Left eye / right eye

[hunta]

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First post here, so initial point of business is to send greetings!

 

I'm very interested in the M9 but haven't as yet found anywhere which will hire it out for a weekend for me to try before I buy. In the meantime I thought I'd post my major concern here. I'm strongly left-eyed, and have concerns over the positioning of the viewfinder - it looks like it would be perfect for right-eyed shooters, but create a difficult angle for us lefties. How is it in the real world?

 

Thanks!

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[Reds]

Never even paid a thought to it. I'm left eyed - only downside is additional nose smudge on your lcd !!!

 

And welcome to the forum

[erl]

You can always pick left eyed Leica shooters. They all have bent noses!

 

Welcome to the forum. There are plenty of 'left footers' here and they do still take pics nearly as good as we 'righties'. (Ducks for cover).

[Nicoleica]

I'm left-eyed too, and have never had any problems. If anything, I find that being able to use my schnozzpod helps stability quite a bit.

[RoySmith]

Never even paid a thought to it. I'm left eyed - only downside is additional nose smudge on your lcd !!!

 

And welcome to the forum

 

+1

[Reds]

....... and of course the greater artistic creativity that southpaws are always blessed with ;-)

[vdb]

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Another lefty here...don't sweat it:)

[chris_tribble]

I swing both ways - never had a problem.

[bill]

Erl, in the UK at least, a "left-footer" is entirely different from a "left-hander"...

 

Regards,

 

Bill

[mn4367]

Normally I'm also left eyed. But I trained a little to use the right eye and now I'm able to use both comfortably (not at the same time of course ).

[erl]

Erl, in the UK at least, a "left-footer" is entirely different from a "left-hander"...

 

Regards,

 

Bill

 

Ah yes Bill, but here in Oz where we play Aussie Rules, it all relates to how you kick the ball.

[Brent.]

Strong left-eye dominant here and I gotta say that shooting with an M is no more difficult for me than shooting with an SLR.

Sometimes I wish I were right eye dominant, It would surely make it easier, but an M is worth the added effort.

[stunsworth]

Left I shooter here too. The only people who seem to think it's a problem are people who use their right eye.

[justin_obryan]

Another left eye. On my M3 it didn't make a bit of difference but as mentioned above on the M9 you do smudge the viewfinder. The quality of the pictures is entirely up to you though.

[wparsonsgisnet]

I use both. When using the left eye, of course, one gets nose oil on the viewing screen.

 

This is a time-honored tool for removing scratches from the film backing when enlarging. Go for it.

[Double Negative]

I've shot with my left eye all my life. It wasn't until recently that I began to shoot with the right - only because my vision is better in that eye without glasses (which I can't shoot with). Other than getting your nose all over the LCD or not being able to keep both eyes open perhaps, nothing to worry about... It works well either way.

[adli]

I am left-eye dominant also, but I shoot with my right eye. I find it hard to get my left eye close enough to the viwfinder without trying to squeeze my nose through the back of the camera.

[bocaburger]

I'm left handed but have always used my right eye for cameras. Given the short eye relief of the Leicas, and I wear glasses, shooting right-eyed lets me press closer to the finder so I can see more of the frames. If I had to shoot left-eyed I'd be tempted to turn the camera upside down. I used to do that shooting flash on a Rollei 35S because the hot shoe is on the bottom of the camera. It's not as awkward as you'd think, although it must look funny to the people watching.

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[SJP]

left eyed shooters could use the camera upside down:D

[kipdent]

I am left-eyed as well, but always thought I was at a disadvantage since one of the reputed strengths of rangefinder photography was being able to keep both eyes open and "see" the picture before it happens, as it were, by viewing the scene beyond the borders of the finder. As a result, for years I have been trying to use my right eye, but it's tough--I always seem to revert to left-eyed use when I'm in a hurry. I guess I may never be able to take advantage of the two-eyed approach and reap its rewards--if any.