markus_myllym_ki Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 When watching some other photographers i noticed that most of them used their right eye when looking through the viewfinder... I use my left eye... I?m also left handed. So which eye do you use? (I know this is in no way related to Canon... so just for the heck of it i?ll mention that i use a 300D) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lau4 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 i use my right eye, i am right handed, i should use my left eye though, my vision is better through the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 I use my left eye. I also am left-handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artspace erik wes Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Left-handed / left eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socke Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 I' right handed and use my right eye as well. And my right eye is worse than the left one, I think i'll have to wear glasses for shooting pretty soon :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauh44 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Left eye, right handed . . . go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_ridge Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Right/Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssonne Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Right handed / left eye...and no idea why...<br> I actually had to go pick up my camera before I answered , lol...<br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 << I actually had to go pick up my camera before I answered , lol... >> I'm glad I wasn't the only one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harman_bajwa Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Right all along :> - Harman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Left eye and right eye, together (Rolleiflex TLR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_bell Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Im right handed but left eye dominent and use that eye for looking through the viewfinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_david Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 left handed, right eyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalirony Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Left eye, right hand. Just tried it right eyed, right handed - almost fell over, it made me dizzy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissa_eiselein Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Right hand, right eyed. I don't have the coordination to squint my right eye and keep my left eye open enough to see with it. LOL While we are on this thread, do you all close an eye when shooting? I have to otherwise I can't focus on what's in the viewfinder. I used to work with a guy who was left eyed who would keep his right eye open while shooting. I can see where it would have its benefits...but I just can't make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauh44 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 I close my "non-shooting" eye while looking through the viewfinder. We don't think about it much, but most of us are "right-eyed" or "left-eyed". Try this: Make an "OK" sign with your index finger and thumb. Hold it out and look through it without thinking. Which eye do you use? That's the one you're likely to use with your camera too. I first noticed this years ago when shooting a rifle; I'm right-handed but my right eye is terrible. I'll shoulder a rifle to my my right shoulder, but site the gun with my left eye, which is rather awkward, but I wasn't a bad shot! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray watson Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Left eye, right handed. Shoot the same as Beau to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_simon5 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 right hand, left eye - had a photo instructor once who said that we (left-eye people) are more creative - not sure if it's true. i've got a wife, 2 kids, and a job that takes up too much of my time, so i don't get to experiment with my creative side as much as i'd like ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latham_portous Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Right handed/right eye too. Closing the other eye helps me focus I think, even though when doing it for too long it makes my vision go a bit funny. I try to keep them both open but can't get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_kallet Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 I am right handed and used my right eye until after eye surgery when I noticed the horizons were tilted on my prints. I switched to the left eye and all was "level" again. This happened a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_austin Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 "... had a photo instructor once who said that we (left-eye people) are more creative - not sure if it's true." I think that's *left-brained" ... (right / right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayn Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Left eye. I forced myself into this habit long ago. Why? Because this way you don't have to close the other eye. It is typically blocked by the back of the SLR, which is black. After a long day of shooting it is very fatiguing to keep closing one eye and this solves that problem for me. Also, I take many shots with the sun in it. I have a feeling this may catch up with me one day and at least I'll have one good eye left! If I kept changing the eye I use to look through the viewfinder, both eyes would be bad! What we do for our art... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_bell1 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Right handed, left eye. Like Ray said, it allows the camera to block the right eye. FWIW, I play pool left handed because the person that taught me was left handed and I didn't know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Right/Right Something to think about though: When I shoot car/motorcycle races I still use my right eye at the viewfinder but I keep my left eye open so that I can watch the vehicle as it approaches and enters my viewfinder frame so that I can compose it well and release the shutter at the instant I need. After ten minutes my brain stops flipping from eye to eye and is willing to co-operate and give me an impression from each eye...almost like an overexposed double exposure. Reminds me of those dot pictures that were so big a few years ago, I have to be careful not to flip to one eye or the other but it does come back immediately if I just let my brain do the work. A left eye user may have difficulty since the pentaprism will get in the way. I also have to be careful to keep my left hand off the top of the telephoto lens or it too blocks the view - took me a few shots to figure that one out at the first event of the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcox2 Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Looking inward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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