Photography when disabled (one hand)

Mad-Photographer said:
I just want to say what a helpful thread. I too only have one arm ( from birth so a little different I know) and a newcomer to photography and still very much a novice. I started with a bridge - just to get the feel for the camera and to see if I could 'manage' but very quickly moved on to a canon ( on loan from a very good friend for a week to see how I got on with it- hence he let me have it at a very good price and I have never looked back. I am now in the market to purchase my first zoom ( nothing to heavy) the only problem that I have is there's not any camera shops anymore to try before you buy so to speak.
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Where do you live? I am sure someone on here could point you to a decent independent store.
 
Mad-Photographer said:
I just want to say what a helpful thread. I too only have one arm ( from birth so a little different I know) and a newcomer to photography and still very much a novice. I started with a bridge - just to get the feel for the camera and to see if I could 'manage' but very quickly moved on to a canon ( on loan from a very good friend for a week to see how I got on with it- hence he let me have it at a very good price and I have never looked back. I am now in the market to purchase my first zoom ( nothing to heavy) the only problem that I have is there's not any camera shops anymore to try before you buy so to speak.
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Hi Ann.
Dale photographic has a decent reputation; http://www.dalephotographic.co.uk/ Isn't there also a Jessops in Leeds?
 
Adam_M said:
As some of you may know I was in a horrific helicopter crash on the27th of July last year (doing my job powerline photography )which caused me to have a stroke which took out my left side and I can't currently move my left arm or hand but I can now walk with a stick for about 5 steps so I'm stuck in a wheelchair as this is going to be a very long road to recovery I'm starting to think how I can keep involved with photography as just a hobby it may have been how I earned my money but I didn't really see myself as a pro so I'm jumping down to just hobbyist stuff I guess and need to think how can I do this with one hand ? Is there any kit out there that will help ? I guess in built stabilisation is one that would help and lightness too so then I could at least shoot birds of the feathered kind and maybe some Motorsportas I assume the 'long lenses ' are light enough to give it a go
Anyone got any ideas on this ? I currently have a canon 1ds which is obviously too heavy for me now :(
Sorry if this doesn't make much sense coherent writing after a brain injury and all that :( and of course I've thought about a tripod but I don't think it's feasible unless I have my own personal Sherpa :)
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Hi Adam, Ive not got any suggestions but from one photographer to the next, I hope you get better soon and you find a way of being able to photograph :) Don`t let your disability, keep you from what you love doing :) I wish you a speedy recovery.
 
Adam & Ann, did you manage to sort anything out?
 
Instead of tripods and the like, could you not use some TV/film industry grip equipment to mount to the chair?

Could mount a detachable pistol grip tripod head. Then use a tablet like a Hudl2 to control the camera giving much larger, less fiddly controls.
 
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