Originally posted by Winder Manual focus film cameras were designed to be held with the left hand cradling the lens where you could operate focus/zoom and aperture. Since you had to manually wind the film with your right hand/thumb you were constantly changing your grip with your right hand and it was not the primary hand for holding the camera. All that changed with the invention of power winders and AF.
You wouldn't hold an operate an F2 the same way as a K-3. This is one reason that the Df is a love/hate camera. A lot of people who never used an old film camera extensively try to use it like they would a modern DSLR and that can be frustrating. Fuji pulls off the retro analog controls better than Nikon.
I do still hold my DSLR the same way as I hold my old film camera, left palm up and thumb forward, so that my thumb and forefinger can operate zoom or focus.
Then again, my left shoulder is COMPLETELY messed up from doing this for 10+ years with a 70-200 / 24-70, so I dunno if this is a good thing.
Either way, IMO it's just an aesthetic thing, wheter your wrist is twisted one way or the other; it doesn't have any bearing on how your images turn out, or getting more resolution out of an older lens, if that's what was being originally implied or inferred, by accident or on purpose.
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Originally posted by mee Sure there would. And the remaining content would be more worthwhile to read than Joe from Dallas' opinion on the AF speed when photographing squirrel butts or Greg from London's thoughts on Ricoh's strategic business plan and how he knows better..
I dunno about you, but I thoroughly enjoy a spare-time discussion about corporate business plans, and/or AF speed. Sure, most of us are un-qualified to speculate on a corporate business model, and some folks aren't experienced enough to speak as an authority on AF technique, but that shouldn't stop the discussions entirely.
But, it is also important to speak up if you think you're seeing TOO MUCH of one thing. I just think that certain things are to be expected during the time of a hot new camera's release.