gripper2111 Posted November 15, 2011 Share #21 Â Posted November 15, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, I received my eyepiece last week and finally got to shoot with it today and have to say that its great. It is so much better than trying to focus with my glasses on. I did some shots just to test it out today and nailed the focus every time. I just need to get a lanyard for my glasses now so I can drop them round my neck when I shoot... Â Great product, I highly recommend the investment if you suffer from astigmatism like i do. And great service with the shipping, I live in Australia but am travelling in the Uk and Jean Louis sent it to me here which really helped out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gpwhite Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share #22 Â Posted November 16, 2011 Thanks for all of the detailed and helpful feedback about this nifty viewfinder correction. It sounds like the eyepiece is worthwhile, so I will dig out my prescription and send it to the other side of the globe! Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlockwood Posted November 16, 2011 Share #23  Posted November 16, 2011 Hi, I received my eyepiece last week and finally got to shoot with it today and have to say that its great. It is so much better than trying to focus with my glasses on. I did some shots just to test it out today and nailed the focus every time. I just need to get a lanyard for my glasses now so I can drop them round my neck when I shoot... Great product, I highly recommend the investment if you suffer from astigmatism like i do. And great service with the shipping, I live in Australia but am travelling in the Uk and Jean Louis sent it to me here which really helped out.  I have the 0.85 VF on my M7, and the 35mm frame line is just visible without glasses; with my specs on, I have to hunt for the frame line because my eye is not close enough to the VF. So the question for me is, does this eyepiece protrude significantly such that the 35mm frame line will be again difficult to see? If not, it's the perfect, albeit pricey, solution.  Harry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 16, 2011 Share #24  Posted November 16, 2011 I have the 0.85 VF on my M7, and the 35mm frame line is just visible without glasses; with my specs on, I have to hunt for the frame line because my eye is not close enough to the VF. So the question for me is, does this eyepiece protrude significantly such that the 35mm frame line will be again difficult to see? If not, it's the perfect, albeit pricey, solution. Harry  I can tell you soon, Harry - I have the same setup on my M7. Alas, my Eyepiece is stuck in customs at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlockwood Posted November 16, 2011 Share #25 Â Posted November 16, 2011 I can tell you soon, Harry - I have the same setup on my M7. Alas, my Eyepiece is stuck in customs at the moment. Â That's great! Thanks, DN. Â Harry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhrads Posted November 18, 2011 Share #26 Â Posted November 18, 2011 Still waiting for mine too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted November 19, 2011 Share #27 Â Posted November 19, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Still waiting for mine too. I hope the South African Postal service gets it here this year. There web site shows mine "in transit" for 6 days now. Should have just insisted on UPS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted November 19, 2011 Share #28  Posted November 19, 2011 This appears to be an ingenious solution. How did you specify the usage to your optometrist? That is, did you specify a working distance, as you would for reading glasses? And if so, what was that distance?  Harry  An ingenious solution would be an electronic VF with diopter adjustment and focus conformation along with Live view. But then I'm looking forward to the M12. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboerma Posted November 19, 2011 Share #29 Â Posted November 19, 2011 An ingenious solution would be an electronic VF with diopter adjustment and focus conformation along with Live view.But then I'm looking forward to the M12. Â One would still need a correction lens for astigmatism, similar to this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 21, 2011 Share #30 Â Posted November 21, 2011 Just picked mine up from the post office! Â First impressions. Nice packaging, comes with the eyepiece, a little screwdriver for the safety screw and a microfiber cleaning cloth. Installation was a breeze (though you have to squeeze it over the rubber a little) and then tighten up the screw. Â It rotates freely as you turn the camera betwixt portrait/landscape orientation. If you use a half case (as I do; a Luigi) then you might have to do some trimming or rotate the eyepiece manually. I'll have to fiddle with this more... Â Clarity is excellent - focusing without glasses now is perfect! (I don't wear them when I shoot). As a test, I could read my screen through the M9 VF - something I can't do without glasses. Awesome. Â Harry - I'll let you know about the M7/.85x shortly. The eyepiece is a bit large in diameter so it's not like some magnifiers where you get the feeling of looking through a tunnel. I was able to still see my 28mm framelines on the M9 though I do have to peek to the sides and corners a little. Â So far, so good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhrads Posted November 21, 2011 Share #31 Â Posted November 21, 2011 Remarkable piece of engineering, My astigmatism drives me nuts since everything is just slightly out of focus, I don't need a diopter correction and viewfinder magnifiers only magnify the astigmatism. Â Thanks Jean-Louis for such a wonderful product. It is a joy to use! Â I won't trim my Luigi case to fit. I went back to it recently but really I prefer my M naked so it's the WalteRx eyepiece and a thumbie for me.