sos song Posted November 15, 2011 Share #1 Posted November 15, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, My guess is that my problem is not solvable, but thought I would ask. When I use my right (dominant) eye with the viewfinder of my Digilux 3 for an extended period, my left eye will not focus either close or at a distance. I shoot wearing my eyeglasses which correct for near-sightedness and far-sightedness. The best thing that I have come up with is to move my right eye from the viewfinder, close my right eye, and look around with just my left eye. It's all blurry, but I don't know what else to do. It will take about 10-15 minutes for my left eye to get back to normal. Any suggestions? Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ho_co Posted November 15, 2011 Share #2 Posted November 15, 2011 Kevin, it sounds as if you may be closing your left eye tightly when shooting. Try leaving it open. That should put less de-formative stress on the left eyeball. Or am I quite off base? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted November 16, 2011 Share #3 Posted November 16, 2011 If your eyesight stays blurry in one eye I believe this is called "accommodation". My eyes sometimes do this after reading. Your eyesight does recover. You could try muscle exercises, eg focusing on near and far objects, to speed up normal focus. As I approach the half century mark my eyesight is changing. I am shortsighted, so looking for the viewfinder is fine with glasses but it's getting trickier to focus on the controls so I have to take them on and off. Hmm, I might need bifocals or reading glasses. One solution for you could be to not wear glasses (depending on your eyesight) and use a diopter adjustment on your viewfinder. But probably there is not a lot you can do. It would be worth seeing your optician or optometrist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sos song Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted November 16, 2011 Thanks very much for the suggestions. I'll try the left-eye-open technique this afternoon and hope that helps. I just past the half-century mark and am not looking forward to the downward trend that the body takes. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phancj Posted November 18, 2011 Share #5 Posted November 18, 2011 The time to rely on AF has come then, just like in my case. CJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maarten Posted November 18, 2011 Share #6 Posted November 18, 2011 The problem described by Kevin is very known to me as well. The smaller the viewfinder the worse it gets. Also electronic viewfinders cause my closed eye to get more blurry than for example an M-Rangefinder. The only solution I can provide: change to your left eye and keep your right eye open behind the camera. This is for me the only solution that really works. I can confirm the whole problem started when approaching 50. Maarten Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted November 18, 2011 Share #7 Posted November 18, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) If your eyesight stays blurry in one eye I believe this is called "accommodation". My eyes sometimes do this after reading. Your eyesight does recover. You could try muscle exercises, eg focusing on near and far objects, to speed up normal focus. As I approach the half century mark my eyesight is changing. I am shortsighted, so looking for the viewfinder is fine with glasses but it's getting trickier to focus on the controls so I have to take them on and off. Hmm, I might need bifocals or reading glasses. One solution for you could be to not wear glasses (depending on your eyesight) and use a diopter adjustment on your viewfinder. But probably there is not a lot you can do. It would be worth seeing your optician or optometrist. David, I believe bifocals are inevitable as eyes age. Swapping two pairs of glasses is tedious and there is always the risk of having the wrong pair with you. Some swear by varifocal lenses, but I have heard too many complaints from users to consider them seriously myself. The transition area is never in the right area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phancj Posted November 20, 2011 Share #8 Posted November 20, 2011 I wear progressive glasses and though I have no problem at all with VF be it RF or DLSR I realize that my eyes tire relatively quickly after some shots. So I believe AF holds the key for me to continue enjoy photography without the strain. CJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sos song Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted November 20, 2011 Kevin again, here. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one going through this. I tried to keep my left eye open when photographing a soccer match last week, with mixed results. This will take some getting used to since my brain kept trying to pay attention to what my left eye was seeing even though I was trying to get it to only pay attention to my right eye. An eye patch for the left eye would be perfect, but I don't think I could pull off the look! I do wear progressive lenses and adjusted to them very quickly. The down side to them is that the focal "sweet-spot" is pretty small. It isn't just having to tilt your head up and down to get things in focus, you also need to swivel your head left and right. Overall, they are (or can be) a very good solution instead of multiple frames. My frames also have sunglasses that attach by magnets at the temples. Very convenient and good style points. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted November 21, 2011 Share #10 Posted November 21, 2011 I moved to AF three years ago, and frankly I wonder why I ever bothered with MF before. Modern AF systems are just superb, far more accurate and much faster than my attempts at manual focusing. I also get far more keepers , in fact I rarely discard an image for poor focusing. However if I am doing some very serious close up macro work, then manual focus is a must for me. I am long sighted but the eye adjustment viewfinders work just brilliantly for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phancj Posted November 21, 2011 Share #11 Posted November 21, 2011 I moved to AF three years ago, and frankly I wonder why I ever bothered with MF before. Modern AF systems are just superb, far more accurate and much faster than my attempts at manual focusing. I also get far more keepers , in fact I rarely discard an image for poor focusing. However if I am doing some very serious close up macro work, then manual focus is a must for me. I am long sighted but the eye adjustment viewfinders work just brilliantly for me. +1. Exactly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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