Left eye or right?

Barry Stewart · Jul 30, 2004

I'm just wondering what the trend is out there, as this point came up in a post today.

I've always used my left eye on the viewfinder. Shooting action, sports or video, I often keep my right eye open so I can pick up the off-lens action and be ready for it.

Let's hear from others. Give us your handedness and your eye preference.
(I'm hoping I'm not weird!)

Right hand, left eye.

Barry
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Larry O · Jul 30, 2004

Larry O
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tok · Jul 30, 2004

I am also right handed, but use my left eye for the viewfinder (dominant eye).

Unfortunately this is quite cumbersome as the free right eye view is blocked by the camera body. It also makes the controls such as the rear wheel, difficult to operate.

One solution I've found to this problem is using the large eyecup EP-2, which helps keep the camera body away from the face and makes all the controls MUCH easier to use.

regards
tok

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osloray · Jul 30, 2004

I have only used my right eye for this, for 40 years now.

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George Law · Jul 30, 2004

to wink my righr eye, I've always shot right eyed (cameras, guns, whatever). I do, sometimes, keep the left eye open to try and pickup on the action if the situation warrents.

George

ajwh · Jul 30, 2004

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Andrew

Scott Whittemore · Jul 30, 2004

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Scott

macmanlou · Jul 30, 2004

Same here. I have bad astigmatism in my right.

It made it harder for me to learn to qualify on the M-16 in Air Force basic training (1969) as well. The Nikon F3HP was the only camera I owned that wasn't so bad in that regard.

That works well for me, too.

Lou

nick66davis · Jul 30, 2004

Right handed, right eyed but dress to the left!!!

When I took the wakeboarding pics I posted a few weeks ago I tried keeping my left eye open for a wider view on what was happening even though I was using the left hand focus point in C-AF mode and was tracking my subject constantly.

If you havent seen the wakeboarding shots they are on my Pbase account (see below for link).

kind regards

Nick

'Nothing can make you feel inferior without your consent' - Eleanor Roosevelt

http://www.pbase.com/nickjdavis

spydermon · Jul 30, 2004

Just to keep it fair.

Left handed. Left eye.

Doehns · Jul 30, 2004

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Jeff Mc · Jul 30, 2004

I must be the weirdest at this,

I am left handed and use my right eye for the camera. However when shooting guns, etc I use my left eye and I am actually quite good (can hit a good grouping on a 100m target with open sites)

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Andrew Dickinson · Jul 30, 2004

Hi,

Well I'm left handed so I'm also left I dominate (Did I spell that right?)

I'm thinking seriously of getting the E1 (Money is holding me back ie. I'm in the middle of possibly relocating to a new area.... so waiting for my company hence £££££ or $$$$)

What is the E1 like for left handers?
(Sorry I've replied after the second post so may have missed replies).

cheers

Andrew

Garry Schaefer · Jul 30, 2004

taught me, a right hander, to shoot both pool and a gun. Use my left eye for those. That carried over on to cameras. Then I lost my right eye. All to the good. Can still shoot - in three ways.

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Gene Young · Jul 30, 2004

draydur · Jul 30, 2004

Have always shot this way, but really appreciate the clearance it gives my schnaz on the left side of the E-1 ... no nose grease on the LCD guard !

Oh yeah, I keep left eye open to track action at times.
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promoter · Jul 30, 2004

I'm your mirror image, Jeff, but probably not as keen with a gun. Right handed, use my left eye for the camera or billiards, but the right eye for shooting with a gun. Learned to shoot a gun before the astigmatism in my right eye got bad, so it's ingrained.

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Aloha,
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wayne58604 · Jul 30, 2004

Right hand, right eye - helps keep the LCD clear of nose prints!

Wayne

Skip Williams · Jul 30, 2004

I use my left eye with SLR-type cameras

I use my right eye with rangefinders (i.e., Leica).

Skip

English Bob · Jul 30, 2004

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Good Shooting,
English Bob

Left eye or right?

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