Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken- I feel you 'pain'! My daughter got the surgery, and it does make a tremendous difference, especially for those with astigmatism! Maybe God should get some Leica optical engineers to do eyes for him! (I am sure SOME of 'em went to heaven!) Dan ( 20/200...BUMP!...oops!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan & Ken Lee" <klee16@home.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Expectant proud new M6 owner > Simon, > > There are also degrees of blindness. I was -5.5 and had astigmatism. I > solved the problem with laser eye surgery. I will need another procedure > before my eyes are perfect, but I solved the eyeglass problem. > > Ken > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <s_lamb@compuserve.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: April 27, 2000 6:29 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Expectant proud new M6 owner > > > > Tina Manley wrote: > > > > > If you are an old fogey with bifocals, you need the glasses > > > to read the > > > shutter speed and aperture! > > > > Sorry, I forgot the old fogeys ;-) Seriously I did forget that > > some people need to wear glasses all the time. I only use > > mine for long distance so reading speed and aperture are > > fine. > > > > Slightly off topic, I looked at your web site and think your > > work is excellent - something for amateurs like me to aspire > > to. > > > > Simon > > > > >Doug > > > > > >Neither can I ;-). I also just ordered the diopter lens to > > screw into > > >the > > >viewfinder. I can't understand why people mention the > > problems of > > >seeing framelines > > >when you can get diopter lenses to remove the need to > > wear glasses when > > >using the > > >M6. > > > > > >Simon > > >