gfspencer Posted July 4, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted July 4, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) As I get older my eyes have gotten worse. Bifocals and my M8 (and M6TTL) did not work together. I tried all sorts of diopters but over a year ago I finally gave up and packed away my range finder cameras for my DSLR with an adjustable diopter and auto focus. Â Several months ago I bought new glasses. On a lark I got bifocals with graduated lenses. Yesterday I just happened to pick up my M8 and look through the viewfinder. I can see perfectly!! I'm back to using my Leica M8!!!! Â So if you wear glasses don't despair. Get yourself some graduated lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Holybasil Posted July 4, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted July 4, 2011 I seem to focus just fine with normal glasses. I actually like rangefinders more than DSLRs in that way. Sure autofocus is nice, but there is nothing to really confirm if it is in focus until you've taken the shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmond_terakopian Posted July 4, 2011 Share #3 Â Posted July 4, 2011 As I get older my eyes have gotten worse. Bifocals and my M8 (and M6TTL) did not work together. I tried all sorts of diopters but over a year ago I finally gave up and packed away my range finder cameras for my DSLR with an adjustable diopter and auto focus. Â Several months ago I bought new glasses. On a lark I got bifocals with graduated lenses. Yesterday I just happened to pick up my M8 and look through the viewfinder. I can see perfectly!! I'm back to using my Leica M8!!!! Â So if you wear glasses don't despair. Get yourself some graduated lenses. Â Great news :-) Enjoy!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 4, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted July 4, 2011 I'm very happy for you! Enjoy. Â Graduated lenses do not work at all for me - trifocals with a lot of cylinder correction for astigmatism. It's come to the point that if I had not learned, by practice and intuition, where the frame line's are I'd be out of the rangefinder category entirely because I can't see 35mm or wider lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted July 4, 2011 Share #5 Â Posted July 4, 2011 I presume what you mean is varifocals, I have been using these for 20 years with M3 & M6, other models should be the same. They take some getting used to but are well worth it in the end, you need to get them from a good, proper optician, a couple of friends have tried high street 'while you wait' stores, cheaper, quicker but they dont work, they are tricky to make properly, my last ones had Rodenstock lenses. I have a lot of astigmatism and all trials with correction lenses were a failure, the varifocals were the only answer. Â Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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