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Does anybody else use their left eye for the viewfinder?

 
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Jul 06, 2008 14:16 |  #1

I can't physically do it with my right, unless I force my left down.




  
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Jul 06, 2008 14:21 |  #2

hahaha.. some times i have too but its usually when ever i'm in an awkward position and its more comfortable to use the left then the normal right..

Do lefties use there left? i cant say ive ever seen some one shoot (in person) with there left eye. (while not in a "awkward position")


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Jul 06, 2008 14:26 |  #3

This question sounds familiar...

Which eye do you use to look through the view finder? by ValMcC

Do you shoot with your left or right eye ? (Canon rear dial wheel and your nose...) by linuxguy

Which eye do you shoot with? ? ? ? by Acorean

Do you shoot with your left or right eye? by Maderito

strange question - what eye do you shoot with? by Verty

Which eye do you use when composing a shot in the viewfinder? by Benhasajeep

Left or Right (Eye) by Drisley

Should I sue my left eye or my right eye in the view finder? by aacmcay (I think he meant USE not SUE!)

Left eye or right eye in the viewfinder everyone? ? ? by Surfologist

Which eye do you use? by Runninmann

Which eye? by Mihkeltt

Which Eye Do You Use? by BottomBracket

which eye on the viewfinder (right-handed vs. left-handed) by Baybomo

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For the record (again), Right handed, shoot with my Left eye. Noseprints on the LCD.


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Jul 06, 2008 14:32 |  #4

That's the beauty of giving your post a meaningful name: You sometimes immediately get the answer, by having a look at the lower left of your screen ;)

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Jul 06, 2008 14:41 |  #5

Left handed, left eyed.
The other threads are all before my time I'm afraid, so it's doubtful that I've answered them.

edit; snooker right handed, darts left handed, bowl right handed, bat left handed, putt left handed, drive right handed, suck equally with both hands shooting hoops, ambidextrous with a pint glass.;)




  
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Jul 06, 2008 14:43 |  #6

I knew I would get an immediate answer, so I had to post this. Guess I was too lazy to actually search.




  
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Jul 06, 2008 14:46 |  #7

Right handed, left eye dominant. I shoot with my left eye. :)


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Jul 06, 2008 14:52 as a reply to  @ rabidcow's post |  #8

Right-handed, left-eyed.




  
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Jul 06, 2008 14:55 |  #9

Never thought about it, but left eye. Right eye seems awkward.




  
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Jul 06, 2008 15:52 |  #10

Right handed, but I bat lefty.

I shoot with my left eye in the viewfinder.


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Jul 06, 2008 16:05 |  #11

trebuchet wrote in post #5860260 (external link)
Right handed, but I bat lefty.

I shoot with my left eye in the viewfinder.

Creepy! Me too! And I throw/write right handed. Ummm, and I was in the Navy too!(ABH3 CVA-67)
My left handed grip came from my left handed brother teaching me golf.....which I play cross handed. I'm just all screwed up!


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Jul 06, 2008 16:19 |  #12

Right eye. My face has to go in at an awkward angle with my left eye, and then my right thumb gets in the way.


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Jul 06, 2008 17:51 |  #13

Left handed, left eye.

I used to have the hardest time looking in the viewfinder when I used to tilt my camera clockwise for portrait shots. Now that I tip it counterclockwise (so I can use the grip's */shutter), I have no problem.


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Jul 06, 2008 17:53 |  #14

Left eye most of the time, right eye once in a while. Always both eyes open.




  
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Jul 06, 2008 19:08 |  #15

Left handed and right eyed. I have tried my left eye occasionally over the years, but it doesn't feel comfortable and doesn't seem to work as effectively.

I think it may have something to do with the dominant side of the brain. Right handers are apparently left-side dominant and left handers are the opposite. The left side of the brain controls the right limbs, but I'm not sure how it relates to the eyes - if at all. But I'm no brain surgeon.

The both eyes open thing can work well. It feels much more relaxed and retains some peripheral vision, which is handy for action and sports. It also avoids straining the unused eye (through squinting I guess), which I always find is a problem.




  
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