Annoying problem -- big noses & EOS 10D Viewfinder

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I'm not sure how many out there have the same problem -- but I didn't
encounter this when I used to use my Elan 7 -- and it's due to the eye
piece.

With my EOS 10D -- I find my nose hitting the LCD screen all the time.
Anybody else encounter this same "ergonomics" problem?

I have heard that the Canon Eyepiece Extender (EP-EX15) is supposed to
fix this -- but reduces magnification by 30% and makes the viewfinder
even worse to use. Plus I don't need dioptric adjustment lenses.

Any alternatives to this funny problem -- it's affecting how quickly I
can compose shots. Basically I'd like to have at least the same sort
of "nose room" as I had on the Elan 7.

Thanks in advance!

Kyle

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Why are you using the LCD screen ? You should always compose &
capture images using the optical viewfinder. As you squeeze the release you
hold the camera steady until the image shows on the LCD. I see too many
people holding a digital camera away from the face and using the LCD ....
instead of the optical viewfinder. They then ask why their images are not as
sharp as they expected. Craig Flory

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In article <rx0ie.1731$Lc1.533@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Craig
Flory <floryphotog@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Why are you using the LCD screen ? You should always compose &
> capture images using the optical viewfinder. As you squeeze the release you
> hold the camera steady until the image shows on the LCD. I see too many
> people holding a digital camera away from the face and using the LCD ....
> instead of the optical viewfinder. They then ask why their images are not as
> sharp as they expected. Craig Flory

SLRs don't work that way.

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In article <1116239528.472409.98250@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
<kzan1234@gmail.com> wrote:
>I'm not sure how many out there have the same problem -- but I didn't
>encounter this when I used to use my Elan 7 -- and it's due to the eye
>piece.
>
>With my EOS 10D -- I find my nose hitting the LCD screen all the time.
>Anybody else encounter this same "ergonomics" problem?

I guess mine does (I'm left-eyed too), but I can't say it's something that
annoys me particularly.

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kzan1234@gmail.com wrote:

> I'm not sure how many out there have the same problem -- but I didn't
> encounter this when I used to use my Elan 7 -- and it's due to the eye
> piece.
>
> With my EOS 10D -- I find my nose hitting the LCD screen all the time.
> Anybody else encounter this same "ergonomics" problem?

Well, I don't have THAT big a nose, that it causes a problem in seeing
through the eyepiece on my 300D, but it does smudge up the LCD something
terrible. Fortuantely Canon has positioned things such that that's all
my nose hits, and not the control buttons - that could cause problems!

Blessed are the Big Noses!


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In article <d6ap7f$7a4$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk>, "dylan" <no@nospam.com>
wrote:

> > Blessed are the Big Noses!
>
> This sounds the place for you ;O)
> http://www.cyberium.net/bnguy/

No pictures of Geddy Lee back in the 70s? I've seen videos of him
trying so sing without knocking the microphone over.

I have a normal nose but I find that the new 350D is rather prone to
unwanted button presses.

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On Mon, 16 May 2005 12:40:55 GMT, "Craig Flory"
<floryphotog@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Why are you using the LCD screen ? You should always compose &
>capture images using the optical viewfinder.
> Craig Flory

It is not possable to use an optical view finder with my Olympus
Stylus 500 because it doesn't have one. The 2½-inch LCD works well,
however.

Dave
East Englewood
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