Is big hands excuse hiding something else?

[CharlesDAMorgan]

I always hit the q button on my XH1 and the XT30 before that. My not so large fingers seem to find it.

But then, it's a bit like some car radios - no problem ever with my late 90s Beckers, but the modern Sony's etc seem designed for people with matchstick fingers (and 10x magnification eyes).

 

[css9450]

Reminds me of my Sony a6000 mirrorless. It has a "Video" button that is easy to accidentally press about a hundred times a day, because it is placed right there on the grip where you just naturally place your hand. It seems so many people have complained about it that there is now a company that makes a protective metal grommet that goes on there to keep the button from being pressed all the time. Works like a charm.

 

[robert blu]

Medium small hands here, for may years the Leica x1 was my only digital camera and I never had a problem with its size.
Recently after intensive use of the M10 because the x1 had been sent to Wetzlar when it came back I found it a little too small. Maybe more than the size is the weight giving this impression.

But only a short time, now my hands learned again how to deal with both cameras 🙂

 

[farlymac]

Muscle memory. It's what makes great athletes and photographers.


PF

 

[Archiver]

It seems that is certainly true for many of us, but I know many people who love to complicate their lives and truly prefer the opposite.

One thing I do that annoys people is I have an Apple Watch... and I use the most bare bones mechanical looking face. They ask me what I use the watch for and I answer "to tell time." I don't let my phone communicate with it to tell me anything. I truly use it as a watch... a customizable one. Then why have an Apple Watch? They assume I'm supposed to use all this superfluous crap. Being an 80s kid, I always liked Casio digital watches... and this is the ultimate digital watch for me. Silly, but I just like it simple.

Offtopic aside: As a kid, I loved digital watches, and wore a nice Seiko digital from 12-17. After that, I got into analogue watches, and I have a few watches, automatic and quartz. Recently, I got back into digital, namely the recent full metal version of the classic Casio G Shock squares. Oh my goodness, it's like coming home. Maybe it's a honeymoon thing, but I feel so at home with this. The robustness, coupled with completely updated technology, illumination and Bluetooth functions, not to mention the 80s looks, has really taken me. So, I completely get why you would enjoy an Apple watch so much.


As for big hands, I can't comment about that because I have quite small hands. Having said that, the haptic and ergonomic comfort of a camera is as much about the shape and design as it is about size. The 5D Mark II feels good in my hands, but I like the feeling of the Panasonic G9 more. I once held a 1Ds something and it felt like it was carved from steel, but also glued itself to my hand. The grip handle of the Canon C100 Mark II is SUPERB in the hand, if only Canon took a risk and applied this to their DSLR grips. The Leica SL2 grips much better than the SL, despite only a few changes to the grip.

 

[jsrockit]

Recently, I got back into digital, namely the recent full metal version of the classic Casio G Shock squares. Oh my goodness, it's like coming home.

Oh no man... now I'm off to look at these! 😱

 

[Huss]

I have medium size hands and my Nikon D850 was much easier to hold and use than the much smaller Z7. Grip was much better, button placement and type much better.

 

[Archiver]

Oh no man... now I'm off to look at these! 😱

The full metal squares are amazing. They are expensive, but soooo good. The top of the line version is titanium coated with black PVD, but there are less expensive steel models with soft resin/poly straps. Note that the GMWB5000 models have screwdown casebacks and steel inner cases, whereas the usual G Shock has a plate caseback and resin inner case.

https://world.g-shock.com/asia-mea/en/products/origin/gmw-b5000/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI1O01HQlM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDLWVYnIjjM

 

[jsrockit]

I have medium size hands and my Nikon D850 was much easier to hold and use than the much smaller Z7. Grip was much better, button placement and type much better.

I can’t understand how any rangefinder lover could love these huge grips! Soap bar shaped camera for life! 😉