Re: OT -- Handedness (was RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D))

2004-06-10 Thread Treena
I'm guessing probably not ;) > > [flutters eyelashes] > > Well, when I have three cameras with me, they each get to the > end of the roll at about the same time, if that's what you're > asking. ;-) But for anything other than cameras I probably > turn in a more satisfying^H^H^H^Hactory p

Re: OT -- Handedness (was RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D))

2004-06-10 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Treena asked: > > > > Rather less strange is that I like to fight "Florentine" -- with > > > > a sword in each hand. [...] > > > but how do you swing from chandeliers with both hands full like that? > > I have an extraordinarily talented mouth. > > > > My, this thread took an interesting turn ..

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
How did you know? >At the same time, I suppose. >Dario > >> I'm a weirdo. I use my right eye for video and my left eye for stills. >Pfft. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
At the same time, I suppose. Dario > I'm a weirdo. I use my right eye for video and my left eye for stills. Pfft. > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _ > >

RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-08 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Okay Steve, Did you make that up because you have met me? :-) I think I have some nice shots of the two of you, separately though. I will post it to you offline if they do not make a webpage, Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT -- Handedness (was RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D))

2004-06-07 Thread Treena
ness (was RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)) > > > Rather less strange is that I like to fight "Florentine" -- with > > > a sword in each hand. I don't coordinate the two blades as well > > > as I'd like (I'm not "la Cuisinarte", ala

Re: OT -- Handedness (was RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D))

2004-06-07 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
> > Rather less strange is that I like to fight "Florentine" -- with > > a sword in each hand. I don't coordinate the two blades as well > > as I'd like (I'm not "la Cuisinarte", alas); it's more that I like > > being able to change hands at will without having to transfer > > the sword from one

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-06 Thread Doug Franklin
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:22:55 -0500, Treena wrote: > I'm right-handed but left-eye dominant. It hasn't been terribly important > with cameras, but on the shooting range it does make a pronounced > difference. I really don't think camera-users notice it much, but when > you're trying to sight down a

Re: OT -- Handedness of Things (was Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D))

2004-06-05 Thread graywolf
I think you probably hit the nail on the head there. D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: As a leftie, I say it's not. Maybe it's just plain broken for everyone, right-handed or left-handed alike? -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Norm Baugher wrote: > I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even > noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately right-eyed? I'm left-eyed, mostly left-handed, more or less right-footed, and have mixed hemisphere-dominance (which means that despite what my

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread David Mann
On Jun 5, 2004, at 9:03 AM, Bob W wrote: What I don't get on with are cameras with important controls on the back. My nose gets in the way. The Z-1p is annoying in that regard. My nose is always hitting the exposure compensation or meter mode buttons. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dman

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread David Mann
On Jun 5, 2004, at 3:06 AM, Norm Baugher wrote: I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately right-eyed? I shoot with my left eye... not for any particular reason. Sometimes if the sun is annoying me or I'm con

RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Trevor Bailey
Christian wrote:. what's really difficult for me is that I am right handed, but because of my left eye dominance I have to shoot rifles left handed which becomes very awkward. G'day. My mate lost his right eye to a magpie attack a few years ago. He, like me shoot Full-bore rifles in competitio

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Treena
allax - same as with point-n-shoot viewfinders. (I had to learn to shoot left-handed, too. I'm too near-sighted in my right eye to make it work!) - Original Message - From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 1:3

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used my right eye for twenty five years until it became so far sighted that it couldn't focus. Then I learned to use my left eye, which happens to be near sighted, with my LX and 67. I sometimes had to wear a patch on my right eye or put my thumb over it to keep it closed. Then I bought the

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Bob W
Hi, Friday, June 4, 2004, 4:06:30 PM, Norm wrote: > I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even > noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately right-eyed? > Norm I always used my left eye until I bought my first Leica M. It was quick and easy to start us

RE: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Malcolm Smith
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > I shoot equally badly with either eye. Hey! I resemble that remark! I know I favour my right eye, but this demands a test. What if I take better photographs with my left eye(?)another sleepless night ahead :-) Malcolm

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Norm Baugher
Yeah, but it still doesn't explain when the eye ~centers~ on something. Norm Rob Studdert wrote: I don't know about the norm (har) but I was very right eye/right hand dominant until I suffered lens damage a few years back which made accurate focussing impossible. The switch to the left eye was di

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 5 Jun 2004, Rob Studdert wrote: > Out of interest the following article tends to dispel the concept of eye > dominance: I shoot equally badly with either eye. Kostas

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Jun 2004 at 10:06, Norm Baugher wrote: > I'm left eyed dominant as well, as I found to my surprise, never even > noticed it. I'm curious if it's 50/50 or is it predominately right-eyed? > Norm I don't know about the norm (har) but I was very right eye/right hand dominant until I suffered le