Bessa III diopter?

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Will a regular diopter for, say, a Bessa R3A work on a Bessa III?

I'm a bit nearsighted but not enough to justify wearing glasses (Well...an optician might disagree but it's only like -1 so I can't be bothered.). It's not like I NEED a diopter but it might be nice.
 
Jamie123 said:
Will a regular diopter for, say, a Bessa R3A work on a Bessa III?

I'm a bit nearsighted but not enough to justify wearing glasses (Well...an optician might disagree but it's only like -1 so I can't be bothered.). It's not like I NEED a diopter but it might be nice.
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Same diopter for the 35mm CV Bessas as the B3.

Stephen
 
The Cosina diopter correction lenses fit Zeiss Ikon, Bessa R3A-R2A, Epson R-D1, and Fujifilm GF670 Professional/Bessa III cameras as well as the Carl Zeiss ZM series viewfinders... great compatibility.
 
Although I got the answer for my initial question in this thread, I have a more general question regarding diopter lenses...

I wear glasses all the time and would prefer to not shuffle them up and down between shots. I have mild myopia - my prescription is -1,5 D. As far as I understand, the eye can adapt a bit if the correction isn't perfect.

  • My idea is to get a -1 correction lens for the camera and thus be able to see sharp through the viewfinder both with and without my glasses on. Would it work?

  • Also, I heard cameras are already a bit "corrected", say -0,5 or whatever... Do I need to take that into account when I pick my personal correction lens or is it just a misunderstanding on the Internet?

Thanks for reading!
 
My shooting eye is -1.5 diopter and find a -1 very satisfactory. I am 60+ years old so my eye's accomodation is very little. I have tried -2 and it's not good at all.
 
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