This is all wrong. Modern camera lenses are designed to be "cusped". You put your hand under the lens to support it (plus the camera) and the lens is designed to allow simple focusing and zooming. Just look at the vast majority of modenr pro photographers.
Cheers,
As Slobodan says, when everyone thinks the same, no-one thinks.
Have you tried it? In my late 70s, it took me until recently - so don't feel embarrased. It also needs the bulges of modern
computers camera to hold that way.
I don't think Peter Lindbergh need give a shit about the rest of the modenr (sic) pro photographers; he's up in the right age bracket too: no shame, just results. ;-)
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Rob C