For peope who wear glasses and contact lenses

[Alex]

Hi all,

I have a query.

For those who looked through T.Hogan's D70 book, page 137, last para says "If you wear glasses or contact lenses, make sure to let your optometrist know that you're a photographer, and the viewfinder is formed at a distance of 1 meter with an eyepoint relief of 18 mm. He (sic) may make slight adjustments to your prescription that help you see the image in the viewfinder more clearly"

Sorry for quoting the whole thing. My current eyeglasses work fine with an appropriate diopter adjustment on the viewfinder. Tomorrow I'm getting a check up and want to get new glasses and show the above quote to my photographer. Can anyone explain to me what Thom means because it makes little sense to me and how it will improve things for me to see better in viewfinder. Does it mean I won't have to make as drustic diopter adjustments? I sure hope the optometrist understands what it means and I hope SHE won't be offended by T. Hogan referring to all optometrists as "HE"

TIA
Alex

[darb]

no idea, but interesting to hear as im a 4 eyes!

[gstark]

Fascinating.

My sister is an optometrist, knows that I'm into photography, but has never asked me about these adjustments.

Next time something's wrong with her pc I'll try to remember to ask her about this.

[Alex]

Tomorrow I'm getting a check up and want to get new glasses and show the above quote to my photographer.

The last bit should read "my optometrist..." I'm still going crazy after Gary's news announcment.

Alex

[jethro]

if i dont have my goggles on i cant see the screen too good but when there on heyah look out

[sheepie]

I can't see with them on OR off - maybe it's time I went to the optometrist again

I just don't like the sound of that drill.


Oh - wait - that's the Dentist! Don't like that either!

[Aussie Dave]

I wonder if it has anything to do with the curvature of the lenses ? Perhaps straighter curves give you better focus at closer distances ?

I am only clutching at straws here. I'm sure you can post the answer you get from your optometrist so we all know "the facts". I'm just too tired to search the net to find the real answer......

[Alex]

Will do, Dave. I just doubt somehow that my optometrist would know what it means.

Alex

[Aussie Dave]

perhaps you can take your camera along so she can see what your talking about

[Onyx]

perhaps you can take your camera along so she can see what your talking about

Or Thom Hogan.

[Alex]

Ok, just back from the optometrist. I showed her the print out from the book and it apparently made sense to her. She said that it is mainly relevant for older people (over 40) because they need different lenses to see an object at 1 m away compared to say an object at 3 or 5 m away and different lenses have to compensate for difference in such distance. D70's viewfinder forms an image at 1 m distance.

On the other note, guess what brand frams I chose... NIKON. I didn't even know they made frames. Well it made my dicision a bit simpler (down to choise between 3 Nikon frames )

Cheers
Alex

[mic]

Do your new Nikon Frames come with VR & Accessories to LUST after.
Maybe Birddog could of got you these cheap

He He

Mic.

[Alex]

Do your new Nikon Frames come with VR & Accessories to LUST after.
Maybe Birddog could of got you these cheap

He He

Mic.

Lol, Mic! I should ask him!
Alex