Left or Right?

Left or Right?

  • Left-eye only

    Votes: 83 44.6%

  • Right-eye only

    Votes: 90 48.4%

  • Doesn't matter/I never thought about it

    Votes: 13 7.0%
  • Total voters
    186
  • Poll closed .
januaryman

januaryman

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I was looking at the "Me and My M" thread, admiring the images of you folk, when it occurred to me that there seem to be many more right-eye shooters than left-eye. I only noticed this since my eye problems that now leaves me stuck (temporarily, I hope!) with right-eye shooting, a very uncomfortable feeling for me. Which are you? Or does it not matter?
 
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Most people are right handed and right eyed. I'm right eyed but always tried to shoot left eyed on occasion so I wouldn't be out of business if I had an eye injury. Now I'm developing a cataract in my left eye so it's no big deal.
 
Before the M I was a left eye shooter. After the M I'm now a right eye shooter. Been trying to switch back but it's hard to break a habit.
 
I use my right eye through the viewfinder most of the time, though not exclusively. Sometimes my left eye is in a better position; other times I just use the other eye to see how the other half of my brain responds to the scene and frames a picture. I do this especially when I feel like I can't quite get the composition right, and need to change something. Not to hijack the thread, but am I the only one who does this?
 
I use my right eye when shooting rangefinders, but strangely enough, I have always used my left eye when using SLRs. Weird, huh?
 
Mainly right , got used to it on the R3A, the VF is 1:1, so you can shoot with both eyes open and see the framelines... kinda spooky ;-)
 
Even though I'm right handed, I've always shot left eyed. I've always envied the right-eyed shooters, but could never seem to make the change. Now I got myself an M3 and am commited to making the change. Even though I have to develop the new discipline so that it becomes a habit rather than a conscious thought, I can see that it's already becoming easier. I'm even finding it easier with my 0.72x MP now when I remember to try it. So obviously, because I'm in transition, I couldn't vote!
 
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Left eyed shooter and right handed. This was the primary reason for making the Rapidwinder for the M4P/M6/MP. I kept knocking my glasses off with the advance lever! I used M2's with Leicavit's for years before that and had to find a solution when they slowly dis-integrated over time (Leicavit's that is).
 
Interesting results so far - ... and like drewbarb, when using my left eye I'd sometimes keep the right eye open to see what was about to enter the frame using my peripheral vision. I know it would be easier using my right eye to compose and the (unobstructed) left to see what was going on, but as I said, I was always left eyed, even firing a rifle, despite being right handed (at that time).

Funny, Tom A., about your glasses/lever story as an origin story of your invention!
 
I'm right-handed, left-eyed, but I've trained myself to shoot with my right eye so, on occasion, I could have both eyes open and see the context of the action.

Rob
 
drewbarb said:
I use my right eye through the viewfinder most of the time, though not exclusively. Sometimes my left eye is in a better position; other times I just use the other eye to see how the other half of my brain responds to the scene and frames a picture. I do this especially when I feel like I can't quite get the composition right, and need to change something. Not to hijack the thread, but am I the only one who does this?
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Each eye sends info to both sides of the brain.
 
Most people are right handed and right eye dominent. Lefties are usually left eye dominent.

Being a odd fellow, I am righthanded ad left eyed and must use a camera, microscope telescope with left eye.

I am a total loss with a shotgun. Not bad with a pistol or rifle.

I had an optomitrist once who examined recruits for aerial gunners on bombers . The very first check was righthand-lefteye condition. It got you immediate rejection without knowing anything else. No questions asked.
 
I've only ever used my right eye (I'm right handed). It wasn't until a friend tried taking a shot with my M that I realized people might use their other eye.
 
I shoot right-eyed only.
A friend of mine shoots left-eyed, which is a problem with his M7 -- his nose keeps moving the ISO dial, which wreaks havoc when he's using AE.

::Ari
 
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