Godfrey
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In over 25 years, I had never before read that portion of the 500CM manual...I know what you mean and I don‘t imply that you are doing anything wrong. I just realize that their suggested way of working with the camera is a very little known fact about the V system in general.
My point is just, coming from the Hasselblad instructions for the 500 series, how would it extrapolate to the use of the shift button? Since in the old design, there was no control element present in that spot on the lateral side. What do you think?
I‘d really be interested in mastering the ergonomics of the standalone 907X.
As I said previously: Cradle the 907x sans Control Grip with the left hand to support and stabilize it. To work the control dial, rotate it with the right hand index finger in either direction. To work the shift-control dial function, press the button with your thumb and rotate the control dial with your index finger. Release the shutter with the right-hand index finger. BTW: There's an option in the preferences to let the control dial setting (for EV Compensation) reset after an exposure or stick through multiple exposures. I use the latter setting, because I tend to use the same setting for a couple of exposures at a time.
In my opinion, the best setup for a 907x sans Control Grip has a 'simple grip' tightly fitted on the left side of the camera and angled to allow a natural position of the left hand with the LCD deployed to 45° or 90° for waist level operation. I'm still making my 'simple grip'...
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