chrism Posted December 31, 2006 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can the 1.25 magnifier be used with a correction lens in place, or does the correction lens have to be removed from the viewfinder before attaching the magnifier? Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Hi chrism, Take a look here Question re Viewfinder correction lenses. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Eoin Posted December 31, 2006 Share #2 Posted December 31, 2006 correction lens must be removed and placed onto the magnifier then the whole assembly is screwed into the viewfinder. The diopter is nearest your eye Hope that answers your question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share #3 Posted December 31, 2006 Thanks, it does. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msr Posted December 31, 2006 Share #4 Posted December 31, 2006 How does one ascertain which diopter one needs to order? Malcolm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoin Posted December 31, 2006 Share #5 Posted December 31, 2006 The standard in the viewfinder is -0.5, so if your prescription is say a +2.0 you'd need to get a +2.5 and so on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted January 1, 2007 Share #6 Posted January 1, 2007 Malcolm-- Just to add the obvious to what Eoin said: If you wear corrective lenses while using the camera, then you don't need to worry. That is, if you can see the contents of the viewfinder sharply (with or without glasses), then you're fine. If you can't see the VF sharply, that means that the camera's correction doesn't match your eye, and you need to get correction either for the finder or for your eye. I believe that the -0.5 dpt correction is standard with all manufacturers' current eye-level-design cameras. (Leicaflex models had -1.0 dpt: one of the well-considered quirks of the German-made Leica reflex cameras that changed when they enlisted Minolta's aid with the R3.) I think -0.5 dpt means that the optical system projects the image to 0.5 meter distance; -1.0 dpt means that the image is projected to 1.0 meter distance. --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
msr Posted January 1, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Eoin & Howard - Thanks for your explanations. Happy New Year! Malcolm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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