Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think you are referring to rubber O-rings. They can be had in various diameters. I have also used adhesive-backed black felt, purchased at Wal-Mart. A hole punch and scissors can shape a ring to be placed on the metal rim of the finder. I have use this on my IIIf and various Leica auxiliary finders. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M diopters (Myopia vs. Presbyopia) > You can go to Lowes or Home Depot and get little round rubber rings to put > around the eyepiece. I think they are used for washers? > > Good luck! > > Tina > > > On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for your thoughts, Sonny. My eyes lose horizontal alignment when I >> look far to the right. It's called strabismus. Doing "monovision" (one >> eye >> distance, one eye near) is not a good idea, because it can make >> strabismus >> worse. This is why I need some horizontal prism to keep my eyes aligned >> when looking to the right. I can get along fine without it for just >> casual >> walking around, but I need it to drive, or I start seeing two cars on my >> right where only one is really there! Also, contacts don't do prism >> correction, so I wouldn't be able to drive that way. >> >> * Using the Leica viewfinder bare-eyed, I see OK but not perfect. Add the >> Megaperls magnifier w/diopter, and it's almost perfect. >> * With the bifocal glasses, seeing out of the viewfinder is blurrier. If >> I >> could use the Megaperls, I would see just fine, but it would scratch my >> glasses. >> >> Wearing my bifocals seem to be the best universal solution, at least with >> a normal lens and longer. That is, if the Leica diopters have rubber and >> not metal for the eyepiece. So I need a diopter with a rubber eyepiece if >> I'm going to shoot the Leica with my glasses. Then I'll be able to see >> the >> controls. If I'm going to shoot bare-eyed, then I need some way to read >> the controls. >> >> --Peter >> >> >> Sonny wrote: >> > When I had my cataract surgery, I had them do my left eye for distance >> > vision and my right eye for close, as I shoot Leica with my left eye. >> So I >> > don't need glasses for most things. I do wear them for reading to >> > fine >> > tune. >> > >> > Why wouldn't one contact help you out? >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Question: Do the Leica diopters have a rubber eyepiece or a metal >> > > one? >> > > >> > > Here's why I ask. Yesterday's shooting with my M8 brought home a >> change. >> > > I am no longer nearsighted in either eye, so briefly taking off my >> glasses >> > > to read the controls no longer works. For distance vision, my left >> > > eye >> ... blah blah blah etc.... >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> >> more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >