kitacanon wrote in post #2388869
The problem most photogs have is that the ergonomics are too good...
DO NOT GRIP THE GRIP...
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY CALL IT...
The camera is not to be gripped, it is made to sit/rest/be cradled in your left hand while the right hand just lightly caresses the 'grip' and squeezes the shutter.
...you may read a lot of people complaining of tennis elbow from carrying the 30d around all day...it is because when holding the camera 75% of their camera holding is done with the right hand...
WRONG...
75% of the weight should be in the LEFT hand...that will give you much sharper results at slower shutter speeds...and save your elbow in the bargain.
The problem most photogs have is that the ergonomics are too good...
DO NOT GRIP THE GRIP...
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY CALL IT...
The camera is not to be gripped, it is made to sit/rest/be cradled in your left hand while the right hand just lightly caresses the 'grip' and squeezes the shutter.
...you may read a lot of people complaining of tennis elbow from carrying the 30d around all day...it is because when holding the camera 75% of their camera holding is done with the right hand...
WRONG...
75% of the weight should be in the LEFT hand...that will give you much sharper results at slower shutter speeds...and save your elbow in the bargain.
That's some really great advice. I'm a beginner myself and this is fantastic. I hold my camera the way you describe it (I had a friend who showed me how) but never really paid much attention to the weight distribution side of things. I did notice however that just by having my left hand under the camera made things tons better.
Now I'm going to try to mess around with the 75%/25% thing!
