[Leica] SL and Left-eyed Shooters
Bob Adler
rgacpa at gmail.com
Thu Jan 18 11:22:26 PST 2018
Nope.
Bob Adler
www.robertadlerphotography.com
> On Jan 18, 2018, at 10:51 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> No glasses for me since cataract surgery! Distance with left eye, close-up
> with right eye.
>
> Tina
>
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 1:24 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Do either or both wear glasses while shooting with the SL?
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
>>> On 1/18/2018 11:59 AM, Bob Adler wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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>>>>
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