I got around this with practise, but it is not as easy to hold steady as other camera designs, at least not for me. TLR’s are somewhat top heavy, and the shutter release works across, rather than towards the supporting hand. Ultimately, I think the design of any TLR is inherently less stable than the conventional SLR design. I also added a soft release button so I could apply pressure more smoothly. You either have to wedge the camera against your chest or make sure you have your thumb on the back of the camera, bracing it.
It is low down so it is quite easy to make the camera move as you press the button down. The shutter release is on the front of the camera. The biggest challenge I found with my Autocord was holding the camera truly steady. This is doubly true if you are switch to something like a TLR where every control is in a different place, and the camera is operated from waist level rather than eye level. Using a camera over the long term is the only real way to assess it. That is enough time to spot any glaring faults, but not long enough to know whether minor quirks will become major irritants down the line. I had used other medium format cameras and large format cameras and and I have a waist level finder for my Pentax 6×7, but the layout of the Minolta was new to me.Ī regular camera review is written after using a camera for a short period of time, often a day or even a few hours. When I bought my Minolta Autocord, I had never used a TLR.
Most cameras, especially older ones, have their own idiosyncracies and it takes a while to get used to them.
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