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06/07/2009 10:09:24 PM · #1 |
It's that-time-of-every-other-year again, when my insurance pays for new glasses/frames.
The past couple of times I've done this, I've said I would look into what styles of frames/glasses work best with other photographers, but I always get busy or just forget to research it, and just go with something that feels good to me.
While I don't have any major complaints with my choices over these past years, this go 'round I wanted to ask my dpc-friends who wear corrective lenses -- what styles of glasses/frames do you use, and/or what tips do you recommend for us glasses-wearing photographers?
I've always leaned towards smaller, "close-to-the-face" style of lens/frame combinations, the idea being I can get my eye/face pressed up against the viewfinder as close as possible, while still having my corrective lens in place.
I've read some recommendations to use the diopter to correct simple vision issues (I am mildly near-sighted, and easily 100% correctable with glasses), and I tried this once but didn't like going from "glasses on" to compose my shot to "glasses off" to shoot. My near-sightedness is just mild enough that my distance-vision is too blurry to really see/compose very easily, so I need them to look at a scene without the camera, so if I adjust my diopter to correct my vision for me, I have to remove my glasses to shoot. I haven't found this is a viable option for my taste or style of shooting.
Other vision correction I've considered include of course contact lenses, but my eyes simply won't tolerate them. I've also considered laser surgery, but I don't like the idea of playing the odds and hoping for a good result when it comes to my vision. I know everyone-and-their-mother have stories about how laser-surgery changed their lives forever, but I'm just not interesting in taking the chance I might end up one of "the other" stories.
So, without any more of my own rambling -- what sort of vision-correction ideas do any of my fellow eyeglass-wearers have? Any neat farkles or toys you've added to your viewfinders... or faces... to help you out?
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06/07/2009 10:12:12 PM · #2 |
The funny thing is, it isn't my glasses that get in the way. My nose gets pushed up against the back of the camera and makes oily nose prints on the view screen.
I have the smaller frames that don't go much past the eye. |
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06/07/2009 10:44:32 PM · #3 |
| Smaller frames. And a camera with a very decent sized viewfinder. My Pentax k200d is pretty good considering that I am not only nearsighted but require graduated trifocals. I used to drive myself totally crazy looking through the tiny evfs on the pana fz5 and fz10, dioptre corrected, with my glasses off and shoved onto my head which proved too tempting a launch site into the possibly unknown. What I would love is an eyecup that fits snug around my glasses/right side. (It is possible that photographers aren't supposed to have noses; at least the pannies' evfs were on the left side so the nose could breathe). |
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06/07/2009 11:21:02 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
The funny thing is, it isn't my glasses that get in the way. My nose gets pushed up against the back of the camera and makes oily nose prints on the view screen.
I have the smaller frames that don't go much past the eye. |
I agree with smaller. But I don't really think it would matter either way. I would get what you like and are comfortable wearing.
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06/07/2009 11:22:44 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
The funny thing is, it isn't my glasses that get in the way. My nose gets pushed up against the back of the camera and makes oily nose prints on the view screen. ... |
LOL. Same here! I was at a banquet last week and a friend of mine was doing a short presentation. His DSLR was sitting on the table so I took a couple of shots of him while he was handing out some awards to others. I realized after he came back to the table that I had just smeared his lcd with my big ole snoz! He thanked me - but I think that was before he saw the back of his camera. :-P
I wear smaller glasses and don't have problems with my glasses getting in the way, the problem I encounter is shooting outdoors. I have the transition lens that darken and it throws me off sometimes trying to see the actual color and contrast. Sometimes I'll lift my glasses some to see what the world really looks like. Thinking about getting an extra pair of glasses just for shooting outdoors without the tint.
Guess that's probably not helpful to the OP, except for considering tinted glasses or not. Something to think about IMO. Good luck! |
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06/07/2009 11:39:10 PM · #6 |
I also run into the problem with transition lenses. I always put my contacts in.
(corrected spelling mistake)
Message edited by author 2009-06-07 23:51:51. |
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06/07/2009 11:50:52 PM · #7 |
| Yes, that too: I remember the day I came home with a whole batch of overexposed shots! I will not buy the transitions lenses again - they take forever to readjust when you enter a building/deep shade. BUT does anyone have a lead on larger rubber eyecups, like those on videocams, that shut out the light? |
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06/08/2009 01:53:37 AM · #8 |
| One of these might be an Option Then you do not have to wear your glasses. |
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06/08/2009 09:29:40 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
I have the transition lens that darken and it throws me off sometimes trying to see the actual color and contrast. Sometimes I'll lift my glasses some to see what the world really looks like. |
Try shooting with a circular polarizer with polarized suglasses on. You'll be seeing wierd stuff in the viewfinder.
