How do I hold a folding SX-70 for taking a picture?
There are a couple of different ways to hold the SX-70. Here’s what I call the “hamburger” grip: Hold the camera with both hands so that your thumbs are at the bottom of the camera, and your fingers wrap around the ‘arch’ at the top of the camera. Think of holding it like a hamburger, and you’ll have the basic idea. The middle finger of your right hand should fall fairly naturally on the focus wheel. Make sure your fingers do not rest on the bellows of the camera– pressure on the bellows could cause the mirror to get stuck in the middle of its travel. I generally use a slight variant of this grip in which the thumb of the right hand rests on the back of the shutter housing (again, take care that you don’t press in on the bellows!), with the index and middle fingers on the focus wheel and shutter button respectively. The remaining two fingers rest somewhere on the bottom of the camera. 4.3: I’m looking for a folding SX-70! When I find one, how can I evaluate/test it before I buy? First
There are a couple of different ways to hold the SX-70. Here’s what I call the “hamburger” grip: Hold the camera with both hands so that your thumbs are at the bottom of the camera, and your fingers wrap around the ‘arch’ at the top of the camera. Think of holding it like a hamburger, and you’ll have the basic idea. The middle finger of your right hand should fall fairly naturally on the focus wheel. Make sure your fingers do not rest on the bellows of the camera– pressure on the bellows could cause the mirror to get stuck in the middle of its travel. I generally use a slight variant of this grip in which the thumb of the right hand rests on the back of the shutter housing (again, take care that you don’t press in on the bellows!), with the index and middle fingers on the focus wheel and shutter button respectively. The remaining two fingers rest somewhere on the bottom of the camera. 4.3: I’m looking for a folding SX-70! When I find one, how can I evaluate/test it before I buy? First
