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Both when tracking fast moving subject when I need to be aware of more than what is just in the VF. BUT for everything else one eye only.I was recently at a Mark Smith workshop, and I was talking to him and his son about tracking birds in flight and finding the subject in the frame at long focal lengths. Up until this point, I had always shot with one eye closed. They suggested I try both eyes open, and it seemed to help a lot, especially with hand-(lens)-eye coordination at 600mm. So, I wanted to ask if people have thoughts on this. Does everyone shoot with both eyes open? This is wildlife/bird focused. I imagine that for landscapes, it could be detrimental.
Not at all silly to ask this.
Both eyes enables the depth of your vision to find and track the subject.
Issues with eye dominance - how to deal with them
Got issues with eye dominance? Is it holding back your shooting? Wondering which is your dominant eye? Should you shoot with both eyes open?www.shootinguk.co.uk
+1. i'd like to as i think it would help with action, but it just doesn't work for me.No matter how hard I try, I cannot shoot with both eyes open.
Lol I don’t think I’ve ever felt anything so awkward. I just cannot do it for some reason.+1. i'd like to as i think it would help with action, but it just doesn't work for me.
i think part of the issue is the magnification difference. i can do pistol both eyed, but i think when you have 200-400mm in one eye and 1:1 on the other it gets a bit problematic. i'm also left eyed dominant which probably doesn't help.Lol I don’t think I’ve ever felt anything so awkward. I just cannot do it for some reason.
This is other article I was looking for, and in fact it applies to accurate shooting with a rifle as well as shotgun, especially instinctive shooting.Yeah - I was struggling with finding subjects at the long end of my lens. I've always had to zoom out to the widest end, find the subject, and then zoom in. Sometimes this is fine, but the subject often moves by the time I get back to 600mm. Having both eyes open helped me find the subject at 600mm.
Same here. I keep my right eye closed to stop myself poking me in the eyeI'm left eye dominant, so keeping the right one open does nothing to help me!
Make an "O" with forefinger and thumb, hold it at arms length, and then while looking threw it at an object, slowly bring it to your face. It will come to the dominant eye,I forgot how to test for my dominant eye, I tried a couple times using both eyes, I get distracted. I’m a super detailed brain, and my eyes seeing too much is a distraction, I can’t focus on the EVF. I would rather spin the focus ring
Usually both eyes opened.I was recently at a Mark Smith workshop, and I was talking to him and his son about tracking birds in flight and finding the subject in the frame at long focal lengths. Up until this point, I had always shot with one eye closed. They suggested I try both eyes open, and it seemed to help a lot, especially with hand-(lens)-eye coordination at 600mm. So, I wanted to ask if people have thoughts on this. Does everyone shoot with both eyes open? This is wildlife/bird focused. I imagine that for landscapes, it could be detrimental.