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06/08/2009 02:07:30 PM · #10 |
Thanks for the replies, everyone! As I expected, it sounds like the definite theme is going with the smallest/closest lens/frames one is comfortable with.
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
One of these might be an Option Then you do not have to wear your glasses. |
A couple of those are very interesting! In my case, as I mentioned in my OP, I'm not looking to shoot without glasses, but I wonder if something like the DG2 or DK-17M might make it easier to shoot *with* glasses?
The one challenge I still face, even with my current small/close eyeglasses, is that I can't see 100% of the viewfinder image, which is mainly an issue in that I can't see both the "status" info (exposure meter, exposure settings display, etc) at the bottom of the viewfinder and the entire image at the same time (i.e. the top of the visible image is cut off, or if I view the entire visible image, my status display is cut off).
I was also looking at some similar options from Hood Man, but there again, I don't know if they would actually help with eyeglasses, or just make the view even worse.
Has anyone tried any of the viewpiece magnifiers/modifiers listed above (or any others) with glasses?
I'll have to ask if any the local camera shops carry any of those in stock...
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06/08/2009 02:35:33 PM · #11 |
I find these to work really well!
Eye wear for Photographers
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06/08/2009 03:33:35 PM · #12 |
mh i shoot with specs all the time and i don't feel that it spoils the view in any way. then again i've probably just gotten used to it...
the only thing that bothers me from time to time is that when it's warm and i'm sweating a bit i get wet spongy marks on my eyeglasses after i've pressed my eyes (and specs) to the finder so i have to clean them up frequently.
what IS the ultimate solution is what i found on my medium format film cam.
it's a waist level finder, meaning that you look straight down onto the matt screen, which is the size of 6 by 4.5cm in that case, so it makes composing and focusing really easy (even though you have to get used to the image being mirror-inverted).
would be darn sweet if they could adopt these on dsrl's for us eyesighted people...;)
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06/08/2009 03:37:56 PM · #13 |
| I have the same problem as the OP - I'm nearsighted and have a bit of an astigmatism (or however that's spelled). I find that I frequently shove my glasses up onto my forehead to look through the viewfinder and drop them back down to see beyond the camera. It's a pain in the, umm, forehead. I'll often just give up on the glasses altogether and put them on top of my head. I, too, find I can't see the status info when wearing my glasses, and it's especially hard for me to focus the lensbaby with my glasses on. If you do come up with a solution, I'll be very interested in knowing what it is! |
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06/08/2009 03:49:21 PM · #14 |
I can shoot with my regular glasses on - they're small framed and thin enough that everything just fits well.
I have RayBan shades, however, and they just don't fit at all - they're the wrap style, and I'd avoid them if you're looking to shoot wile wearing. I have to flip them up on my head, otherwise the viewfinder can't get near enough my eye.
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06/09/2009 04:56:12 PM · #15 |
| Forgot to mention that I too cannot see the status bar and the frame at the same time. Pain. |
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06/09/2009 05:23:59 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by tnun:
Forgot to mention that I too cannot see the status bar and the frame at the same time. Pain. |
just checked that myself again. i can see both the full frame and the status bar on my dslr (i removed the rubber lid so i could get closer to the finder). on my medium format (and the standard eye piece finder) i can hardly see both at the same time with glasses on, since the status bar is on the left side of the frame and way smaller (compared to the full frame) than on my dslr. |
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06/09/2009 05:55:00 PM · #17 |
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06/09/2009 06:02:37 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
I'm partial to these :P |
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sweet but where is the nikon version of those? ;) |
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06/09/2009 06:16:20 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Mephisto:
Originally posted by faidoi:
I'm partial to these :P |
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sweet but where is the nikon version of those? ;) |
Here.
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06/09/2009 06:16:38 PM · #20 |
| I'm about to get new glasses and are researching the best place to get frames. |
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06/09/2009 06:22:53 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Originally posted by Mephisto:
Originally posted by faidoi:
I'm partial to these :P |
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sweet but where is the nikon version of those? ;) |
Here. |
holy crap that was actually meant to be a (lame) joke but there really ARE Nikon eyeglasses! cool!
but do they have built-in image-stabilizer? ;) |
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06/16/2009 02:13:01 PM · #22 |
Just a last bump to see if anyone has any other thoughts. I've been paying attention more recently (to see what styles photographers tend to wear) and noticed that Scott Kelby, of all people, wears glasses... I wrote him several days ago asking for any tips, but he hasn't replied (awwwww).
If anyone has any other thoughts or tips, feel free to post them -- otherwise, I'll just stick with something similar to what I already wear -- "small and close."
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