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i think im going to need to start wearing spectacles at some time soon :thumbsdown: ive seen people taking shots first they take photos with them on then try with them off. same again when they look at there images on the camera screen are they as annoying as the look . whats the does and donts of wearing them when using a camera please.why i ask i have deleted alot of images over the last few months thinking they looked out of focus on the computer screen :shake:
 
I never delete images in camera, just wait until I check them on the PC. I don't use them for the viwefinder and sometimes if shooting video if I don't have the loupe fitted.
 
Personally I use spectacles for every day use and daily disposable contact lenses for activities where appropriate. I would never go back to just making do without contacts!
 
I have worn spectacles over 30 years, I never take them off to use the camera, or my binoculars, never been a problem for me. I even use several manual focus lenses and they are always in focus (well nearly always :D), it is just a case of getting used to them.
 
Martyn... said:
I have worn spectacles over 30 years, I never take them off to use the camera, or my binoculars, never been a problem for me. I even use several manual focus lenses and they are always in focus (well nearly always :D), it is just a case of getting used to them.
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i would think if youve worn them from the outset its not a problem ive not had the pleasure though. though when i put a pair on they were really irritating just wearing them
 
scutt said:
i would think if youve worn them from the outset its not a problem ive not had the pleasure though. though when i put a pair on they were really irritating just wearing them
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When you buy them, buy the pair that feel comfortable to wear when you try them on, if you find a pair that look great but do not feel comfortable, ignore the optician telling you "it's ok we can adjust them to fit" they never do feel as comfortable.

As I said it is something that you will get used to, but as someone else said there is the option of contact lenses, I cannot get on with them, but we are all different.
 
Martyn... said:
I have worn spectacles over 30 years, I never take them off to use the camera, or my binoculars, never been a problem for me. I even use several manual focus lenses and they are always in focus (well nearly always :D), it is just a case of getting used to them.
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eeerm not really.. doesnt it depend whats wrong with your eyes... everyones different.. if you have distance problems or close viewing problems will determine if you need to remove them to look at the screen or not..

Best thing I ever did for photogrpahy was get bifocals .....massive help..
 
KIPAX said:
eeerm not really.. doesnt it depend whats wrong with your eyes... everyones different.. if you have distance problems or close viewing problems will determine if you need to remove them to look at the screen or not..

Best thing I ever did for photogrpahy was get bifocals .....massive help..
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OP said he found it irritating wearing them, that is what I was referring to when I said it was a case of getting used to wearing them.

I take your point regarding depending on if you are short or long sighted.
 
It takes a bit of time to get used to them, watch out if you use over the ear headphones, to get thin temple arms or they will became uncomfortable if you wear them for long periods. For me, when I started wearing glasses, the improvement on my eyesight overrides any other consideration.
 
Martyn... said:
OP said he found it irritating wearing them, that is what I was referring to when I said it was a case of getting used to wearing them.
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oops.. apologies.. thought you meant looking at camera view screen wiht them on.. oops :)
 
I wear my glasses all the time and am better off for it. I thought getting them would be awkward when it came to using a camera, but its fine. I can't get on with contact lenses so have to stick to glasses, but they're fine once your used to them.
 
Can anyone tell me - when you look in the viewfinder are your eyes focusing on the point at which your camera is focusing - ie anywhere in front of the camera OR are your eyes focusing on the image formed in the mirror within the camera.

I have recently ditched varifocals in favour of a long way set and a short way set. I usually shoot with the long set on because i cant see the subject if I have my short ones on.

I find that my distance vision has all but gone after an hours intensive shooting - getting the feeling i must be forcing my eyes to focus close.

Anyone technical out there?

David
 
I wear glasses (varifocal) full time.

Just play around with the dioptre adjustment until what you see in the viewfinder is in focus - both the image and any displayed info.
 
Surely the theory is that a correctly prescribed pair of spectacles will enable your eyes to function as 'normal' with their help.

I have worn specs for over 40 years and am currently on varifocals and have no problem with them - except when they 'steam-up'.

Unless you have an affliction which is uncorrectable by specs I would have thought it's just a matter of getting used to them and adjusting your technique.

I also thought the dioptre adjustment was there to enable you to 'dial in' the prescribed level needed to view through the viewfinder without specs. Not good if, like me, your other eye is lousy :D

Or am I missing something?:shrug:
 
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Sounds like I am in the minority here, my eyesight isn't dreadful, just poor. I keep my glasses on, sliding them up on top of my head occasionally to check framing.
 
Never ever thought to take them off TBH :thinking: perhaps that's where I'm going wrong
 
I think some viewfinders work better with glasses than others. The D700 viewfinder was easy to use with glasses as I could see the whole frame from edge to edge but the Pentax MX is not so easy as I cannot really get close enough to see the entire frame with glasses on. Does not really bother me too much though.
 
