Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > needs no correction. My right (shooting) eye takes +0.25 diopter and a bit > of astigmatism correction Plus some prism which keeps my eyes aligned when > looking to one side, especially important when driving. In general, > though, I am quite comfortable walking around without glasses. > > Reading, computer, and anything closer than ~6' (~2m) requires a > corrective lens. With the OM-D this is no problem. I just wear my > bifocals, set the diopter for best focus, and all's well. > > The M8 is another matter. I can shoot it without glasses, not perfect, > but usable. But then I can't read the controls and menus. I can shoot it > with glasses, but then I definitely need a diopter correction. I have one > of those Megaperls 1.1x magnifiers, which has a variable diopter > correction. It works well, and I love using it bare-eyed. But its eyepiece > is metal and has two little notches in it where you insert your fingernail > to turn the eyepiece to adjust the diopter correction. So while I'd love > to use the the Megaperls magnifier with my bifocals, the metal eyepiece > would likely scratch my glasses. > > So I think I'm going to need a diopter that works with the distance lens > of my bifocals. Or I'll have to use the Megaperls bare-eyed and have my > glasses on a cord around my neck to read the controls. Awkward. I even > thought today about getting a monocle (or its equivalent, a little > magnifying glass I could keep in my shirt pocket). Then I could be like > Inspector Kemp in "Young Frankenstein." > > All suggestions welcome. Monovision contacts are not really an option any > more. > > --Peter > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA