fendy_t Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 Which eye do you use to look through the viewfinder? Is there anyone that looks with the left eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliesteiner Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 I look through the finder with my left eye. I do it without any concious decision - the camera feels more stable and supported against my face that way.-Olliehttp://www.web-graphics.com/steinerphoto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kens Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 My right eye had always been my "good" eye. With age I discovered my eyes had reversed. My left eye can now focus better. I'm still getting used to it. So far not a problem with the wind lever, thumb-in-the-eye, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 I always use my left eye. It is only half blind, my right one being 3/4 blind. The best eye to use (whichever one that happens to be) apparently also has something to do with a good nose position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tse_sung_wu7 Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 L-eyed, R-handed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Ditto. Handedness and eyedness are -- statistically speaking -- not connected. I'm also R-handed but L-footed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_fong1 Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 I used to shoot with the right eye but switch to the left when the astigmatism on the right got too bad and found that my pics improved by a huge margin. I'm not talking focusing here since i was using an AF Canon then. The pics just look much more well thought out. I cannot explain why, maybe someone here can. BTW i'm right handed and R-footed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip_williams Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Strangely enough, I'm left eyed with SLRs, but I useually prefer my right eye with Leica-type rangefinders. I find that RF shooting is more natural and easier with a right-eyed technique. <p> Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_sun1 Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 <i>Which eye do you use to look through the viewfinder? Is there anyone that looks with the left eye?</i> <p> Why do you ask? I'm left eye dominant but due to deteriorating eyesight, force myself to use the right eye for focusing. It's a little easier for me to use crank wind cameras now as I dont have to lower the camera to wind film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_marvin Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Strongly left eye dominant--thats one reason why I prefer screw-mount Leicas--the film advance know doesn't hit me in the face like a lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_marvin Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 make that 'knob'-not 'know'.Sorry:-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 My right eye is dominant so I can keep both eyes open if I use my right eye for the finder. I can view left-eyed but then I have to keep my right eye closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-bug Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Right eye for horizontals, left for verticals. Holding the camera way up above my forehead for right-eye verticals eye feels weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_landrum Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Right eye dominant and extremely left handed. I find the M to be designed perfectly for this combination. I focus with my left hand and use my right hand for trigger control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 I usually don't look thru the finder with either eye. It's a lot faster that way. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert knapp md Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Fendy: Left eye and left-handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_matlock Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Always left eye though I am right handed. Don't know why; using the right eye just seems unnatural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_kneen Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 Let's be honest here, a few people on this site, judging by their photography skills close both eyes when taking a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 Talking about yourself again Phil.try opening at least one eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_l Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 i use my third eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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