Do you know what your dominant eye is? Do you use your dominant eye when composing through the viewfinder or do you force yourself to use your non-dominant eye in order to try to stimulate the other half of your brain?
Which eye do you use?
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I think I opt for comfort... using the left eye... Because the right is blocked by the camera so I can ignore the information coming from that eye without shutting it tight.
Also, I had lasic a few years ago and I have 20/20 in both, but the left eye looks long while the right hands back and focuses on the near field. It is messed up, but I've always been able to split my vision as needed. I'm really good at those stupid 3d posters.
Also, I had lasic a few years ago and I have 20/20 in both, but the left eye looks long while the right hands back and focuses on the near field. It is messed up, but I've always been able to split my vision as needed. I'm really good at those stupid 3d posters.
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Left eye dominant, right handed, but I shoot a rifle with my left and a handgun with my right, so I'm semi-ambidextrous. I typically use my left eye in the VF, but feel pretty comfortable with my right as well.
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I am extremely left eye dominant. I have never tried using my right eye. Not sure how that would work for me.
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I am also somewhat ambidextrous. I used to draw and write with both hands as a kid and I played various sports either left/right-handed/footed. Unfortunately back in the day most kids (myself included) were trained out of being a lefty.mackguyver said:
I'm right eye dominant at present but actively compose through the viewfinder with my left eye. I've heard that it generates more whole-brain-activity which is good for both creativity and problem solving.
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Interesting one this... I tried a similar question on another forum and results came back near enough 50/50. Will be interesting to see if that is the case here once the numbers go up some more.
I tried to correlate it with handedness and basically there didn't seem to be any pattern.
I tried to correlate it with handedness and basically there didn't seem to be any pattern.
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I am right-handed but somewhat ambidextrous. I am very left eye dominant though and though I've tried to use my right eye, I can't get the hang of it. In the end it's probably for the best though as I don't have to close my right eye while shooting as it's blocked by the camera thus leading to less eye strain.
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I'm very dominant in my left eye, so I always use that to see the image in the viewfinder. In the days when most all 35mm cameras had to be manually advanced, I'd have to momentarily pull the camera away from my face to wind to the next frame or I'd risk poking myself in the face.
Because the image is weaker and not in exact alignment with the left, I don't see things in 3D. On the other hand, my right eye has the advantage in that it seems to focus closer, perfect when I'm shooting for reading what's on the LCDs.
Because the image is weaker and not in exact alignment with the left, I don't see things in 3D. On the other hand, my right eye has the advantage in that it seems to focus closer, perfect when I'm shooting for reading what's on the LCDs.
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StudentOfLight said:
Sorry, but that's not how it works. The left side of visual space is represented on the right side of the brain (and vice versa), so each eye projects to both hemispheres of the brain.
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Wow, I've never thought of this. I'm kind of left-handed. I eat and write w/ my left. But I throw, bat and kick w/ my right. Now that I think of it, I always use my right eye for the VF. Maybe I should try to use my left eye and see if I take photos differently!
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Right eye. And if I'm shooting sports, sometimes I'll leave the left one open to watch the play at the same time. Kind of like a shotgun.
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I am right-handed & right eye dominant. But I use the right eye for another reason altogether. When shooting I use the controls on the camera's right side, so I do not want my nose to interfere. Also keeping my left eye open I can watch the space between me and the subject for people passing by etc.
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I've attempted to look through the viewfinder with my left eye, but it just doesn't feel right for me. However, I've tried to increase the amount of looking with both eyes - right eye in viewfinder, and lefty to find flying birds. It's rather hard to have a wide angle view with the left eye and line it up with what the 400mm projects to the right one.
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Easier to hold the camera steady with my left eye looking through the viewfinder. Essentially, the eyecup is one point of contact and my nose / face against the body is another while my right hand is a third. Otherwise, the shutter button and my right hand is off "in the air."
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I'm left handed and use my right eye. I could use my left eye as well, but I don't like my nose in the middle of the controls on the right side.
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