Re: [Leica] correction lenses

["Julian Koplen" <jkoplen@mindspring.com>]

It is, indeed, a nuisance, but if I want to see the 35mm field of view on my
M6, then that is what I have to use.  When I use that camera, I attach one
of those pedantic-looking cords on my temple pieces, so I don't have to look
for a place to set my glasses.  I have also become more adept at simply
lifting them to forehead height and having them stay put for a few minutes.

If I had it to do over again, I would not have bought the rotating mount for
my astigmatism.  I would have asked the optician if he could place the lens
with my astigmatism cylinder at the correct axis for horizontal shooting,
since I like to focus 'horizontal', even if I'm going to shoot 'vertical'.
(That might require an extraordinary amount of cooperation from the
optician.)

Regards................Julian

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] correction lenses


on 8/10/01 2:22 PM, Mxsmanic at mxsmanic@hotmail.com thoughtfully wrote:

> If it is not indiscreet to ask, how much does that sort of thing cost,
total?
> Also, for someone who wears bifocals or trifocals, how do you decide what
> parameters to use for the correction lens on the eyepiece?

This troubles me as well. I wear multi-focal lenses, have for 15 years. I
think I'd go NUTS taking off my glasses to take a photo, putting them back
on, pushing them up/off....and I know I'd have a horrible headache pretty
quick.

Do others who have custom optics on their viewfinders experience this?

Thanks

Adam