wearing glasses.

[Eileen]

The dioptre things only work up to a certain level of visual impairment, as I understand it. I don't think they go beyond +/-5. they certainly don't cover complications like astigmatism. I often focus manually on things and there is no way I could manage that without my glasses.

[PaulMontgomery]

Well I never, the filter doesn't like the word 'but' spelt with 2 ts. Hope I didn't offend anyone with my language

Originally Posted by PaulMontgomery

Well I never, the filter doesn't like the word 'but' spelt with 2 ts. Hope I didn't offend anyone with my language

I am short sighted and make lots of spelling mistakes so I'm not offended

[Silvia]

So that's why my pictures turn out fuzzy after a while. As I also share my camera (or actually he shares his camera with me) changing the diopter is not really an option, though I think I could live with it as I'm not that badly visually impaired. So I could actually run around without glasses without bumping into things. I think contacts might be the best option though. The soft ones are really easy to use nowadays and come in handy daily or monthly packages. Considering how rarely I use mine, daily seem the most practical for me, but your mileage might vary. This works only if contacts work for you of course.

[PaulMontgomery]

I have to confess to being a bit lazy. I let the camera take control of the focusing - as long as the active focus point appears over my intended subject and the subject is the sharpest bit of the image (even if not perfectly O.K to my eyes) then I take the shot.

I have the dioptre correction set as well as I can, but I can't find a perfect setting ( I assume my eyes change during the day depending on how tired etc I am).

[frank231160]

I wear glasses but unless your eyesight is totally wacked I always have a neck chain attached and remove my glasses take the picture then put them back on. The reason I got the chain is because I lost a pair of glasses because I put them down and forgot them.

[Jerry WSL]

Who said that lol

[Manxman]

I'm one of those who have to take my glasses off every time I take a photo. I once lost a pair in a cornfield at sunset. Went back the next morning just in time to find them as a tractor was going up and down the field. This year I trod on a pair I'd put down on the ground next to me as I took a macro shot. Ouch!

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by Manxman

I'm one of those who have to take my glasses off every time I take a photo. I once lost a pair in a cornfield at sunset. Went back the next morning just in time to find them as a tractor was going up and down the field. This year I trod on a pair I'd put down on the ground next to me as I took a macro shot. Ouch!

Yes, done the same thing, even put them further away took the pictures and forgot about the glasses, walked back to my bag and trod on them!

[mondmagu]

Glasses can be a hassle all right! What worked for me was setting the diopter setting to suite my eyesight with my glasses on then hold the camera so that the rear of the camera comes in contact with my nose.This prevents the camera making contact with my glasses and pushing them into my eye lashes, so there are no smugges on either side of the glass lens!