I am going for new specs next week and intend to get varifocals.
I am finding it a pain as i am long sighted to have to keep taking of my glasses or sliding them onto my head to check the screen and even to see the settings on the top screen.
 
boliston said:
I think some viewfinders work better with glasses than others. The D700 viewfinder was easy to use with glasses as I could see the whole frame from edge to edge but the Pentax MX is not so easy as I cannot really get close enough to see the entire frame with glasses on.
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Yep. I had to stop shooting with my Russian Fed 5 rangefinder because

1) it's a tiny tunnel of a viewfinder that you really need to press your eye to to see anything, with no dioptre adjustment (so shooting without specs is tricky)

2) The milled metal edge to it scratches up the lenses of my specs something awful :eek:

That aside I usually keep my glasses on to take pics with every other camera I own with no problem. I'm short sighted and taking them off and on again is a right pain.

Been wearing specs for thirty years now.
 
I always take my glasses off. I don't have any problems with the VF with my eyes and focusing although I haven't had my camera long and I am still trialing with them on, although I find it mega annoying.
 
Tony_M said:
I wear glasses (varifocal) full time.

Just play around with the dioptre adjustment until what you see in the viewfinder is in focus - both the image and any displayed info.
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+1 and then on some cameras you can enable an autozoom in on viewing which allows you to check focusing
my eyes are pretty good but a prime lens short range with two subjects recently at a wedding..one shot and the damn camera focused on the object to their left :( boo
 
Turner_110 said:
Can anyone tell me - when you look in the viewfinder are your eyes focusing on the point at which your camera is focusing - ie anywhere in front of the camera OR are your eyes focusing on the image formed in the mirror within the camera.

I have recently ditched varifocals in favour of a long way set and a short way set. I usually shoot with the long set on because i cant see the subject if I have my short ones on.

I find that my distance vision has all but gone after an hours intensive shooting - getting the feeling i must be forcing my eyes to focus close.

David
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When you look through the viewfinder, you are focussing on the 'focussing screen' - a piece of translucent (usually ground) glass that the mirror reflects the image through.

If you want to wear your distance specs when using your camera, you should use the dioptre adjustment control for your viewfinder to make the indicators (visible through the viewfinder - such as focus points) sharp with your specs on.
 
akcron said:
I am going for new specs next week and intend to get varifocals.
I am finding it a pain as i am long sighted to have to keep taking of my glasses or sliding them onto my head to check the screen and even to see the settings on the top screen.
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There are different strengths available.I have a pair in my gadget bag all the time they are excellent value.I can see easy if anything is not in focus on the rear screen.
 
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I where glasses from the moment I wake to the moment I go to bed, I've never had an issue when using my camera and I've used it every single day for the last 527 days :thumbs: without issue

Matt
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I've worn glasses since I was about 3 or 4. My job sometimes requires me to use a microscope and of course I try use my camera wherever possible. I'm one of those people where sometimes me and the viewfinder get on well and other days in always pushing my glasses up on my forehead. The live view screen can be useful but I don't know about anyone else, whether it is just my naivety but the image on there never looks the same as when I look at it through the view finder.

I think it is a case of trial and error finding out what works for you and sticking with it but be aware in the beginning you can have off days where you hate your glasses. They will eventually become your friends.
 
I'm one of those that has to take them off to use my camera or my bins. I will sometimes keep them on when using the camera - but that is usually when it is inconvenient to take them off or I have forgotten that I've got them on.

My specs are for 'distance' but up until recently, I could keep them on for close use too - now that I'm getting on a bit, I find that I can't focus on anything close with them on (and sometimes with them off too) and I tend to keep them off unless I need to put them on. I really need to get an eye test and some new specs.
 
weybourne said:
My specs are for 'distance' but up until recently, I could keep them on for close use too - now that I'm getting on a bit, I find that I can't focus on anything close with them on
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I'm in the same boat. I used to be able to see close up, even read really fine print, with my glasses on. Now my distance vision is still fine, but I have to take them off to focus close (with them off even the smallest fine print or detail is fine). Drives me a bit crazy with the camera - I am always having to take them off to see the LCD screen - unless I leave them off and then I often can't properly see what I'm shooting. Unless it's fairly close.

So, sometimes I shoot with them on, sometimes off and am constantly changing the dioptre adjustment to shoot. Slightly maddening, but that's life I guess :shrug:
 
I wear specs all the time and although condensation and steaming up on cold days can be an issue, I don't see it as being any different to not wearing specs and shooting.

Making sure your dioptre is set correctly will help when looking through the viewfinder.

I've seen some people fitting rubber eye pieces so they're specs fit a bit neater on the viewfinder.
 
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