Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've put mine on a tripod and used a level to make sure it is straight and it is indeed . It is something in the way we hold the rangefinder, my guess is that we view through the finder which is located at the end of the body, that we unconcieously tilt the camera. gene -------------- Original message from Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com>: -------------- > 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" > > : -------------- > > > > > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information