ettsn
Newbie
First, you should determine your eye dominance. Hold your arm straight out in front of you with one finger pointing up. Put your finger over an object in the distance. Open and shut each eye. Whichever open eye leaves your finger covering the object in the distance is your dominant eye.
Mine is my left. No trouble shooting my M6 or any of my SLRs.
Mine is my left. No trouble shooting my M6 or any of my SLRs.
Clint Troy
Well-known
I must be crazy. Well, that must explain my very fine vision, maybe?
I am a left eye shooter. I couldn't shoot with my right eye if you forced me and yet, your test shows that I'm a right-eye dominant.
TXForester
Well-known
Get a parrot for your shoulder that says "Say cheese."
bgb
Well-known
I have only one eye and that's my left so I have no choice in which one I focus with. In my opinion a TLR is a good choice as it gets your face away from the camera completely, I guess a Hasselblad or waist level finder on an SLR would do the same thing.
If you went digital you could focus on the back screen of course but for traditional rangefinder cameras you will have to wear a eye patch or just put up with the inconvenience.
I hate having my face and large ugly nose pressed up against the back of a camera but it's ok if I get to still do some photography.
I have never tried a Leica but one Leica owner told me it was a great camera to shoot left eyed ... but that doesn't help you much if your left eye isn't so sharp, maybe worth a try.
lets us know what you discover ;]
If you went digital you could focus on the back screen of course but for traditional rangefinder cameras you will have to wear a eye patch or just put up with the inconvenience.
I hate having my face and large ugly nose pressed up against the back of a camera but it's ok if I get to still do some photography.
I have never tried a Leica but one Leica owner told me it was a great camera to shoot left eyed ... but that doesn't help you much if your left eye isn't so sharp, maybe worth a try.
lets us know what you discover ;]
ruby.monkey
Veteran
"Watch the birdie!"
raphaelaaron
Well-known
i shoot with my left eye open and with my right eye closed. ive been shooting this way ever since i picked up a camera so it doesn't feel weird to me at all. i handle a rifle the same way. it's hard when it's a bolt action, but over time you get used to it.
the reason is because i am left hand dominant and also left eye dominant. if i tried shooting with my right eye, i'd fuddle my shots up.
the reason is because i am left hand dominant and also left eye dominant. if i tried shooting with my right eye, i'd fuddle my shots up.
mgermana
Established
The human brain is an incredibly plastic organ, especially when it comes to vision. Try spending several minutes looking through the viewfinder of your rangefinder and focusing with both eyes open. Eventually, your brain figures out how to process the disparate signals and everything snaps into place.
I've actually found that this assists in rangefinder focusing when the light is especially dim or challenging. Of course, I also have astigmatism in both eyes, so they compensate for one another when both are open. YMMV.
I've actually found that this assists in rangefinder focusing when the light is especially dim or challenging. Of course, I also have astigmatism in both eyes, so they compensate for one another when both are open. YMMV.