Questions tagged [handling]
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What is the "Water Glass" training technique for learning to hold a camera steady?
I have heard something about photographers getting trained like butlers by walking with a full glass of water on their hand and removing fingers one by one.
As I have heard, the training technique ...
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Will a left cornered viewfinder be difficult to use for a left eye dominant person?
I am thinking of purchasing a Sony alpha 6000 which has a viewfinder on the left corner. Given that I am left eye dominant and so would use my left eye to look through the viewfinder, will this be a ...
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Camera handling - right handed, left eye dominant
I know there are many discussions online about this topic, so I humbly apologise if I missed the answers to my following questions.
As I stated in the title I am right handed but left eye dominant, ...
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May I hold the DSLR in part by the hotshoe flash?
When shooting with flash attached, I sometimes hold the DSLR with my left hand like this:
Am I at risk of damaging the hotshoe, given that weight of the DSLR and the lens is approximately 50 oz. (1 ...
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What options to have better grip of my camera?
Big hands and a small camera is sometimes no problem at all, one might even be happy with a small camera. At other times a small camera can be hard to operate if you can't get good hold - even when ...
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lens care: compressing lens without full-time manual focus when camera is off?
The lens manuals for my lenses without "full-time manual focusing" warn not to use the focusing ring when it's in Auto-Focus mode. I assume that even applies when the camera is off, but am I being ...
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Why are push/pull zooms relatively rare?
The Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM has a push/pull zoom mechanism instead of a zoom ring. Other lenses, like the Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF that was released in 1988, use this type of zoom too, ...
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Is it safe to bring my camera with me when cycling?
I use to do a lot of cycling on a relatively difficult trails, especially in mountains. I was wondering how safe is it to bring my Canon 60D with me (in the backpack on my back). Can I damage it with ...
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What can I expect from the 5D Mark II and the D700 in terms of handling?
I'm planning to buy one of the above, and, leaving aside image quality, lenses, and other issues, how do the 2 bodies compare in terms of handling to each other as well as to the 450D (Rebel XSi) I'm ...
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