On 9/13/2020 8:40 AM, Peter Stevens (Redacted sender fritzj3 for DMARC)
>> wrote:
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>> >> Good afternoon to everyone. I saw a camera body last night online from
>> the 1930s, a Kine Exakta; and not only did it catch my attention for 
>> its
>> distinctive overall body design, I also noticed that the shutter 
>> control
>> and shutter button were on the top left-hand side of the body. I have 
>> never
>> seen such a placement; but I admit to being novice in regards these 
>> things.
>> Has anyone else ever seen a camera body with the shutter controls on 
>> the
>> top left-hand side? And regarding another design feature of the Exakta 
>> -
>> does anyone know if the design team commissioned by Leica to come up 
>> with
>> the R8 used the Exakta Kine as an inspiration - to my eye the R8/R9 
>> sure
>> does take at least a respectful design cue from the Kine Exakta.
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>> >>
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>> > --
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>> > *Frank Filippone*
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