jpreisch Posted March 9, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I can purchase viewfinder diopters for my M8 from -3 to +3. How do I find out which one would be best for me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 Hi jpreisch, Take a look here View Finder Diopters. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted March 9, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2010 What is your glasses prescription? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpreisch Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted March 10, 2010 That's a good question. I wear tri-focals, when I focus with a Leica M8, do I use my distance diopter, my middle vision diopter or my close vision diopter? Again, how do I figure out what diopter to use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ross Posted March 10, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 10, 2010 That's a good question. I wear tri-focals, when I focus with a Leica M8, do I use my distance diopter, my middle vision diopter or my close vision diopter? Again, how do I figure out what diopter to use? The framelines are set to be in focus at 2 meters. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realphotos Posted March 10, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 10, 2010 One solution I recommend to this question is to visit your optician with your glasses and camera and discuss it with him after you have viewed his chart through your camera. He can slide a +or - diopter between your eye and viewer and the whole discussion is incredibly simple. What you see plus his advice re your current prescription will sort out glasses on or off and which diopter could help you.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted March 10, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2010 This is what I did. I got hold of a D700 and set the diopter focus dial to suit my eye without my glasses. Then read off the scale by the dial which showed +1.5. I ordered this diopter (+1.5) and have it on my M8.2 and all is good. So try and get your hands on DSLR for a minute or two with diopter scale and see what you get..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ross Posted March 11, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 11, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is what I did. I got hold of a D700 and set the diopter focus dial to suit my eye without my glasses. Then read off the scale by the dial which showed +1.5. I ordered this diopter (+1.5) and have it on my M8.2 and all is good. So try and get your hands on DSLR for a minute or two with diopter scale and see what you get..... Be carefull with this approach. With an SLR finder you are viewing something a few inches from your eye or definitely close up and with the M8 the RF patch and framelines are projectected out to 2 meters. I used to have the same correction for both, but my close up vision has deteriorated and I need more there, so they are about 1 diopter different now. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafael_macia Posted March 12, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 12, 2010 I can purchase viewfinder diopters for my M8 from -3 to +3. How do I find out which one would be best for me? The best way to judge if a diopter is correct for you is to try different strengths on your camera. I use my diopter Leicas with my distance glasses off 20/400. I use a minus 4, (which I regret is no longer made by Leica, and have been searching for for years ...anyone have one? .. ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampguy Posted March 13, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2010 I have minor myopia, and use the rx for my distance vision on M8, M6, RD1, and Nikons. At 2m I have perfect vision, cameras work better with my distance vision diopter. Exact same # as my rx (and optional glasses). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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