Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, look! Mark Kronquist is alive! Yay! On 2020-09-13 1:21 pm, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote: >> On Sep 13, 2020, at 12:44 PM, Frank Filippone via LUG >> <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> Some fun stuff... >> >> https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Cameras/Canon-EOS-7D-L-Left-Handed-DSLR-Camera.aspx >> >> 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. >> >> 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 >> >> 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! >> >> See: >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Compact-Full-HD-Camcorder-HMX-Q10BN-XAA-Camera-Only/174314822269?hash=item2895f91a7d:g:PMgAAOSwJ65e4n64 >> >> https://nikonrumors.com/2019/04/01/nikons-first-left-handed-camera.aspx/ >> A spoof. >> >> There is ( was) a Leica gadget that performed the task.... NQUOO, but >> you needed to use your mouth,,, >> >> 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.... >> >> Another Leica based camera, but a Leica copy... >> https://www.macfilos.com/2016/06/05/2016-6-2-leica-copies-left-handed-camera-anyone/ >> >> And lastly this dream..... >> https://www.popphoto.com/news/2007/09/ambicam-debuts/ >> >> >> >> On 9/13/2020 8:40 AM, Peter Stevens (Redacted sender fritzj3 for >> DMARC) wrote: >>> 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. >>> >>> Peter S.------ >>> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://lrflex.furnfeather.ca/ >>> Archives are at: >>> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >> -- >> >> *Frank Filippone* >> >> *BMWRed735i at Gmail.com* >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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