Left eye dominant

[Virob]

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I would be interested to hear from anyone using the SL2/SL2s who uses their left eye to look through the viewfinder. The little joy stick to the right of the viewfinder, how easy is that to manipulate with the camera up to your left eye? Seems like it would be a little crowded. I don’t understand why it could not have been located lower and further to the right, plenty of space available, and better for right eye dominant folks as well.

[FlashGordonPhotography]

I'm left eye dominant (trained myself to be right eye on an M). There is no issue. The eyecup has enough relief that operating the joystick is easy and not in the way. The joystick is also the best in class, by some margin. One of the advantages of a larger body is that you can have things like a huge viewfinder with plenty of relief and sensational optics. Crowded is the last word I'd use to describe an SL2 body....

Personally I think the SL2 joystick is in the perfect spot. More to the right would interfere with the grip on the camera. It's the play button that's in the wrong spot.

Gordon

[FrankX]

To keep it short: I have absolutely no issues! It is almost impossible to push or move the joystick accidentally.

[wjdrijfhout]

+1. No problems for left-eye dominants. In fact the joystick of the SL’s is one of the best in industry. Much nicer to operate than Panasonic, Canon, etc.

Even more, to the left of the joystick is a customizable button, which I’ve dedicated to ISO adjustment. Also perfectly usable as you have your thumb on the joystick all the time anyway, and moving to the button is very quick and easy. All with the eye to the viewfinder. 
 

All this comfort comes from the viewfinder protruding much more than usual. You will notice this when putting it in your camera bag....
 

[Virob]

Very positive responses! Thanks. The protrusion of the viewfinder would make a big difference. ...so that is one less excuse not to get this camera 🙂

[FlashGordonPhotography]

5 hours ago, Virob said:

Very positive responses! Thanks. The protrusion of the viewfinder would make a big difference. ...so that is one less excuse not to get this camera 🙂

There is only one reason not to get the SL2. And that's it's less than stellar (but OK) tracking focus. A sports camera it is not and never will be. The rest of it (including it's single shot AF) is photographic crack. Very addictive. As are the SL primes. You have now been warned.

Gordon

[badmuts32]

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+1 no problems at all. 

[Melampus]

Ditto - no problem at all, I use the left eye exclusively, no issues.

Cheers,   -Peter

[Stuart Richardson]

No problem...not even a nose print issue, though I do not have a giant nose, haha. It may not be immediately clear in the pictures, but the eyepiece is set back about 2cm from the rear screen, so that, combined with the normal eye relief means that you are not smashed up against the camera like you are in an M. I use an M as a left eyed user, and it is a lot more of an issue on the M than on the SL2.

Edited December 23, 2020 by Stuart Richardson

[Virob]

Good thing I’m not too demanding of AF. Lack of a wide prime is still holding me back, hopefully soon.

[JBS0710]

+1 on there being no issue whatsoever.

[JohnnyU]

I have a problem. The tip of my nose keeps moving the focus point to the upper right hand corner of the EVF. Perhaps this can be prevented by setting up the touch screen differently, but I've yet to discover what that customization would be. Extra info,  I have set up the toggle to be my "back button focus" switch and the camera deliberately, no longer focuses with the shutter release.  I don't know if the back button focus set up has anything to do with the problem, but I thought I should let you all know. Cheers!