I wear glasses, please help

I wear progressing lenses and don't have any issues seeing the viewfinder data. But then, I've worn glasses nearly all my life and have been using Canon cameras for a good percentage - maybe I'm just used to the processing of framing then tilting my head to see the data.

Mark

Mark_Cohran wrote in post #2688193
I wear progressing lenses and don't have any issues seeing the viewfinder data. But then, I've worn glasses nearly all my life and have been using Canon cameras for a good percentage - maybe I'm just used to the processing of framing then tilting my head to see the data.

Mark

Maybe an altenate for those of us with bifocus glasses is another pair specifically devoted to shooting. Perhaps a smaller lense with less chance of light leaking by and geared to a smaller movement of the head to make the focus switch.

I think that maybe a choice! I think I will visit Lenscrafters today with one of my cameras and see what they suggest. Glad I have read thsi thread! By the way. . .getting old still sucks!

Reverse problem here. With my contacts the data is one of the few things I can actually see in the viewfinder.
My main problem is shifting the blind spot I have in the centre of my vision (myopic macular degeneration) around in time to frame (due to the rest of my vision lacking contrast), focus (wish I had centre weighted focusing for my eyes still ) and not actually miss the shots in the process. My old camera had an evf which I was able to make brighter which helped but screwed with the judging of exposures. My 400D is taking a lot of getting used to !

As an aside, do any of you contacts lens wearers suffer from dry (shooting) eye ? I have noticed that since I stuck my eye to the viewfinder (not literally you understand ) I am getting a dry shooting eye enough to really hurt sometimes - my eye care specialist has recommended artificial tears and goop to put in at night. If I could see at all out of the other eye I'd switch eyes now and then but I can't so, not an option. It's the lack of blinking that does it I'm sure - my lenses are the gas perm lid attachment type (and very heavy as I am pathologically myopic) that take a little time to settle down and focus after a blink - so I try not to blink whilst framing fast disappearing shots.

Toogy wrote in post #529926
Hmm... I wear glasses and don't have any problems at all? I can see the information in the viewfinder fine.

I wear glasses full time. I can see everything OK but not as nice as not wearing them. I dont' feel the need to switch to contacts.

Hellashot wrote in post #2687916
If you wear contacts or glasses you need to use the diopter adjustment in order to see things in focus. Only someone with 20/20 vision without wearing corrective lenses can see things in the viewfinder at 0 adjustment.

Aside from this is a 2005 thread . . .
If your contacts or glasses correct your vision to 20/20 the diopter adjustment can be centered, assuming you don't also have presbyopia, in which case you need to adjust the diopter setting to roughly correspond to your reading glass settings (assuming no bifocals).

robertwgross wrote in post #529802
If you wear a hat while shooting, it is not uncommon to get the Err 05 warning.

That means that the built-in flash tried to pop up, and it hit the brim of your hat, so the error warning was posted.

---Bob Gross---

My flash never pops up. Hmmm... Maybe something is wrong with my camera.

donlavange wrote in post #2687963
I wear varifocals and they are a pain in general. In other words, I have age related vision problems both near and far.

Getting old sucks . . . big time!

I feel your pain. Really. My alternative to the bifocal issue is something I first tried yesterday, called "monovision." The prescription for my contact lenses is such that one eye is used for close vision (my right eye) and the other for distance. It's a bit odd, but I like the fact that I no longer have to wear magnifiers to read printed material.

liza wrote in post #2690439
My flash never pops up. Hmmm... Maybe something is wrong with my camera.



I feel your pain. Really. My alternative to the bifocal issue is something I first tried yesterday, called "monovision." The prescription for my contact lenses is such that one eye is used for close vision (my right eye) and the other for distance. It's a bit odd, but I like the fact that I no longer have to wear magnifiers to read printed material.

Yes! I have heard that is A solution to the problem. While I know that the brain adjusts to vision correction devices quickly, I have never had contacts and I have never talked with anyone who used the the "monovision" approach.

I would love to hear what you think after a few weeks!

I can already tell you I'm going to continue with the monovision. It's so wonderful not having to wear magnifiers anymore. That was a real pain in the rear.

Mark_Cohran wrote in post #2688193
I wear progressing lenses and don't have any issues seeing the viewfinder data. But then, I've worn glasses nearly all my life and have been using Canon cameras for a good percentage - maybe I'm just used to the processing of framing then tilting my head to see the data.

Mark

I also have progressives and don't have a problem using my camera while wearing them, other than them getting dirty, which is a bit annoying. I purchased the strongest dioptric correction lens that Canon has for the 20D, and even using it plus maximum correction on the viewfinder ... it still wasn't enough, so until I get my eyes lasered (I hate contacts), I'm stuck with my glasses.

I wear glasses but I don't have any problems seeing the data. The only problem I get is the eyecup rubber rubbing against my glasses and after a while I can see the smuges on the lens...

I have the eyecup extender, it helps with reading the data but it makes the already small viewfinder alot smaller!

had the same problem back in the stone age... have always had lousy eyesight,,,,
fix?
block the light buy some clip on side safety shields and paint them flat black.

linkage... http://www.prosafetyeq​uipment.com …yeglass-side-shields.aspx

I wear glasses as well, and can usually see things correctly. It's just that I have transition lenses on my glasses, so when the UV light is strong, they tint. This makes it a lot harder to work with polarizers, etc, because what I think is correct, isn't...so, I have to chimp the histogram more often.

Then, I just take the darned things off, and continue with what I was doing...and things seem to brighten up more in the VF.

Whatta process I tell ya...whatta pain.

My lenses are bifocal and I have no such problems.

I shoot wearing glasses all the time with no problem. I did take off the little "rubber" protective thing around the viewfinder which helps me get closer = see the whole finder better and I have not had it scratch my glasses yet. Of course, I have glass lenses not plastic ones just for this reason.