Any ambidextrous photographers here?

9 years 10 months ago #386366 by digitalpimp
We were just messing around with taking photos and doing what we normally would do with one hand and doing it with the other.  Fun experiment, easy for those who are ambidextrous.  


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9 years 10 months ago #386367 by Kayce
OMG NO!  I have a hard time doing things with my normal hand (right).  :lol:   Seriously, I'm not and have a hard time doing things that require precise coordination with my left hand.  


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9 years 10 months ago #386400 by Jackman
Just right head for me


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9 years 10 months ago #386423 by Joves
I can do it, but it is awkward to say the least. Tripping the shutter with my thumb is a pain. The only other thing that is tragic when I use my left is my writing, otherwise I can do anything else with both hands. 


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9 years 10 months ago #386435 by ShutterPal
I'm the same way, I can use both hands, but my left is awkward and I feel goofy because of the movement.


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9 years 10 months ago #386437 by william_cpa
I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous
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9 years 10 months ago #386461 by Rudy Sosa
OMG I'm so messed up with using my left hand when working


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9 years 10 months ago #386524 by Karen Comella
I can use my other hand, but as many others have said, it's awkward. 


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9 years 10 months ago #386525 by Karen Comella

william_cpa wrote: I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous



:rofl:   I get that!


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9 years 10 months ago #386609 by Don Fischer
What camera has the controls on the left? Seem's to me I had an old Brownie many many years ago that the release was on the right but you tripped it with your thumb. My RB67 has the ability to lock up the shutter then shoot simply, quietly and steady with the release. That release looks like it was designed to be released with the thumb. I don't have that cable so simply use two release cords. I can do one in each hand! Oh, and I do release them with my thumb.


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9 years 10 months ago #386626 by Randy Shaw
Just about all that needs to be done with my left hand, isn't any real problem for me. 


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9 years 10 months ago #386787 by Trisha.M

william_cpa wrote: I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous



 HA HA HA!!!!   


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9 years 10 months ago #387169 by Luca
Yes, but I have next to zero coordination with my left hand


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9 years 10 months ago #387240 by Flash Steven
Yes, but I need to be moving much slower in order not to screw up

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