dchew
Well-known member
I have always struggled finding and reaching for the shutter release with my right hand index finger, especially with my 70 or 100mm. Not much of a problem with wide angles, although I still find it a little awkward. I did something different the other day and it might actually turn out to be useful...
I rotated the lens 90 deg clockwise (when looking from the back of the camera), so the shutter release is at the bottom right. I hold the camera like a normal SLR with my left hand on the bottom and right hand on the grip. The shutter release is right by my middle finger on the left hand. This is true regardless of how long the lens is, since my left hand sits near helical. It even works for the 150mm, although I'm probably insane for ever shooting the 150 hand held.
Maybe you all figured this out years ago, but I am finding with a little practice it is better than the "one finger stretch" with the right index finger. Oh, I use the Alpa sync release, but I think the actuator is in about the same place if you are using the standard release w/ zero latency.
Dave
I rotated the lens 90 deg clockwise (when looking from the back of the camera), so the shutter release is at the bottom right. I hold the camera like a normal SLR with my left hand on the bottom and right hand on the grip. The shutter release is right by my middle finger on the left hand. This is true regardless of how long the lens is, since my left hand sits near helical. It even works for the 150mm, although I'm probably insane for ever shooting the 150 hand held.
Maybe you all figured this out years ago, but I am finding with a little practice it is better than the "one finger stretch" with the right index finger. Oh, I use the Alpa sync release, but I think the actuator is in about the same place if you are using the standard release w/ zero latency.
Dave