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LeDave · 07-24-2009, 07:45 PM

I peek out of it with my right eye.

Damn Brit · 07-24-2009, 07:53 PM

This question is neither about Style or Technique, it is a question of brain and body chemistry.

Be careful where you post.

LeDave · 07-24-2009, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

This question is neither about Style or Technique, it is a question of brain and body chemistry.

Be careful where you post.

Ok sorry. Thank You.

Plankton · 07-24-2009, 08:12 PM

I look with my left eye.

SteveM · 07-24-2009, 08:14 PM

I close my left eye when I shoot...which I can't do very well with my right. Not sure if you're supposed to close one eye or is that bad form?

PeteyJ · 07-24-2009, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by smc

I close my left eye when I shoot...which I can't do very well with my right. Not sure if you're supposed to close one eye or is that bad form?

Who cares about form as long as you take a good picture

Blue · 07-24-2009, 08:54 PM

What do you mean by 'peak out of" the viewfinder? Do you mean look through it?

Duck Dodgers · 07-24-2009, 09:16 PM

I am "right-eyed," also known as right-eye-dominate. I close my left to shoot (both cameras and rifles), but I'm right-handed, too. My daughter is right-handed, but left-eyed. Makes for some interesting contortions when shooting a rifle.

How to tell which you are:

SportVue: Eye Dominance Test

emr · 07-24-2009, 10:09 PM

BTW, this topic's been covered earlier...

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/51629-right-eye-vs-left-eye.html

Ratmagiclady · 07-24-2009, 11:13 PM

Originally posted by smc

I close my left eye when I shoot...which I can't do very well with my right. Not sure if you're supposed to close one eye or is that bad form?

It's good form for a lot of things to keep the left eye open, and simply shift your attention back and forth: (advantage for the right-eyed, there) ... it keeps you more aware of what's going on around you. If you start from there, it's usually pretty obvious/natural when closing the left eye is helpful. The default state is really with that other eye open, though.

Mike Cash · 07-25-2009, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

In ancient times you viewed with your right eye, lest you have it poked out by the film advance lever.

Chris

You mean the Middle Ages.

In Ancient Times film advance knobs posed no such danger.

raymeedc · 07-25-2009, 05:47 AM

Neither. The apprehensive tension that accompanies each pending shot is too much for my delicate psyche. I close both eyes & hope for the best.

séamuis · 07-25-2009, 06:01 AM

Originally posted by Duck Dodgers

I am "right-eyed," also known as right-eye-dominate. I close my left to shoot (both cameras and rifles), but I'm right-handed, too. My daughter is right-handed, but left-eyed. Makes for some interesting contortions when shooting a rifle.

How to tell which you are:

SportVue: Eye Dominance Test

I am also right eye dominant I close my left eye with cameras and rifles. so when I look away from the viewfinder for composition or other reasons its with my left eye.

Ratmagiclady · 07-25-2009, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

In ancient times you viewed with your right eye, lest you have it poked out by the film advance lever.

Chris

*laugh* There was certainly that, too. Still shooting with a lot of *ahem* 'Middle ages' film cameras, it's never made retraining for the left eye seem to make much sense, even for when the right one gets tired. (In fact, with digital, I'm still not accustomed to not being able to hook my thumb behind the advance lever: feels a bit like riding without toe-clips sometimes. Also a little disconcerting when my Super A's lever twitches if I use the winder. (This never happens with my old Canons) I've been wondering if I could fashion some kind of a thumb-hook in lieu of a hand-strap for my 20d, though.

)

Still. Don't 'peek through the viewfinder.' See. *Eyes* are for seeing. Viewfinders are for framing and focusing and such. What you see through the finder is only part of what you're doing. I steal a term from firearms training and call it 'boresighting' when someone's squinting into the finder and only seeing what's through there.

Blue · 07-25-2009, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

In ancient times you viewed with your right eye, lest you have it poked out by the film advance lever.

Chris

Some of the Exakta bodies had left handed advance levers (V, VX, Varex IIa, Varex IIb etc.). I think it was Pentax that first put one on the right.

I saw a left handed film winder on something else from the late 70s or 80s but can't remember if it was a Mamiya or what.

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07-24-2009, 07:53 PM	#2
Damn Brit Guest	This question is neither about Style or Technique, it is a question of brain and body chemistry. Be careful where you post.

