Uppie, downie, or gripper?

SLR in portrait mode - Uppie, downie, or grip (uppie)

  • Uppie

    Votes: 40 36.4%

  • Downie

    Votes: 11 10.0%

  • Grip (Uppie)

    Votes: 55 50.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 4 3.6%
  • Total voters
    110
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Just looking at Mariannes shot of her and Chuckles' reflection in the window, of them both taking pics got me thinking.
Those of you with SLR's, when taking a shot in portrait mode.

Which way do you hold the camera, shutter button to the top, bottom, or a battery grip (top)?

Just curious why?
 
thats me done..

md:thumbs:
 
InaGlo said:
Shutter button on the bottom for me, though sometimes I'll subconciously sling it around the other way :)
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Exactly the same.:)

EDIT: I just went out today and realised I was talking utter rubbish... I generally shoot with the shutter at the top, the other way is really awquard. :D
 
Technically - the proper way is to rotate the camera to the left with the shutter button uppermost. The reason for this is that the left hand, used properly, supports the camera completely, leaving the right hand free to press the shutter button and playing no part in bearing the weight of the camera.

Rotating with the shutter button at the bottom, means that the right hand has to cope with bearing the brunt of the weight of the camera and trying to press the shutter smoothly - not an ideal situation.

Also, with the shutter button at the top, your eye lines up quite naturally with the viewfinder, and your nose and mouth are very conveniently now to one side of the camera.

When you rotate right (shutter button at the bottom) the viewfinder now moves appreciably to the right so that you have to move your head to the right to line up with it, or pull the camera to the left, which involves your arm and hand being pulled across the front of your body at an uncomfortable and unstable angle.... try it and see what I mean.
 
CT said:
Technically - the proper way is to rotate the camera to the left with the shutter button uppermost. The reason for this is that the left hand, used properly, supports the camera completely, leaving the right hand free to press the shutter button and playing no part in bearing the weight of the camera.

Rotating with the shutter button at the bottom, means that the right hand has to cope with bearing the brunt of the weight of the camera and trying to press the shutter smoothly - not an ideal situation.
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hope i clicked the right one

this is what i do..

md:thumbs:
 
Shutter button on the bottom, because I use a hammer head flash on camera left (it's only the other way up if somebody has a big brim hat and I want the light up under it) Wayne
 
I always hold it the 'correct' way, and did so many years before I knew it was correct !!! Yay for DD

However, using a flash on camera or a normal flashbracket means you sometimes need to swap sides in vertical mode to keep your eye on where the shadows are going, or...

Buy a clever flashbracket that swivels to 90 degrees too (which is what I do now)

Holding it the correct way is easier too for those with bigger noses !!!

The OP's question begs another one too though - which eye do you use? I've not seen many using their left eye, but curiously those I know who do are mostly right-handed - which seems even more odd to me

:cuckoo:

DD
 
never realised there was a correct way but whilst shooting today noticed its def more comfortable to shoot with the button at the top, still find i use both ways though
 
Never done anything other than shutter button at the top - and never given it a second thought before :)
 
Grippee Uppiee for meee :D
 
I'm left handed/eyed but still have the button at the top, just squash my nose :)
 
Grippie uppie for me too :D
 
there's no option for "not hold it at all" :(

I'm going to file a complaint of discrimination against the forum's owners !
 
Up. That way you can shoot with one hand if you need to. Not sure that's so easy with the shutter at bottom
 
Grip, but if I don't have a grip on then it's counter-clockwise, shutter release at the top.
 
Uppie, uppie for mee, grippe or no grippe...:lol: :D
 
I WAS an uppie but have been forcing myself to break the habit and become a grippie... The transition is nearly complete!
 
I saw Mariannes pic, and thought it did look somewhat awkward, but hey, whatever feels comfortable. For myself, I'm an uppie also, it just feels right. (Soon to become a Grippie)

Jim M
 
I use to shoot both ways without any sort of pattern to it, it use to be a right pain rotating shots to look at them. Since I have had the grip it has always been that at the top though.
 
I have battery grips on both my cameras, but I seldom use the shutter button on the grip unless the camera is tripod mounted on a gimbal head, when it does make sense to use it when the camera is in portrait orientation.

Hand held though, even with the grip, I just rotate the camera left and use the OEM button as it doesn't involve moving your hands around to take a fresh hold on the camera, so it's the quickest way to swap from landscape to portrait and back as required.
 
Even though my D200 has a grip, after eyars of using a 30D without one, i still find myself using the regular shutter release when doing portrait shots. It's a habit...

Of course, it all depends on if I'm usinga flash also, because it depends from which side I want to put the light in from. Wish manufacturers put shutter releases on both ends of the grips for this purpose alone.
 
I'm an uppie, I tend to get wrist ache very easily if I use it the other way.
 
Grip, otherwise up.

And I'm left-eyed as well.
 
Uppie :rules:
 
DiddyDave said:
which eye do you use? I've not seen many using their left eye, but curiously those I know who do are mostly right-handed - which seems even more odd to me

:cuckoo:

DD
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I use my left eye, and i'm right handed. And i have the button at the top
 
Has to be a downie for me ... :suspect: ... it's the only 'proper' way for lefties ... :D






:p
 
Got a grip, so its uppie for me, even before grip i was an uppie.
What i really want to know is...........hand under the lens, or hand over the lens when taking a photo????? Under for me, over looks a tad awkward.
Dean:)
 
Dino f said:
Got a grip, so its uppie for me, even before grip i was an uppie.
What i really want to know is...........hand under the lens, or hand over the lens when taking a photo????? Under for me, over looks a tad awkward.
Dean:)
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Under most definitely!

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Don't laugh, I had to go and get my camera to find out!! I'm a downie and I always use my left eye (that, I did know). I'm mostly left handed, but write right handed, 'Cos they made me, at school.
 
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