Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]len, good idea, now if only i had a 28 or 24, i do have a 35 though. i do have gun stock with grip from my 560 telyt, maybe the grip will detach and i can then use it. but yes 10 weeks is a long time to be one handed. swmbo has already told me i will really owe her when i get out of this. ;-) gene -------------- Original message from Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>: -------------- > Gene, > > The next 10 weeks are going to be frustrating for you. I broke my > right hand 3 years ago, right handed as well. The cast went up to my > elbow. No photography the whole time the cast was on. > > I'm afraid film M's are out of the question without a motor drive. > But with the M8 you have a chance. A pistol grip with built in > trigger and cable release. Put on a 28mm lens set to f8 or so, ISO > 640 and the focus set midway somewhere. Then the challenge becomes a > game. You could even graduate to a 35mm after you master the 28 and > so on. So don't give up. You can do it. At least you have someone > that can write checks for you. For me that was the hardest part. > > Good luck. > Len > > > On Apr 26, 2007, at 7:16 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information