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			|  | 04/02/2013 03:49:59 PM · #1 | 
		| | Interesting and a little bizarre. It's hard to imagine this would ever catch on as left-handed photographers are probably well accustomed to the conventional camera layout. I've rarely seen a lefty use a computer mouse on the left side for the same reason. | 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 03:54:43 PM · #2 | 
		| | Maybe it's a pre-emptive defense against an A.D.A. lawsuit ... ;-) | 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 04:03:25 PM · #3 | 
		| | I've fixed their press release: 
 
 | Originally posted by Canon U.S.A.: Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced a revolutionary new camera that finally addresses the needs of
 left-handed photographers worldwideJohn, the Revelstoke, BC resident who saw triggering the shutter release with his right index finger as a barrier to ever picking up a camera: the Canon EOS 7D L Digital SLR camera. | 
 A bit more wordy, but more accurate as well.
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			|  | 04/02/2013 04:06:59 PM · #4 | 
		| | | Originally posted by scalvert: Interesting and a little bizarre. It's hard to imagine this would ever catch on as left-handed photographers are probably well accustomed to the conventional camera layout. I've rarely seen a lefty use a computer mouse on the left side for the same reason.
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 You are sooo one day late.
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			|  | 04/02/2013 04:39:16 PM · #5 | 
		| | Ummm, Shannon.... Tell me you're playing the straight man here? | 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 04:49:14 PM · #6 | 
		| | | Originally posted by scalvert: Interesting and a little bizarre. It's hard to imagine this would ever catch on as left-handed photographers are probably well accustomed to the conventional camera layout. I've rarely seen a lefty use a computer mouse on the left side for the same reason.
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 Bear, im skeptical of this article too ;-)
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			|  | 04/02/2013 05:01:15 PM · #7 | 
		| | | Originally posted by mike_311: 
 | Originally posted by scalvert: Interesting and a little bizarre. It's hard to imagine this would ever catch on as left-handed photographers are probably well accustomed to the conventional camera layout. I've rarely seen a lefty use a computer mouse on the left side for the same reason.
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 Bear, im skeptical of this article too ;-)
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 Mike, Cory and I aren't just "skeptical", we're 100% positive it's an April Fool's joke press release... Presumably that's what YOUR wink means, too? :-)
 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 05:18:19 PM · #8 | 
		| | | Originally posted by mike_311: Bear, im skeptical of this article too ;-)
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 Good reason to be skeptical as it's one of several camera-related pranks, but it didn't get any play yesterday. :-(
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			|  | 04/02/2013 05:36:27 PM · #9 | 
		| | LOL.  We lefties never get any respect. 
 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 06:07:27 PM · #10 | 
		| | Just flip your camera over.  :) | 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 06:21:42 PM · #11 | 
		| | Lefties should be good at self portrait close ups. 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 07:22:40 PM · #12 | 
		| | Hold the camera upside down and rotate in post.  Problem solved. | 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 07:26:12 PM · #13 | 
		| | | Originally posted by chazoe: Hold the camera upside down and rotate in post.  Problem solved.
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 It really helps with framing if you have one of Canon's cameras with an LCD you can flip out and rotate ...
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			|  | 04/02/2013 07:44:33 PM · #14 | 
		| | | Originally posted by chazoe: Hold the camera upside down and rotate in post.  Problem solved.
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 then you are excluding the minimal crowd.
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			|  | 04/02/2013 07:49:02 PM · #15 | 
		| | Apparently Ken Rockwell managed to get one. | 
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			|  | 04/02/2013 08:31:05 PM · #16 | 
		| | | Originally posted by Ann: Apparently Ken Rockwell managed to get one.
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 i need to get one of those monthly donation buttons on my site, $9.99 sounds about right.
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			|  | 04/02/2013 09:16:17 PM · #17 | 
		| | | Originally posted by mike_311: 
 | Originally posted by chazoe: Hold the camera upside down and rotate in post.  Problem solved.
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 then you are excluding the minimal crowd.
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 Nope -- rotation in 90° increments is allowed in Minimal ...
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			|  | 04/03/2013 02:06:23 PM · #18 | 
		| | An advert from my eBay Summary page. I thought, "Wow, a left-handed camera", then moved on. 
 
   
 First saw it on Tuesday, then shortly this thread started...
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