'Left handed' cameras

[Dralowid]

Another thread touched on this topic and I can't let it pass.

Please post pictures of cameras that are 'left handed' or even those with accessories that put the shutter release in the appropriate position for someone who is left handed (you know who they are).

By 'left handed' I mean cameras with the release on the left when seen from behind. If the film advance is also on the left so well and good.

Holding the camera upside down, although an acceptable gambit for Rollei journos, is cheating.

As a starter, herewith the Welta Weltini which takes some getting used to. Ergonomically it feels like it is upside down but at least the shutter release retracts nicely.

IMG_2915 by dralowid, on Flickr

IMG_2916 by dralowid, on Flickr

What have you got?

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

Holding the camera upside down, although an acceptable gambit for Rollei journos, is cheating.

«Cheating»? No, it's fun! 😛

(Particularly with a right angle finder, I very often use my 35mm-SLRs upside down.)

And here I found a quite useful DIY-gimmick:

Not my invention, but quite a good idea I guess 🙂

Further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Take-photographs-with-just-your-left-hand-SLR-cam/

 

[ronnies]

No left handed thread is complete without Exactas.

EXA 1c by F4ronnie, on Flickr

Exakta RTL1000 by F4ronnie, on Flickr

Exakta Varex IIa by F4ronnie, on Flickr

Kine Exakta by F4ronnie, on Flickr

And then there's this Ensign:

Ensign 220 Auto-Range by F4ronnie, on Flickr

Ronnie

 

[Dralowid]

And the Pentina with its remarkably uncomfortable film advance lever.

IMG_2917 by dralowid, on Flickr

 

[leicapixie]

The Swiss "Alpa" reflexes with advance on "wrong" side.

 

[tunalegs]

The Swiss "Alpa" reflexes with advance on "wrong" side.

The advance is on the right side of the camera, the lever just works "backwards" - front to back instead of back to front.

Argus C3 on the other hand, is advanced with a knob on the left, although the shutter is released with a button on the right. Opposite of the Exa which is advanced on the right, but fired on the left.

 

[Dwig]

There are also a number of models that split the wind and release chores between both hands. While not fully left handed, they aren't fully right handed either. These include:

• Iloca Rapid B / Sear Tower 51 and several minor variants
• Rollei 35 series
• Various Leica models with Leicavits attached
• Several Canon RF models that copy the Leicavit winding method

 

[Dralowid]

Has anyone got the Leitz accessory for a left hand release on am ltm camera?

 

[furcafe]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/furcafe/6019938224/

 

[KoNickon]

The Zeiss Ikon 6x9 folders (e.g. Ikonta) were lefthanded, as were the Moskva copies.

 

[Dralowid]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/furcafe/6019938224/

How many hands and fingers are required to operate this?

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

How many hands and fingers are required to operate this?

As usual, US [140393406528] cameras aren't actually made for humans, but were stage props for some weird b-movie alien species 😉

 

[Muggins]

She Who Must Be Obeyed tells me that the Balda Baldessa 1b is very left-hander friendly. Not sure why, it just seems to work that way.

Adrian

 

[Greyscale]

Yashica Samurai ZL

https://www.google.com/search?clien...UIFygB&biw=1024&bih=672#imgrc=vF9t9eL2j269MM:

 

[Spavinaw]

Let's not forget the Stereo Realist with the shutter release on the left side.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

How about majestic Voigtlanders from 1950's? I think both Bessa II and Prominent were designed for left-handed use.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Although the release is on the right top, the Voigtlander Vitessas have their combi-plunger on the top left, and are best wound and cocked with your left hand.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Although the release is on the right top, the Voigtlander Vitessas have their combi-plunger on the top left, and are best wound and cocked with your left hand.

Yes, I forgot about lovely Vitessa. That Ultron 50/2 is something exceptional, too.

 

[Greyscale]

Although the release is on the right top, the Voigtlander Vitessas have their combi-plunger on the top left, and are best wound and cocked with your left hand.

I thought that the combi-plunger was weird...until I used it. It did not take very long to feel natural.

 

[Greyscale]

How many hands and fingers are required to operate this?

It is designed for Moties. "While holding the camera steady in two hands, use the gripping hand to..."