07-24-2009, 07:59 PM	#3
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067 Original Poster	Originally posted by Damn Brit This question is neither about Style or Technique, it is a question of brain and body chemistry. Be careful where you post. Ok sorry. Thank You.

07-24-2009, 08:12 PM	#4
Plankton Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shelburne, MA Posts: 131	I look with my left eye.

07-24-2009, 08:14 PM	#5
SteveM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,294	I close my left eye when I shoot...which I can't do very well with my right. Not sure if you're supposed to close one eye or is that bad form?

07-24-2009, 08:30 PM	#6
PeteyJ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago/Cleveland Posts: 176	Originally posted by smc I close my left eye when I shoot...which I can't do very well with my right. Not sure if you're supposed to close one eye or is that bad form? Who cares about form as long as you take a good picture

07-24-2009, 08:54 PM	#7
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	What do you mean by 'peak out of" the viewfinder? Do you mean look through it?

07-24-2009, 09:16 PM	#8
Duck Dodgers Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the 24½th Century! Photos: Gallery Posts: 439	I am "right-eyed," also known as right-eye-dominate. I close my left to shoot (both cameras and rifles), but I'm right-handed, too. My daughter is right-handed, but left-eyed. Makes for some interesting contortions when shooting a rifle. How to tell which you are: SportVue: Eye Dominance Test

07-24-2009, 10:09 PM	#9
emr Guest	BTW, this topic's been covered earlier... https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/51629-right-eye-vs-left-eye.html

07-24-2009, 11:13 PM	#10
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by smc I close my left eye when I shoot...which I can't do very well with my right. Not sure if you're supposed to close one eye or is that bad form? It's good form for a lot of things to keep the left eye open, and simply shift your attention back and forth: (advantage for the right-eyed, there) ... it keeps you more aware of what's going on around you. If you start from there, it's usually pretty obvious/natural when closing the left eye is helpful. The default state is really with that other eye open, though.

07-25-2009, 04:42 AM	#11
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt In ancient times you viewed with your right eye, lest you have it poked out by the film advance lever. Chris You mean the Middle Ages. In Ancient Times film advance knobs posed no such danger.

07-25-2009, 05:47 AM	#12
raymeedc Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 951	Neither. The apprehensive tension that accompanies each pending shot is too much for my delicate psyche. I close both eyes & hope for the best.

07-25-2009, 06:01 AM	#13
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by Duck Dodgers I am "right-eyed," also known as right-eye-dominate. I close my left to shoot (both cameras and rifles), but I'm right-handed, too. My daughter is right-handed, but left-eyed. Makes for some interesting contortions when shooting a rifle. How to tell which you are: SportVue: Eye Dominance Test I am also right eye dominant I close my left eye with cameras and rifles. so when I look away from the viewfinder for composition or other reasons its with my left eye.

07-25-2009, 11:05 AM	#14
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt In ancient times you viewed with your right eye, lest you have it poked out by the film advance lever. Chris laugh There was certainly that, too. Still shooting with a lot of ahem 'Middle ages' film cameras, it's never made retraining for the left eye seem to make much sense, even for when the right one gets tired. (In fact, with digital, I'm still not accustomed to not being able to hook my thumb behind the advance lever: feels a bit like riding without toe-clips sometimes. Also a little disconcerting when my Super A's lever twitches if I use the winder. (This never happens with my old Canons) I've been wondering if I could fashion some kind of a thumb-hook in lieu of a hand-strap for my 20d, though. ) Still. Don't 'peek through the viewfinder.' See. Eyes are for seeing. Viewfinders are for framing and focusing and such. What you see through the finder is only part of what you're doing. I steal a term from firearms training and call it 'boresighting' when someone's squinting into the finder and only seeing what's through there.

07-25-2009, 12:12 PM	#15
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt In ancient times you viewed with your right eye, lest you have it poked out by the film advance lever. Chris Some of the Exakta bodies had left handed advance levers (V, VX, Varex IIa, Varex IIb etc.). I think it was Pentax that first put one on the right. I saw a left handed film winder on something else from the late 70s or 80s but can't remember if it was a Mamiya or what.

Do you guys peak out of the viewfinder with your left or right eye?

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