Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quoting Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net>: > So, calling all middle-aged dudes and dude-ettes with M cameras! How have > you coped with creeping presbyopia? Have you tried progressive lenses, and > how do they work for you, both with M cameras, and in real life? Have you > adjusted well to them? Do you get a stiff neck from pitching your head up > and down to "focus," or is it pretty natural after a while? ........................................................................................................................ I had a pair of progressive lenses for one day and they drove me crazy. Now I have one pair of bifocals for Canon EOS and general indoor and close-up wear, a pair of trifocals for outside and driving that also are decent with an M through the middle glass, and another trifocal for watching TV that also is perfect for an M viewfinder in the middle lens. Unfortunately, they couldn't make the lower lens as strong as I would have liked, so focusing on the camera settings is problematic. Having three pairs of glasses sounds awkward, but I prefer having sharp views to the color fringing and distortion of the progressive lenses. Interestingly, the "M" trifocals also give me the clearest view through my Olympus OM cameras too. I think one reason I'm particular in my vision and a lens afficianado, is that my father was an optometrist, and I always had the best eye care. I still have boxes of individual diopters and two old phoroptors(I think that's the term) for testing eyesight. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Office Phone: 414 229-6525 | E-mail: amr3@uwm.edu Department Phone: 414 229-4282 http://gallery.leica-usersAlan