canon battery grip

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i own a do, with the stock lens 18-200, which is a beast of lens weight wise for me to be comfortable with.

here's my predicament ;

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not letting a simple matter deter me from my pleasures, i plod on.
having contacted Canon and Fuji, then donot as such produce lefty cameras, so i manage on but find it a tad awquard at times hand held. i have tripod and mono' but again i find it a disability carrying.

would a battery grip on my 50d help with the firing or would this add to further awquardness? (i'm aware its adding more weight, which i can deal with if it helps when reaching the shutter button)

can someone with a BG try this with their left hand.

thanks. Martyn.

oh and look at the surgeons handy work.................:clap::clap::clap::clap:

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hi martyn.
had a go with my 450d with grip and if you hold the camera upside down you can use it with your left hand.
 
Hi Martyn,
I,m impressed with your positive thinking, good man. As I read your post I thought no way will a grip help as the switch is in the wrong place for left hand use, then I thought about a remote release so I had a go with my 50D.
The remote idea was not viable as there seemed to be no way of attaching it to the body in a way that would make it usable, so I tried the grip on it and low and behold it may be an answer. I found that I could use my left hand little finger to operate the grips shutter button in both portrait and landscape mode, which handily allowed me to use my stronger and longer fingers to support the camera. It'll take some getting used to but may be the answer.

Wish you luck

Rob
 
Sorry to see your problem.
Someone on here around a year ago posted some pictures of a camera mount that strapped across the chest, and held the camera up between chest height and eye. I will see if I can see it again. It might however (well for me it would), make you a bit self-conscious.
On first view, I thought it would be difficult to use, but there are times when things like this have advantages.

This might have been it.

http://www.eboboo.com/

(I am thinking remote cable shutter release for actually using it)
 
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If you had a grip on and used the camera upside down it puts the button by your pinky.

What would be better is if someone could produce you a tiny box with a couple of push switches, or a double push switch that could be double sided stickied in the valley next to the normal grip position.

That way cradling the camera with your left hand under the lens you could push a button with your middle finger.

The little box, switch device could be plugged into the remote release socket by a short cable.
 
Hi Martyn
Have you tried a cable release for your camera. A cheaper option and no added weight.
regards
 
One thing that comes to mind is the effect of adding extra weight of the grip to the camera. I'd think it would become very tiring after a while.
 
thanks for all the possitive ideas.. i do have a cable R, tried this using the monopod. which wernt too bad. but whilst on mono or tripod i have no dificulty in using the cameras shutter button.

swings and roundabouts'

its just theres a battery grip advertised in my region and had a brainwave.

i think i need to try this out first hand.

thanks all........... a cracking and rapid response.
 
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Sorry to hear about your problem.

Just tried my gripped 7D and I find I can hold it by clamping it with my little finger and the next two fingers clamping it against my palm. This leaves the first finger and thumb to opperate the controls on the grip. It is heavy though and I would need something to put it down on between shots.

One feature of the 7D might be useful to you. You can assign most functions to whichever button you want.

Looking at the x ray, it's nicely exposed but I would have cropped a bit tighter on the right hand side. ;)
 
Good luck Martyn. I admire your determination.
 
I've tried with the 28 - 136 lens attached and I managed to fire off a shot with the camera in portrait mode and upside down with my left hand. Upside down was easier as in portrait mode I had to suspend the camera from my hand. I also tried with the remote release and had more success.
 
cheers... i like that idea.

i'm inspired'
 
I just had a play, put the 18-200mm sigma lens I have on with my gripped 500D and in portrait mode a reach over works the top works using the grip release but I can see it being difficult to hold for any length of time, the camera upside down and the grip buttons on the left also works quite well. But thats possibly down to the fact my left arm isn't used to holding the camera like my right one is. The pistol grip does look promising.

I understand if you don't want to say but I am sure others would like to know what happened?
 
a road traffic accident, a simple collar bone break, severed nerves to my R arm completely.
after great consideration, i asked for the amputation.
 
Martyn,

Not sure if there is such a thing available but!

Would it be possible to maybe use a cut down monopod, some kind of chest harnes with a cup of some sort where you could lift the camera up to your eye level & support the bulk of the weight using 8" to 10" of monopod screwed into the tripod mount?

I'm just thinking this would require a swivel joint on the end of the cut-down monopod & a figure 8 style harness of some sort, maybe using the rubber end of a walking stick to slot the pole into.

Hope this does not sound too stupid :cuckoo:

Just found this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Video-Camera-Support-Leg-Waist-belt-Monopod-Rest-/330491576640?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_TripodsSupports&hash=item4cf2d54140

Mick
 
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Is anybody close to Martyn and has any Canon with battery grip that could maybe let him visit and try it for himself?
 
Hi Martyn
I am not a regular poster on hear but thought I might be able to help you.
I had a medical accident which led to the nerve in my right arm dying.
The grip will allow you to use your little finger to operate the shutter although it does increase the weight.
If you have a remote release you could use sticky backed velcro to position it on the body.
I have also experimented with a joystick type mount with the remote attached by elastic bands.
I wish you well and hope that you are getting the support you need.
Michael
 
fantastic replies............ i'm well impressed. love the military unit too.......

heres my update.

i have a mono, and shutter..... having tried the cable on the mono, and the mono nicely tucked into a bumbag around my waste, and camera strap around my neck, i'm almost there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

more practice .............

thanks to otterspotter and his idea'.
 
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