Right Eye problems - Suggestions please
Mar 25, 2019 16:45:49 #
NJphotodoc wrote:
Hi all, br Putting this out there in the hopes tha... (show quote)
I have a somewhat similar situation - I am left eye dominant, but taught myself to use my right eye. Now I can shoot with either. It only took a few outings to get comfortable.
Mar 26, 2019 05:59:34 #
A.J.R.
Loc: Devon, UK
I have the Sony A6300 with the EVF on the left hand side and although the camera is obviously designed to be used with the right eye, I have always used my left without much problem.
Mar 26, 2019 06:03:05 #
SteveR wrote:
An eye cup....is that something you wear in athletics in case you get hit with a ball taking a bad bounce?
Haha!
Mar 26, 2019 06:11:43 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Same here. I really don't use my right eye for much ( since birth ) & it was a concern considering I wanted to shoot some wildlife. Not a problem. Just keep using your left. You will get add to it.
Mar 26, 2019 06:18:12 #
I was taught to use my left eye, as the viewfinder favours the left eye, and you then have the whole width of the forehead to steady the camera. if yo go back to 35mm rangefinder cameras, the viewfinder was way over to the left.
Mar 26, 2019 06:20:59 #
Sorry, no camera was ever designed for the right eye, that's why the viewfinder is on the left!
Mar 26, 2019 06:34:55 #
aweisbach wrote:
I agree completely. I am left eye dominant, and use the same camera, and it's not a problem at all. With some practice I think you will be surprised at how quickly your left eye will adapt.
Definitely!
Mar 26, 2019 06:56:58 #
Chadp
Loc: Virginia Beach
I am left eye dominant and have always used my left eye for every camera I have owned. Some are more awkward than others thanks to my large nose. But I have never had one that I couldn’t make work. You will get used to using your left eye with your camera.
Mar 26, 2019 07:56:39 #
it will take time and practice but just do it. Had a split/detached right retina in '69 from a softball hit to the right eye. Caused a blind spot in the middle of the eye but can see around the blind spot fuzzy like. I still will not have a camera without a view finder .
Mar 26, 2019 08:07:02 #
NJphotodoc wrote:
Hi all, br Putting this out there in the hopes tha... (show quote)
I have eye problems—-but I shoot anyway, adjusting as best I can.
There is no fix, so the only alternative is to give up the cameras, and I won’t do that.
I am sure I am not alone in this regard, but we absorb it.
Mar 26, 2019 08:07:05 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
DirtFarmer wrote:
AmbiOcular?
Better than AmbiSinistrous (two left hands).
Better than AmbiSinistrous (two left hands).
There must be an AmbiSinistrous(?) for two left feet.
Dik
Mar 26, 2019 08:26:49 #
NJphotodoc wrote:
Hi all, br Putting this out there in the hopes tha... (show quote)
FWIW:
I am right eye dominant, developed cataracts several years back, my right eye was the worst first, so I learned to shoot thru the viewfinder with my left eye pretty easily with my Nikon D5000 in those days. I think that using a Hoodman eyecup helped going left eyed.
Long story short, had cataract surgery on both eyes, went back to shooting with my right eye without skipping a beat.
Mar 26, 2019 08:27:04 #
Elaine2025
Loc: Seattle, Wa
NJphotodoc wrote:
Hi all, br Putting this out there in the hopes tha... (show quote)
I am left eye dominant, practice and give it some time, it will become second nature. I have shot with your camera and many others. Adapt the camera to you, it's that simple. I even shot competition archery being left eye dominant and I hold a few records. I shoot a gun using my left eye. Just get used to the idea of adapting. Good luck.
Mar 26, 2019 08:28:40 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
I have eye problems—-but I shoot anyway, adjusting as best I can.
There is no fix, so the only alternative is to give up the cameras, and I won’t do that.
I am sure I am not alone in this regard, but we absorb it.
There is no fix, so the only alternative is to give up the cameras, and I won’t do that.
I am sure I am not alone in this regard, but we absorb it.
Ditto!!
Mar 26, 2019 08:41:39 #
Dikdik wrote:
There must be an AmbiSinistrous(?) for two left feet.
Dik
Dik
If I recall my High School latin correctly (definitely not very likely), AmbiDextrous means "both right" so I figured AmbiSinistrous means "both left". There's really no reference to hands (manes) or feet (pedes) or anything else, for that matter. It could mean left brain on both sides.
(My brain has left)
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