Qestion for those that wear glasses with progressive lenses or bifocals

I've been wearing progressives for the last 5 years, and I'm not having any issues shooting at all.

Mark

Mark_Cohran wrote in post #4007837
I've been wearing progressives for the last 5 years, and I'm not having any issues shooting at all.

Mark

Me too. It might be longer than 5 years for me. When I got my first set, it took a little time to get used to them but, i've had no problem at all. I've also been through a few pair. Sunglasses too.

Geez. I guess I'm the only one left using ordinary bifocals.

FWIW: the top part is what I use for the camera. For the computer I have single-vision lenses that are about the same as the bottom part of my bifocals.

It can be difficult to make optometrists understand what is needed: computer glasses for focusing at about 18 inches instead of the usual 12 for reading glasses.

As for opticians, most of them are minimum-wage youngsters who have no idea. Well, they wouldn't, would they? When *I* was 22 my vision was very good (although I was nearsighted) and I had all the answers, too.

-js

number six wrote in post #4008214
As for opticians, most of them are minimum-wage youngsters who have no idea. Well, they wouldn't, would they?

True, but let's not confuse opticians with optometrists. An optician is a technician who fills the prescription given to him. An optometrist, in most U.S. states, is a licensed medical professional who factors in the occupation and specific needs of the eyeglass wearer when prescribing lenses.

I'm quite optimistic about my optometrist!

ChasP505 wrote in post #4012700
True, but let's not confuse opticians with optometrists. An optician is a technician who fills the prescription given to him. An optometrist, in most U.S. states, is a licensed medical professional who factors in the occupation and specific needs of the eyeglass wearer when prescribing lenses.

I'm quite optimistic about my optometrist!

Agreed. I did make that distinction in my post...

-js

I had laser surgery this year......I wouldn't suggest it...........I now have to wear glasses all the time. Which is what I was trying to get away from. I have lens that are clear, then 1x, then readers. I adjusted the diopter for the 1X part of my glasses........no problems so far.

I tried the no-line for a year and had to go back to bifocals - I was wearing my neck out trying to get things focused and tripped on curbs and things continually.

Hi, I have Presbyopia (Old Eyes) I'm a varifocal wearer, mostly is ok but if I don't get fully square with the viewfinder is hard to see what I am shooting, I must say I really should stick them on the top of my head when using the camera, Ideally it would be good to get some varifocal frames that fit closer to the eye so you can put pressure on the viewfinder, frames like Oakley Sunglasses I guess. I will have to take a trip down the opticians to see what available.

BTW I use a computer all day and don't have problems, I look at the monitor through the middle level of the varifocal lens, top for distance, bottom for reading.

FYI There is another similar thread to this :-

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=382933

Cheers

Oh my, are all the photogs on here half blind??? Although I can't talk, I'm totally blind in my left eye and short sighted in the other, thank god for the diopter adjustment

Robert,

I used to shoot with contacts all the time so I could get close to the viewfinder using an eyecup. I like being able to see everything in the viewfinder that way.

When I started needing reading glasses I opted for a new set of lenses for my existing glasses with hidden line bifocals. I have a very small reading glass prescription so I don't have any issues with things being terribly blurry if I look down while I'm walking. Besides, I usually pay attention to where I'm walking, not where I'm going to put each foot down.

On my monitor (LCD) it doesn't seem to matter which part of my lens I look through.

I still prefer to use my contacts when taking pictures, but will wear my glasses if I'm going to be in dim light so I don't have to rely on a separate set of reading glasses to make adjustments on the camera.

Bottom line. You won't know whether your new prescription is right for you until you have your new glasses.

One thing I'll mention that I haven't seen commented on before. If you opt for some of the new "stylish" skinny frames and lenses, you will have a very narrow margin for error and most likely find your new glasses very frustrating to get used to.

Duncs wrote in post #4013461
Oh my, are all the photogs on here half blind??? Although I can't talk, I'm totally blind in my left eye and short sighted in the other, thank god for the diopter adjustment

lol, yes when you read posts like this it looks that way doesnt it?

It seems most people need glasses sooner or later

I teach photography and have had a couple of students who could not manually focus correctly. Varifocals were the issue. They now have glass (not plastic lenses) bi-focals and are very happy.

canonphotog wrote in post #4013735
Robert,

One thing I'll mention that I haven't seen commented on before. If you opt for some of the new "stylish" skinny frames and lenses, you will have a very narrow margin for error and most likely find your new glasses very frustrating to get used to.

Oh, can I attest to this! Had an annual eye exam back in March - went to a different optician for new glasses and was talked into a more stylish frame -- they're okay for social occasions, but I can't live with 'em. Would have taken them back, but was going on vacation and took them with me. Major pain. Am too old to be stylish anyway.

I just set the diopter to correct for my vision. I then look over my glasses into the viewfinder.

I wear progressives and don't even notice them when shooting. The hard part is looking through the bottom half to see the camera settings on the LCD screen. Even then, it's not bad as long as you remember to look through the lower MIDDLE part of the glasses and not off to the side.