Not Sinister At All

In fact, quite the opposite... John doesn't have a right hand. Why, is not our business. But our business is photography and John isn't getting served well by us or our manufacturers - because John is being made to jump through ergonomic hoops every time he wants to take a photograph. He's smart and resourceful - he's got a medium-sized digital camera with a medium-sized zoom lens on it. Which brand? Didn't look, but I know it was set up for a right-handed person to use. The hand grip was on the right side, as was the control dial, the little LCD window, and the video and shutter button. The entire suite of controls was there on the right. John still gets award-winning landscape and studio shots - because he uses a tripod, sets the camera up with his left hand, knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows light. But every shot is very deliberate with no chances of holding the camera and firing it off. He'd love to do that...but the industry has just not made the accessory that would help. They got so close, but not yet... What John needs is a cast metal camera cradle - one sporting a LHS grip and a dedicated electric release button with attached cable that could plug into the LHS socket on his camera. He could take off the rubber or plastic door over that socket and just plug the thing in permanently. if the cradle was made of magnesium it would be light as a feather and he could finally pick up the blessed camera and lens and shoot hand-held. The AF and IBIS would take care of the rest. C'mon China. You can make a zillion CNC 'd accessories and sell them on-line. Make one of these for John.