Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is not my area of expertise but shouldn't you select your correction lens based on your vision not on the camera's viewfinder? For example I have normal vision and do not have to use a +0.5 correction lens to see the finder clearly. Perhaps discussing this with your optometrist would be helpful. John Collier On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 01:20 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > John > > So, if I install a +3 diopter lens on the eyepiece I would get > +3 + (-0.5)= +2.5 which is my right eye correction. Right? > Well, I tried that and it made the view much worse! > I did it by holding a Nikon +3 correction lens at the eyepiece > of my M3. What did I do wrong? > > Jerry > > John Collier wrote: > >> According to Leica the viewfinder is set "at -0.5 diopters". >> >> source: M6 brochure of 9/96 >> >> John Collier >> >> On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 09:33 AM, grduprey@rockwellcollins.com >> wrote: >> >>> Anybody out there know what the apparent viewing distance the >>> rangefinder >>> patch is in the Leica M? I wear glasses and I would like to get my >>> next >>> set of lenses set up for the proper distance as my current lenses are >>> hard >>> to use due to this problem. I use the variable focal type lenses >>> (seamless >>> bifocals) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html