I am far-sighted and require reading and "computer" glasses (two different prescriptions) for close seeing.
As with a few others I prefer to use my camera without glasses, which I've done by adjusting the diopter for the viewfinder and by learning how to work the thing mainly by feel. I can chimp the histogram and general composition by observing the fuzzy image on the LCD. But while doing studio work I really need to see that darned LCD in sharp focus so I can better judge how my lighting is working. The solution I finally arrived at -- after trying and giving up on flipping glasses on and off -- is a Hoodman loupe, like this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/899483-REG/Hoodman_h32_Hoodloupe_3_2_DSLR_LCD.html I just keep it within reach and pop it over the LCD when I need to see it in detail. It also blocks out light, and the extra contrast (especially outdoors) is very welcome. Highly recommended! On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 7:46 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. > I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. > Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, > without reading glasses! > > The Fuji A-1 still works fine, but has no viewfinder. > You do all your composition (and any manual focusing) on the rear screen. > Unfortunately, my arms need to be about 6 inches longer to put the > rear screen in focus. > Not a problem with the K-3, but now I need glasses for the Fuji! > I don't think I'm gonna keep the Fuji A-1 or the Pentax K-01 (also no > viewfinder). > And chimping will be a problem on the K-3... > > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Using a Pentax K-3 now along with a K-5IIs, a K-5, and a Fuji >> mirrorless A-1 (rarely). >> I had some minimal experience with my Dad's Kodak Retina IIIc and fell >> in love with 35mm slides. >> I started with a new Pentax ME and got sucked into LBA by the line-up >> of M lenses. >> This list provided much enablement over the years and helped explained >> how my Super Program worked. >> PZ-1, PZ-1p, ME Super, LX'en, then Pentax digital because I couldn't >> leave the lenses behind. >> The Fuji A-1 is a lovely LITTLE camera that I tried based on Brewer's >> and Cotty's testimonials. >> But I still can't leave my Pentax lenses behind. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, >>> and has it changed over the years? >>> >>> From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had >>> a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still >>> use Pentax *most* of the time, but I now have a Canon camera as well, which >>> serves a different purpose. >>> >>> Malcolm >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