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlockwood Posted November 22, 2011 Share #32  Posted November 22, 2011 Just picked mine up from the post office! First impressions. Nice packaging, comes with the eyepiece, a little screwdriver for the safety screw and a microfiber cleaning cloth. Installation was a breeze (though you have to squeeze it over the rubber a little) and then tighten up the screw.  It rotates freely as you turn the camera betwixt portrait/landscape orientation. If you use a half case (as I do; a Luigi) then you might have to do some trimming or rotate the eyepiece manually. I'll have to fiddle with this more...  Clarity is excellent - focusing without glasses now is perfect! (I don't wear them when I shoot). As a test, I could read my screen through the M9 VF - something I can't do without glasses. Awesome.  Harry - I'll let you know about the M7/.85x shortly. The eyepiece is a bit large in diameter so it's not like some magnifiers where you get the feeling of looking through a tunnel. I was able to still see my 28mm framelines on the M9 though I do have to peek to the sides and corners a little.  So far, so good!  Thanks, DN. Looking forward to hearing about the M7/.85.  Harry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 22, 2011 Share #33 Â Posted November 22, 2011 Harry, I apologize - I haven't had a chance to try the eyepiece on the M7 yet. As I understand it, it's a different size - but Jean-Louis told me they're going to offer the eyepiece for film bodies (and fit appropriately) as well! I'll take a closer look tonight. Â If the M9 is any indication, there should be no problems seeing the outermost framelines (28mm). Maybe a little bit of peeking, but not much more so than stock. The beauty of the Walter RX Eyepiece is that it's large in diameter, very much unlike magnifiers. So not only is it NOT like looking through a tunnel, but brightness is maintained as is visibility of the framelines. Â I was playing around with focusing, wide open and in the dark and the difference with the eyepiece is like night and day. I don't wear my glasses to shoot and I thought I was doing pretty well with focusing despite that... But this is on a whole new level! Â I'm going to work on the full review and hopefully can have it up this weekend on LVL. I'll keep everyone posted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 27, 2011 Share #34 Â Posted November 27, 2011 Harry, there's no blocking of framelines or tunnel vision with the Walter RX Eyepiece - the view is exactly the same with or without it, due to the larger diameter of the lens/device. Very nice. Â The review of the Walter RX Eyepiece is now live! Come check it out. In short, if you shoot with glasses or prefer not to because of the limitations, the Walter RX Eyepiece is the miracle you've been waiting for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboerma Posted November 27, 2011 Share #35  Posted November 27, 2011 Harry, there's no blocking of framelines or tunnel vision with the Walter RX Eyepiece - the view is exactly the same with or without it, due to the larger diameter of the lens/device. Very nice. The review of the Walter RX Eyepiece is now live! Come check it out. In short, if you shoot with glasses or prefer not to because of the limitations, the Walter RX Eyepiece is the miracle you've been waiting for.  I ordered one myself a week or two ago. Thanks for the review. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted November 27, 2011 Share #36 Â Posted November 27, 2011 Harry, I apologize - I haven't had a chance to try the eyepiece on the M7 yet. As I understand it, it's a different size - but Jean-Louis told me they're going to offer the eyepiece for film bodies (and fit appropriately) as well! I'll take a closer look tonight. Â Hmm, I just got an email from Jean-Louis saying that the same eyepiece would work on the MP, M7, and M9... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 27, 2011 Share #37 Â Posted November 27, 2011 Hmm, I just got an email from Jean-Louis saying that the same eyepiece would work on the MP, M7, and M9... Â Yeah, I found this out myself when I checked it for Harry - they're both 18mm in diameter. It seems to me though that the M7 rubber surround doesn't protrude as much as on the M8/M9 but maybe it's just me. Â I think it's the older bodies that require a different OD (e.g. M3). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 27, 2011 Share #38 Â Posted November 27, 2011 I ordered one myself a week or two ago. Thanks for the review. Â You're welcome! Â If you have astigmatism and hate to wear glasses to shoot, like me - you're going to love this thing. It's the ONLY solution that takes astigmatism into account and corrects for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetoness Posted November 27, 2011 Share #39 Â Posted November 27, 2011 Thanks for your great review. I also have a Leicatime half case and was wondering how you went about trimming it so the eyepiece would rotate. Can you explain? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 27, 2011 Share #40  Posted November 27, 2011 Thanks for your great review. I also have a Leicatime half case and was wondering how you went about trimming it so the eyepiece would rotate. Can you explain? Thanks  Thanks!  As I explained over on DPR as well:  I haven't actually trimmed the case yet, but plan to. I have leather hole punch pliers that should make the "nipping" fairly easy. You need about another 1mm clearance which is practically up against the stitching. The back cover requires trimming also.  The best option for the Leicatime case then would be without stitching along the LCD area/edges and without a back flap. Other cases (e.g. Zhou or A&A) might work differently, I don't know.  For now, I just rotate the eyepiece manually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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