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Makten wrote:
onearmivan wrote:
As you guys can assume from my nickname I'm actually using mostly only my right arm/hand to operate a camera, so weight definitely plays a role in all of this, and a bigger one than with you guys.
But, on the other hand, size doesn't. Or should I say I don't mind the size and it's actually better/easier for me to reach and hold the bigger lens with my left forearm (since the hand is useless).
I love Nikon bodies - ergonomics and buttons are positioned naturally for the best/fastest performance (at least for me - I'm aware that most people don't have my problems, though - ).
When it comes to what type of street photography I'm interested in... I'm not a pro and doing this only for fun and it's what I enjoy to do. So, it's a bit of everything I guess - heh. If I see something interesting (a cat, a guy, eerie combination of light and architecture, some detail, kids, windows, people doing something... blah blah blah...) I try to catch it with my camera.
I'd like to be able to make a photo with that one lens cause changing lenses on the spot is not something I can do with only one arm/hand that I have, sadly. So I'm stuck with whatever is on the camera after I leave the house, simply put - lol.
Thank you all for the kind help.
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You should then get to try the D700/24-70 combination first. I have no idea of how your disabled arm is functioning, but maybe the 24-70 is a good choice if you can handle it. Remember to try out the zooming, because the zoom ring is at the rear of the lens and quite stiff in movement.
If you can use your left arm/hand for support of the weight, there will probably be no major problem with the handling. But if you are to hold the camera with only one hand, the 24-70 on D700 is a very non-ergonomic and heavy combination.
Yeah, zooming is a major problem for me since I can't use the left hand at all. The way I do it with my kit lens is move the camera left and right over the left forearm and at the same time moving the left forearm in the opposite direction, thus moving the zoom ring. Basically only using my left forearm for the zoom ring. My left wrist and hand itself are useless/paralyzed, but the rest of the arm is ok. I just lean/put the camera (or specifically lens) onto the left forearm and shoot.
If the zoom ring is stiff on 24-70 that might be the problem, though. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll need to check it out before buying it.
Avi B, wide prime lenses are great for me (since I don't have to worry about zooming cause of the reasons I explained here) and I love my 35/1.8 for just about everything except street shooting - lol. I'd like to be able to catch a detail and isolate it with a bokeh around, or maybe catch someone's facial expression without having to be a yard away and telling that person where to look (lol)... etc.
But yeah, you're making a valid point there. And I have no idea what "hyperfocal focus" is though and how to set it to, as in your example, f8 - lol. I'll check it out for sure. Thanks for your advice.
I'm sorry for maybe asking too much, especially considering my disability. Thank you all for the help. I'll definitely try 24-70 and see if I can move the zoom ring or not. I'll figure it out.
Thanks all !
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