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Did anyone catch the program 'Seven photographs which changed the fashion world' on Sunday evening? During the program we saw that both Rankin and David Bailey are left-eyed.

To me this looks plain wrong - so I was wondering what the ratio of left- to right- eyed people is!

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Apologies to those who may be amb-eye-dextrous - I should have added a third option for you!

Tim Myers wrote:...During the program we saw that both Rankin and David Bailey are left-eyed.

To me this looks plain wrong - so I was wondering what the ratio of left- to right- eyed people is!

I fully agree with you Tim. It does look wrong. It's a fact that people who do things in a non-standard way just serve to cause disharmony and confusion within the rest of normal society.

I say that we should get these left-eye freaks not only to admit to their freakish and scary port-side ocularity but also to explain why they are so...well, let's be honest about it...odd!

Good post.

I voted as I am - left eyed but, right-handed.

It also raises quite a stir when I used to shoot a rifle

Joanna Carter wrote:I voted as I am - left eyed but, right-handed.

It also raises quite a stir when I used to shoot a rifle

Just as well the Ebony can't fire any bullets so.

Joanna Carter wrote:I voted as I am - left eyed but, right-handed.

I'm left-handed but right eyed.

Joanna Carter wrote:It also raises quite a stir when I used to shoot a rifle

I have been offered many left-handed rifles because I'm left-handed. They really should be called left-eyed rifles.

Ok, back to photography...

Lets have no skitting, Im left handed "AND" left -eyed. and can shoot left handed so watch it hey .

It depends. For photography I'm usually right eyed unless doing photomicrography with my OM1 and right-angle finder - but that's because I need to use my right eye for other things! For microscopy if I'm drawing an organism, I peer through the eyepiece with my left eye, but for observation use my right. Of course with the Ebony I'll be able to use both eyes....

I'll join Joanna in the most dangerous duellists club...

Just as well the Ebony can't fire any bullets so.

Fancy joining UKLFPG's Q branch?

I would qualify myself as left-eyed by your definition, because I peer through the SLR camera and microscope with the left eye. However, that is because I am medically right-eyed - ie I can't properly shut my left-eye without shutting the right eye.
Confused? So am I.
Oh and my left eye is slightly myopic while my right eye is more light sensitive.

What's quite strange is that the way I judge a picture, is influenced by the eye with which I look at it. Right brain, left brain, I guess.
Regards,
Charles

I'm the same as Charles because I am right handed I can only close my right eye-lid independantly so end up using the left for aiming etc by default. Just bought a new loupe at Focus and will be peering into that with my left eye too.