eyeglasses M shooters

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As we know, there is no one solution for all of us or all situations.

Even changes can occur later, so having more 'solutions at hand' could be great.

Take advices, experiment, then you will see that ...

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6 hours ago, cesc said:

Hi all!

I am a eyeglass wearer M shooter, and I am starting this post because I would love to know your experiences shooting with glasses with an M body. Let me explain myself better, I've recently discovered that with my glasses on ( i've never took them off, if not I can not see anything), I am not able to see the whole framelines in my M3 (0.91 magnificaiton). Actually I've never tried without glasses, but the other day I had film in my M2 body and I wanted to shoot some portraits with my 50 mm lens, so I put the 50mm into the M2 body and I was really pleased and surprised about seeing the entire framelines and a bit of out of frame without having to move my eye across the metal ring... true that the patch focus is not as precise as it is into a '0.91 mag BUT... with a bit of zone focusing that it's not something I am worried about

Also now, because of that, I am prefering shooting my 50mm lenses into an M2 body (0.72 in general I imagine), instead of the M3, is that 0.91 mag a viewfinder for non eyeglassed people? Am I the only one feeling a better experience shooting with glasses a 50mm lens into 0,72 mag VF? And same is happening now with the 35mm into my M2,.. feels I would love a 0.58 VF to shoot 35mm lenses, is that right?

Also, because of the M3, M2 metal ring I have destroyed my coating from my glasses,.... do you know where to find this rubber ring covers to protect the glasses?

 

Like you, I am practically blind without my glasses. Even though I loved the feel of the M3 (my very first Leica), I've moved on to an M2 and an .58 M6TTL for my 35mm lenses. Contrary to some of the opinions here, I've found that .85 M6TTL is perfect for 50mm lenses.

However, the efficacy of these different VF's is completely dependent on the distance of your shooting eye to the camera. Some people wear their glasses closer to their face than others and are able to use an M3 comfortably with 50mm lenses. It never worked for me.

I also got the plastic cover from DAG and it works great.

[Dr Philm]

My advice: Use another camera. As a glasses wearer I could not use Leicas comfortably— looking through a $5,000 restored M2 kit and struggling to see frame lines at the Leica store the salesman said “you get used to it.” I would rather own a film camera that works comfortably for my eyesight than compromise just to use an expensive Leica. 

[jaapv]

Umm…A bit of research into the options might have helped…

https://walterleica.com/

[andybarton]

I’ve worn glasses for getting nigh on 50 years and have never had a problem shooting with an M, either left or right eyed.