The viewfinder on a dslr tends to be towards the left of the camera body, whereas for a right-handed person the sights of a rifle are just above your right cheek when you're aiming. It would be impossible to use your left eye.
Bb > On 13 Dec 2015, at 18:56, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > Right handed, left eye. Actually a very interesting question. I feel very > awkward if I use my my right eye yet, strangely enough, with a rifle, I aim > with my right eye. Sorry to hear about the cataracts but it comes to us all > eventually. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Darren Addy > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 7:40 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Which eye do you put to the viewfinder? > > A little informal PDML survey... > > Q: Are you right-handed or left-handed (or ambidextrous) > A: > > Q: When you use a camera viewfinder, which eye do you put to the viewfinder? > A: > > --------------- > I'm curious because I am right-handed and have always (unthinkingly) > put the viewfinder to my right eye. However, a recent eye examination > has discovered that I have cataracts and my right eye is significantly > worse. With a new prescription they say they can get me to 20/25 and > I'll need cataract surgery eventually, but I'm wondering if, in the > meantime, I can successfully train myself to use my left eye to the > viewfinder. > > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
