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just interested to know if any members wear spec's and take pic's. i may have to start wearing some soon due to a astigmatism in my left eye. is it awkward looking through the viewfinder....
 
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sometimes I do and sometimes I rely on my diopter thingy lol.
 
I leave my glasses on. It will probably take you some getting used-to if you're used to using your finder without, but you'll get used to it!
 
I have been wearing glasses for astigmatism for the past 37 years, it does not make much difference to what you can see through the viewfinder, I wear varifocal lenses, it makes it easier .

As you are probably aware Astigmatism causes double offset images so you need to wear the glasses to correct that to a single image.



John:)
 
I've been wearing glasses since I first picked up a camera and never ever take them off for shooting. Since I got some very small framed varifocals I do have to be careful where I put the viewfinder but I wouldn't say it's any kind of showstopper. I still take rubbish pics with or without the specs on ;)
 
Simple answer is no, been using glasses since a child.
 
I always leave my glasses on when shooting. I wear varifocals and the area of the lens that is good for camera use is pretty small and confined to the middle of the lens. This gives problems trying to read the display in the viewfinder sometimes and I have to adjust my position a tad but otherwise it's not too much hassle. I've tried adjusting the diopter so I can see clearly in the viewfinder without them ... but then I can't see the screens properly - d'oh!

Went to try contact lenses last year and couldn't even put them in my eyes - I'm a bit squeamish about my eyes. Seriously considering eye surgery though.
 
Never shoot with my glasses on, I use a magnifying eyepiece.
 
1.2f said:
is it awkward looking through the viewfinder....
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Only on my Russian FED 5 rangefinder, which has a tiny little circular viewfinder window to peer through. Bad enough trying to see the whole frame through it when not wearing glasses, impossible with them on.

The edge of it is a milled metal ring which I discovered seems perfectly designed for leaving scratches the lenses of my specs. :bang:

Most everything else, there's very little of a problem.

edit: I suspect I'll never be using a screw-mount Leica for similar reasons to the FED. :(
 
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The diopter on mine doesn't adjust far enough, so I wear my glasses and end up with subjects on the left fairly often!
 
Never had a problem shooting with glasses on - I guess reading the in-viewfinder display is not so easy but I would not normally use that as I prefer to use the LCD display.
 
I don't have any problems wearing glasses and looking through the viewfinder.
 
Always leave specs on to shoot.

Don't understand how you could take em off to shoot, unless you look through the viewfinder and only through the viewfinder. I certainly couldn't shoot with both eyes open if I took my glasses off, or rather I could, but my non eyepiece eye wouldn't be able to see anything.
 
Bristolian said:
I always leave my glasses on when shooting. I wear varifocals and the area of the lens that is good for camera use is pretty small and confined to the middle of the lens. This gives problems trying to read the display in the viewfinder sometimes and I have to adjust my position a tad but otherwise it's not too much hassle. I've tried adjusting the diopter so I can see clearly in the viewfinder without them ... but then I can't see the screens properly - d'oh!

Went to try contact lenses last year and couldn't even put them in my eyes - I'm a bit squeamish about my eyes. Seriously considering eye surgery though.
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My eyes are too precious, I wouldn't have eye surgery if THEY pais ME. :nono:

D in W
 
I only use glasses for reading/close up stuff and in the darkroom, but not when taking photographs. Provided the dioptre is set correctly I can still see the readings within the viewfinder, can be a bit of a problem on some of my older camera's without a dioptre.
 
I usually wear glasses and it's not a problem as long as the viewfinder diopter setting is adjusted properly. Unless your eyes are way out of normal viewfinder dioptre range you can also adjust the viewfinder so that you can see clearly without specs, but as someone said earlier, you then can't see the lcd screen and settings on the outside of the camera body.

