P3D Re: your mail

[Bill Costa -- Network Info Srvs <bill.costa@xxxxxxx>]

Lme Kbee <jet_lk@xxxxxxxxx> = km
Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx> = lb

km> My left eye is sore from the squinting.

lb> I was told to keep the other eye open and learn to ignore it.

      I find that technique also works for me, it just takes a little
      practice.  What can help is to use your dominant eye for the 
      viewfinder.  Don't know which eye that is?  Hold out your hand
      at arms length, make a circle with thumb and finger (like doing
      an "OK") and put the circle around some distant object -- say
      a door knob.  Now without moving your hand or head, close one
      eye, then the other.  The eye that sees the object still in 
      circle is your dominant eye.  If you can use this eye comfortably
      with the viewfinder, it should be easier to learn to ignore the
      image from the other eye even though it is still open.

      Finally, if that doesn't work -- I've seen an accessory for 
      microscopes which attaches to the eyepiece and forms a blind
      for the other eye:

             +--------+
             |        |         /-----\
             |        +--------/  :-)  \   That's Fred, the smiling
             |        +--------\       /   amoeba, as seen through a
             |        |         \-----/    microscope.
             +--------+

       It is made of thin black plastic -- the square in front of your
       left eye blocks the image of the desk while you look through the
       eye piece with your right.  (Or vice versa.)

       If your camera can take an external rubber eye cup (many do, 
       check your local photo shop) it would be very easy to use that
       and a thin bit of plastic to make one of these eye blocks
       for your camera.  But try just keeping your eye open -- it works
       for most people with just a bit of practice.

                                                       Later....BC

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