Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/18

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Well there goes that theory!
Thanks Tina.

Bob Adler
www.robertadlerphotography.com

> On Jan 18, 2018, at 9:11 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bob -
> 
> I'm a left-eyed shooter and the SL is my current favorite camera.  I don't
> use the buttons that much.  I try to set the camera for the situation and
> then just leave all of the buttons alone.  Usually, I either use center
> focus and recompose, or I use face recognition which seems to work great
> most of the time.  I very seldom use the joystick but when I do, it doesn't
> seem to interfere with my left-eyed shooting.
> 
> Tina
> 
>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I've been really trying to think about why the SL did not work well for me,
>> and I am wondering if it was because I am left-eyed. I found it very
>> difficult to reach any of the buttons, even though they seemed properly
>> programmed so that the functions I used most were on the right side of the
>> LCD screen. Even hitting the "joy stick" to move the autofocus area
>> required me removing my left eye from the EVF.
>> 
>> So I'd like to hear if there are any left-eyed shooters who use the SL
>> without these ergonomic issues.
>> 
>> Please let me know if you own/use an SL and are a left eyed shooter or
>> right eyed. My hypothesis is that there are none to extremely few SL users
>> who are left eyed and don't have this issue.
>> So, SL users, are you left or right eyed? Your input would be greatly
>> appreciated!
>> Thanks,
>> Bob
>> PS- I know this is not even close to a scientific polling, but it will help
>> hearing from trusted folks in this group.
>> 
>> Bob Adler
>> www.robertadlerphotography.com
>> *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"*
>> 
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] SL and Left-eyed Shooters)
In reply to: Message from rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler) ([Leica] SL and Left-eyed Shooters)
Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] SL and Left-eyed Shooters)