I wear glasses now...

I had an eye exam last week. Turns out I am blind as a bat and need to wear glasses all of the time. But guess what kind of lenses are in the suckers. NIKON! BLEK!

Hehe!! Sorry about the glasses! Wonder if they make Canon lenses for glasses?

oh... i'm sorry... just tell everyone that their L lenses... we won't tell on ya... glasses can be good.. i've gotten compliments from mine... besides, not being able to see well sure has an effect on your shooting..

Lindsi wrote in post #2242368
But guess what kind of lenses are in the suckers. NIKON! BLEK!

Nikon bashing is part of the rivelry, but Nikon does make lots of good glass equal to and in some cases better than Canon. They both have their winners, lenses so sharp you could shave a gnat, and both have less than perfect glass. Now if Carl rose from the grave to make some glass for you, that would be impressive.

Lindsi wrote in post #2242368
I had an eye exam last week. Turns out I am blind as a bat and need to wear glasses all of the time. But guess what kind of lenses are in the suckers. NIKON! BLEK!

Maybe you could disguise them with red rims and call it your L-glasses.

Now you're tainted.

Lindsi wrote in post #2242368
I had an eye exam last week. Turns out I am blind as a bat and need to wear glasses all of the time. But guess what kind of lenses are in the suckers. NIKON! BLEK!

Lindsi, this did make me laugh....(I love funny posts)!
Just think how conflicted your camera will be now....having to be so close to nikon glass...we'll probably get some real Salvadore Dali style photos from you for a while

After years of 20-20 vision, I hit 40 and had to admit, I needed glasses. So, I've been wearing them for a few years and every year I get a pair of glasses. I have lots of them now and can't remember which is which, new or old, reading or long distance, so I got bifocals last year and trifocals this year. Talk about a problem! I can't walk around in my trifocals because the floor is so magnified, I get dizzy.

Nikon lenses, though. Funny. I just get mine at Costco. They were rated the best service and price in the US.

SuzyView wrote in post #2244313
Nikon lenses, though. Funny. I just get mine at Costco. They were rated the best service and price in the US.

Go figure.

I probably will need glasses eventually, although I'm young I think in a few years I'll end up getting some.

Does the brand matter and is it like lenses where you pay for what you get?

What's the IS like on those things?

Everyone will eventually need glasses. I got mine a few years ago - after complaining for ages that the vets I work with all put in sutures too small to see on purpose, eventually someone told me to get my eyes checked....

They take a bit of getting used to but sure beat not being able to see properly.

I can't tolerate anything in my eyes so contacts are a non-starter.

steved110 wrote in post #2244852
Everyone will eventually need glasses. I got mine a few years ago - after complaining for ages that the vets I work with all put in sutures too small to see on purpose, eventually someone told me to get my eyes checked....

They take a bit of getting used to but sure beat not being able to see properly.

I can't tolerate anything in my eyes so contacts are a non-starter.

I think I'de kill myself if I had to deal with the responsibilities of contacts, and the fact some people have comfort problems with them. I am not really opposed to the idea of glasses. Would suit me anyway, I'm geeky enough to desserve a good pair.

My best friend suggested Costco, then I read the most recent Consumer Reports article about buying glasses. I have spent more than $200 at a doctor's office for frames and glasses several times. Then deciding to have bifocals, which cost twice as much as regular glasses, the doctor's office quoted me $300 for the bifocals with a no-name frame. I quickly went to Costco for a quote and they were charging me 1/2 that. So, I tried it about 2 years ago. Now I won't do anything else. They are very fast, the staff is knowledgeable and the product is as good or better than at the doctor's office. Costco also has an insane return policy.

SuzyView wrote in post #2245009
My best friend suggested Costco, then I read the most recent Consumer Reports article about buying glasses. I have spent more than $200 at a doctor's office for frames and glasses several times. Then deciding to have bifocals, which cost twice as much as regular glasses, the doctor's office quoted me $300 for the bifocals with a no-name frame. I quickly went to Costco for a quote and they were charging me 1/2 that. So, I tried it about 2 years ago. Now I won't do anything else. They are very fast, the staff is knowledgeable and the product is as good or better than at the doctor's office. Costco also has an insane return policy.

Yeah, as a store, I feel costco is actually pretty amazing. Their return policy is I think untouched by anyone in the retail industry, and their prices are rather decent (that's not say you won't find a product cheaper on the net, but for the price you pay and the return policy you get..) I don't know, you can buy just about everything there though, and even things like chairs they sell are pretty good for the $.