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Aug 31, 2006 13:17 |  #1

Ive been scaning through my photo library, and ive observed roughly a ten-to-one ratio of portrait to landscape, so more or less everything i seem to shoot is portrait.

The problem is that i dont LIKE portrait images. So this got me wondering, i got the camera out and played around with a few differant lenses, and ive found, because i use my right eye, my nose gets in the way in landscape mode. I find my camera very comfortable in Portrait.

Is there a way i can throw money at this to remidy the problem of my camera being uncomfortable in landscape?


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Aug 31, 2006 13:27 |  #2

Try the eye piece extender or an angle finder, maybe.


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Aug 31, 2006 13:37 |  #3

i asked about the extender once, but the consensus was that it made the view tiny, and on the 350D its already quite small i think : /


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Aug 31, 2006 14:39 |  #4

Try laying on your side when you are taking pictures. :)


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Aug 31, 2006 14:47 |  #5

^^^ my first wize-a** thought was to get a nose job, but I like Jeff's Idea better :)

Seriously, Have you tried tilting your head down a little and looking "up" through the viewfinder to keep from smashing your nose?


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Aug 31, 2006 15:29 |  #6

ive found a way to twist my head, about 45degrees, down to the right,
allows my nose to pass OVER the body, next to the flash
and gives a nice feel, looks stupid though, not that any of us are vain >.>


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Aug 31, 2006 15:30 |  #7

sorry, double post. - is anyone noticing POTN is *very* slow tonight?


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Aug 31, 2006 15:42 as a reply to  @ phylet's post |  #8

Try using your left eye?


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Aug 31, 2006 15:46 as a reply to  @ phylet's post |  #9

phylet wrote:
sorry, double post. - is anyone noticing POTN is *very* slow tonight?

Sorry, it's probably all of us on the US east-coast goofing off at work 'till 5:00 ;)


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Aug 31, 2006 17:09 |  #10

ive tried the left-eye before, it doesnt seem as good somehow. and my nose still gets in the way! i think im going to get some creative plastic surgery.


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