Ergonomics... Why you pay more for a 1D...

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briansquibb said:
pwp said:
briansquibb said:
Different hand sizes are a major point with camera bodies. My hands are very much on the large end of the scale (nearly 10-1/2 inch span)

Brian I hope you play the piano! It would be a pity for that effortless two octave reach to go to waste!

PW

Yes I did try the piano but it is difficult when your fingers are big as well. So I did the next best thing -played rugby :)

Being large is an issue which you have to get used to, an asset and a handicap at the same time - particularly with cameras as they come in one size fits all. Designing must be a nightmare - especially when the trend is getting everything small.

To me the G12 is a good P&S whereas to others it is a brick. Canon (and other manufacturers) cannot please all because people are just different. When it comes to ergonomics it is a compromise when working out how far apart buttons should be

I am dreading the day when touch screens are the norm

Maybe by then we'll have holographic displays. ;)
 
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Razor2012 said:
smithy said:
briansquibb said:
Yes I did try the piano but it is difficult when your fingers are big as well. So I did the next best thing -played rugby :)
Where I come from, playing rugby is considered far more important than playing the piano. :)

Where I come from, having the wife play the organ...errr, I mean piano is priority one. ;D ;)

Ah, piano, meaning soft.

Left yourself open there, had to take it ...
 
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RLPhoto said:
1D cameras are more high speed, low drag but not so much when you lug em around all day. You'll be high drag, low speed. ;D

I take the 1D4 and 1Ds3 around all day on a BW harness all day

Today I have an outdoor modelling session this morning where I will be using the 1Ds3 and 200/f2. Probably do some landscaping after that is the weather holds up.
 
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