I find keeping my specs on to be the best arrangement. Its something you'll soon get used to and shouldn't cause you too much of a problem at all.
 
i've been having trouble with them misting up on cold mornings
the last 2 days, i've been trying again with contact lenses, but they're a bit hit and miss and cant be trusted with manual focusing
 
new2me said:
i've been having trouble with them misting up on cold mornings
the last 2 days, i've been trying again with contact lenses, but they're a bit hit and miss and cant be trusted with manual focusing
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I used to wear contacts but in my experience they cannot provide as good definition as glasses, but then I have several astigmatisms (sp?)
 
I normally try and put my contacts in if going out with the camera. I find it much easier than shooting with glasses on.
 
I wear my spectacles. Such dioptre correction as is available is insufficient for me to be able to remove them and still see anything useful through the viewfinder.

Doesn't present me with any problems, although I find it much easier on my A900 with its lovely bright viewfinder than when I had the A300.
 
Contact lens wearer. Can see well enough without correction to drive legally. Often wearing sunglasses when out taking pics - tend to push them up with the hotshoe as I bring the camera to the eye. If necessary, the dioptre adjustment in the viewfinders compensate more than enough.
 
I used to then I got contacts, monthlies, just change them every 30 days, threw specs away, will never go back.
 
Was going to say the same as others in this thread. I use both eyes when photographing and I'd be blind without. I mean I guess if you are only shooting landscapes or other static photography from a tripod it might be a different issue.

I have pretty strong glasses though so I can push them right up into my face without any problems.
 
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Donnie said:
really? which ones are they?
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Opt eyes easy vision from specsavers.

I have bought and tried a few others also, highly rated and NONE come close to these, you have NO idea they are in, what amazed me is that I am still able (just) to text with them in.
 
I am Shortsighted and need Correction for Distance, but not for close work

I wear a Daily Contact Lens in my left eye, so I can uses the Viewfinder without having to constantly take off glasses (and loose them), and wear nothing in my right eye, so I can still read and do close up stuff,

I was recomended by an optician (Also a photographer), as a good workaround and forces the other eye to work harder (Also a monthly supply of lenses last twice as long as you get 60 instead of 30 for the singler eye!)

Sounds a bit strange I know but its a good solution in my case. (Shortsighted for distance, but not needing glasses for close up)
 
Take them off I say! Whenever I look through the viewfinder on my DSLR, it corrects my vision!
 
JSER said:
Opt eyes easy vision from specsavers.

I have bought and tried a few others also, highly rated and NONE come close to these, you have NO idea they are in, what amazed me is that I am still able (just) to text with them in.
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So these are licenced for use literally for 30 days and nights?

I used to use toric bausch and lombe (not sure about the spelling) which I was instructed were 30 day but due to a cock up in communication they are actually only 30 day use not put them in on the first of the month and take them out 30 days later, which is what I was after.

Stopped wearing them a year ago when I found out and there was nothing on the market at the time that would meet my needs but sounds like these may be worth exploring at some point.
 
Donnie said:
So these are licenced for use literally for 30 days and nights?

I used to use toric bausch and lombe (not sure about the spelling) which I was instructed were 30 day but due to a cock up in communication they are actually only 30 day use not put them in on the first of the month and take them out 30 days later, which is what I was after.

Stopped wearing them a year ago when I found out and there was nothing on the market at the time that would meet my needs but sounds like these may be worth exploring at some point.
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100%, DAY AND NIGHT

I take them out the last day of the month put new in the following morning and that is only because I cant be bothered at night.

I am someone who can't even swim underwater because I hate anything in my eyes, to me if I lost my sight I would end it literally it is too important to me.

I cycle, swim and live now thanks to these.
 
I have TRIED photography without my specs. Problem was I couldn't see where I had put them down after the shot. I found them again though when I stood on them!
 
I used to keep my glasses on and didn't have a problem with it. I did try a viewfinder extender when I first got my camera but sent it back because I didn't like the way it made everything smaller.

Now I just use my camera without glasses and greatly prefer it - that's because I had laser eye surgery a few months ago and can see perfectly without glasses :)
 
no no no not for me, Im a born cynic and used to work in healthcare, you rarely see the stats involved in these laser eye places, if ever.

Some poor sod must have complications and go blind and knowing my luck it'd be me
 
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