Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
Thanks Paul and everyone else too. I suspect that's the best option. Any old DSLR with a kit lens would do. A phone or tablet is problematic as his hands are unsteady so something with an eye level finder is helpful in that he can steady it against his face and put on a tripod if necessary. I like the under water housing idea, but guess that's impractical. A WiFi enabled camera and tablet remote is good and so is Larry's local kid idea. I'll pass them all on and let you know how he gets on. Chris On 1 Sep 2016 06:03, "Paul" wrote: > How about an older generation DSLR. Put it on a tripod, pick a program > mode and control it with a wired remote. A DS or DS2 would be plenty good > for what he wants, both have jacks for a wired remote and could probably be > purchased for a pittance. > > -p > > > On 8/31/2016 4:21 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: > >> I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine >> who >> has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. >> He's >> got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. >> >> Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but >> with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent >> of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, >> manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a >> fairly tight budget. >> >> Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. >> >> Cheers, Chris >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
That sounds like the best suggestion yet - to me, having just read through most of this.. althoughwhen I used to use a cable release for stability in the olden days, even my 40year old fingers had a hard time pressing the release button on those... but I'd think anything on a tripod would help HOpe you get it solved ann On 9/1/2016 1:02 AM, Paul wrote: How about an older generation DSLR. Put it on a tripod, pick a program mode and control it with a wired remote. A DS or DS2 would be plenty good for what he wants, both have jacks for a wired remote and could probably be purchased for a pittance. -p On 8/31/2016 4:21 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. He's got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a fairly tight budget. Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. Cheers, Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
How about an older generation DSLR. Put it on a tripod, pick a program mode and control it with a wired remote. A DS or DS2 would be plenty good for what he wants, both have jacks for a wired remote and could probably be purchased for a pittance. -p On 8/31/2016 4:21 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. He's got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a fairly tight budget. Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. Cheers, Chris -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
Chris Mitchell wrote: I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. He's got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a fairly tight budget. Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. If he is only going to be using it for taking pictures of things to sell, it would probably be cheaper for him to hire a high school kid with a camera. That way all of the controls are voice activated. Cheers, Chris -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
Yet another idea: How about a tablet? The controls are so simple that even a clumsy 3-4-year-old kid can manage. One can research which ones offer a better camera, as some of them are rather slow (shutter-speed-wise), probably due to the limited ISO. Igor Paul Stenquist Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:26:34 -0700 wrote: Easy. An iPhone 6S Plus or the latest large Samsung phone. Good pics, minimal effort. Paul via phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
Easy. An iPhone 6S Plus or the latest large Samsung phone. Good pics, minimal effort. Paul via phone > On Aug 31, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 8/31/2016 3:21 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: >> I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who >> has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. He's >> got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. >> >> Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but >> with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent >> of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, >> manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a >> fairly tight budget. >> >> Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. >> >> Cheers, Chris > > If he can deal with an EVF, or is only going to use medium wide to short > teles, the Fuji X-T1 might work for him. It's a chunky camera with relatively > big controls, and not too many of them. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
On 8/31/2016 3:21 PM, Chris Mitchell wrote: I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. He's got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a fairly tight budget. Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. Cheers, Chris If he can deal with an EVF, or is only going to use medium wide to short teles, the Fuji X-T1 might work for him. It's a chunky camera with relatively big controls, and not too many of them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
On 31 Aug 2016, at 23:15, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 31/8/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional >> camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user >> interface having big buttons? > > Most cameras with built-in wifi can accommodate this. My Pen F, for > instance, can do this, The controls are not small, although I control it > from an iPad Mini, not an iPhone. > > GoPro cameras can be controlled like this also. > The Nikon Df has large dials. I'm sure I've recently seen a new camera somewhere that has controls intended to be used by people wearing gloves, eg in the polar regions. I'd have thought any GoPro-type action camera would have big knobs. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 31/8/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional >>camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user >>interface having big buttons? > >Most cameras with built-in wifi can accommodate this. My Pen F, for >instance, can do this, The controls are not small, although I control it >from an iPad Mini, not an iPhone. > >GoPro cameras can be controlled like this also. Also, the Pentax K-1. (I don't know about any other recent Pentax cameras.) Of course, it's no lightweight, nor budget-friendly. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
On 31/8/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional >camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user >interface having big buttons? Most cameras with built-in wifi can accommodate this. My Pen F, for instance, can do this, The controls are not small, although I control it from an iPad Mini, not an iPhone. GoPro cameras can be controlled like this also. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user interface having big buttons? B > On 31 Aug 2016, at 22:22, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who > has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. He's > got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. > > Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but > with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent > of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, > manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a > fairly tight budget. > > Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. > > Cheers, Chris > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
Building on Cotty's idea of using a phone, is there a conventional camera that can be controlled (on a tripod) from a phone, with a user interface having big buttons? B > On 31 Aug 2016, at 22:22, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > I'm trawling the great collective wisdom of the PDML for a mate of mine who > has MS and has lost the dexterity to handle today's small p&s cameras. He's > got a load of stuff to sell and wants to photograph it to put on eBay. > > Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but > with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent > of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, > manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a > fairly tight budget. > > Any off the wall / quirky / bright ideas appreciated. > > Cheers, Chris > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT but worthy: Any ideas for a camera for a disabled person?
On 31/8/16, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Has anyone got any ideas of what might suit him? I guess lightweight but >with chunky controls. The way he put it was "I need the camera equivalent >of those phones they do for the elderly/disabled with big, clear, >manageable buttons, if such a thing exists". I suspect he will also have a >fairly tight budget. Oddly enough the only thing that springs to mind is a smartphone - the taking button being rather large on the touch screen of any iPhone, Samsung, etc. Alternatively underwater camera housings come with larger controls, although cost will be a consideration here, and then limited viewing control (due to the camera being contained within the unit) might defeat the objective -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
