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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / August 2006fracture of distal humeros - slr use - rehab
busted my arm, full recovery of range of motion in right arm uncertain. hope i will be able to continue using my d-50 slr. would hate to go back to using p&s camera. any workarounds in case healing is less than optimal? rudy. I suppose there's no reason it can't be used upside down in the left hand. So I just went and tried it. My little finger second knuckle rested on the shutter release and with practice I reckon I'd be able to control the focus lock and recompose before releasing the shutter. I had difficulty holding the camera steady, but I was able to hold my left hand firmly against my forehead, remember the viewfinder is now at the bottom so the camera is basically up against my forehead.  SignatureJoan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : busted my arm, full recovery of range of motion in right arm uncertain. hope : i will be able to continue using my d-50 slr. would hate to go back to using [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : : rudy. >I suppose there's no reason it can't be used upside down in the left > hand. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > : > : rudy. i would never have thought of that. now of course, i will have to try it. this may all be moot if healing goes well. i am busy with the self pity, hopefully i will tire of it soon. thanks. I had a rotator cuff injury in my right shoulder in mid 2003 and had surgery in October 2004. My shoulder gets sore from lengthy periods holding the camera, but gosh it's worth it. My D50 normally has an 18-200 VR attached to it, so it weighs a reasonable amount for the weakling female that I am. SignatureJoan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : >I suppose there's no reason it can't be used upside down in the left : > hand. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] : : thanks. just bought the 18-200mm vr 2 weeks ago, wish i had bought it as the kit lens. amazing. rudy@rudybenner dot com >I had a rotator cuff injury in my right shoulder in mid 2003 and had > surgery in October 2004. My shoulder gets sore from lengthy periods [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > : > : thanks. Yes it is, so versatile. SignatureJoan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joan-in-manly : just bought the 18-200mm vr 2 weeks ago, wish i had bought it as the kit : lens. amazing. : : rudy@rudybenner dot com One of my workmates has one on a D200, makes for a fairly large package. Mind you another workmate has a D2X and a 70-200mm VR and that is a lump and a half, he has a site at www.macattack.com.au > Yes it is, so versatile. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > : > : rudy@rudybenner dot com > busted my arm, full recovery of range of motion in right arm uncertain. hope > i will be able to continue using my d-50 slr. would hate to go back to using [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > rudy. Hello, How about using it with the left arm and a remote release (ie both hold and trip shutter with left arm)? Don't know if it does have a cable release, IR release might be problematic. Hope you recover fully though. i have hopes for good recovery, otherwise will just have to adapt. d-50 has ir remote. i will prevail. >> busted my arm, full recovery of range of motion in right arm uncertain. >> hope [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Hope you recover fully though. > busted my arm, full recovery of range of motion in right arm uncertain. hope > i will be able to continue using my d-50 slr. would hate to go back to using [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > rudy. You could try a monopod and use that to stabilize your camera. If you have some usage in your hand at this stage of your recovery, having the camera mounted on the monopod will take the pressure of supporting the camera off your right hand and arm. Depending on the type of photography that you do, you could also mount the camera on a tripod. A shoulder strap will help when carrying it around. Good luck on your recovery. Try to be optimistic. |
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