Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes, that is one of my options,but holding the camera while focussing seems a bit touchy. the doc put a full arm cast to keep me from moving and twisting the right appendage at all. i just found out he wants me out of work for 6 weeks! i m going to have talk with him over this as i need to get my work done and i am the only one who does what i do in my company. maybe i can get him to let me work half days for the 6 weeks. ;-) gene -------------- Original message from David Young <telyt@telus.net>: -------------- > At 26/04/2007, you wrote: > >well tuesday night in a rain storm i managed to destroy my right > >shutter operating wrist. I am now trying to figure out how to > >operate my leicas with only my left hand. yes i am right handed and > >this is going to be hell. ;-) i am going to have to figure out how > >to avoid camera withdrawell. i realize using a tripod with an M is > >sacrillege, but maybe this is an allowable transgression. i will > >have the cast on for the next 10 weeks. of course anna and my wife > >are smiling at their good fortune of not having me with the m in my > >hand all the time now. any suggestions on how to do this without > >committing all the M transgressions? got home from the hospital > >this afternoon, and the M8 is calling me - oh the shame of it all. > > > >gene > > > Ouch! > > Have you thought of a monopod and a short cable release in your left hand? > > Good luck! > > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information