Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since I find a consistent(?) tilt to mine also, I must think that there is some imperfection in viewfinders. Of course, we should maybe be using clockwise and counterclockwise (right and left tilt being a bit ambiguous) to better understand surely our viewfinders can be no less than perfect ;^) ric On Aug 14, 2007, at 11:29 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Oh no, only the left tilters have brain tumours, us right tilters > are fine. The world has a 2 degree slope and we are the ones that > are straight. > My other theory is that left eye use forces you to angle the camera > outward to clear your nose. Its well known in sighting systems > that that can displace the apparent image. > > Cheers > Lefty with a right tilt Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > grduprey@mchsi.com > Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2007 12:46 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: John Muir Wilderness > > So we all have brain tumors? Sounds like a conspiracy of > surgeons. Or Leica M's cause brain tumors. ;-) > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from "Ken Carney" > <kcarney1@cox.net>: -------------- > > >> I can't figure out the tilt thing. I also am left-eyed and left- >> handed, and >> consistently get a tilt to the left. It seems to look OK in the >> viewfinder. >> One of my physician clients, one with a great bedside manner, said >> that was >> a symptom of a brain tumor that I needed to get checked out one of >> these >> days. Maybe I can find a focus screen with grid marks, like the view >> cameras I used to use. >> >> Ken >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- >>> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 8:43 AM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: John Muir Wilderness >>> >>> At 08:10 AM 8/14/2007, you wrote: >>>> Also proved that my head is 1.5 degrees off as I faithfully >>>> duplicated the same tilt as I do when hand holding! I blame my left >>>> master eye, except I never did it with SLRs. >>>> Hoppy >>> >>> I do exactly the same, Hoppy, and I'm left-eyed, too. Everything >>> tilts down to the right. Thank goodness for the Ruler Tool in PS!! I >>> used to have a grid on my darkroom easel to try and straighten >>> everything up, now it's the ruler tool. I do it with SLRs, too, >>> though. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> Tina Manley >>> ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI >>> http://www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information