Cameras + eye glasses

[jimbobuk]

Well I just got my R-D1 out of retirement for a few months and shot a few test pics.. loved the feel again of rangefinder photography.. I'd left my magnifier on there, which does help for the focusing, though with glasses you have to raise your eye to read the film speeds. The bigger problem is that there is not rubber/felt protection on the magnifier so its just metal.. You get closer and closer to read the image, and perhaps see the film speed at the same time and then, clunk, you hit the thing with your glasses..

I wondered if anyone had modded this kind of an interface to help protect the lenses on their eye glasses. I wonder if black out foam, or something would work.. keeping it on there may be a bit of an issue.

Whats really frustrating is i was considering getting contact lenses to do away with this problem for all my cameras, but following the last eye test the astigmatism that i have has gotten too much to be able to get daily contact lenses.. what i wanted for ultimate sterileness, and also to only have to use them as and when.. Very annoying.

What are other peoples thoughts on this and the pains in general of having that barrier in the way between yourself and the camera.

Cheers

Jim

 

[Xmas]

jimbo

You can make a doughnut out of felt or rubber and glue it on, some one sells them for some cameras. leather punch for inner hole, craft knife does for outer

Noel

 

[jimbobuk]

That was kind of what i was thinking about, though dont fancy getting glue onto the glass of the viewfinder.

Do you think you could remember who it was who sells them, though your instructions make some sense.

 

[jbf]

Asahi Camera Coverings also sell them for zorki and feds... it might work for the RD-1... although i dunno what the bessa bodies viewfinder is like compared to feds and zorkis.

 

[sepiareverb]

Gaff tape- the duct tape of photography. Works wonders if not the most visually appealing stuff in the world. (Does come in several colors though.😀)

Plus is no residue left behind when you remove it after it's picked up a bunch of dust and gunk from the camera bag or your sweater. I've removed some from the studio floor after three years holding down a light cable with no stickiness whatsoever on cord or wood floor.

 

[wyk_penguin]

Contact lenses? Then again, I don't worry about scratching my glasses. It's strange how much it takes to scratch your glasses/camera lenses.

 

[ywenz]

I seriously think I can be a better photographer if I wasn't reliant on my glasses..

compositing would be breeze..

 

[payasam]

I wore my glasses while focussing and, while composing and shooting, let them hang from a cord around my neck. Since cataract surgery I need glasses only to read the lettering on lenses and camera bodies.

 

[kshapero]

Nikon eyecup works well.

 

[jimbobuk]

thanks guys... i agree that scratching may not be THAT easy.. BUT metal on glass does seem to be one of the most likeliest causes.. and my glasses cost me £250-300 and i dont fancy having to replace them THAT often. More importantly i dont fancy having my vision compromised by a scratch directly in view all the time.

 

[Tuolumne]

I find it very easy to scratch my glasses on the metal of a camera focuser eyepiece. There were several posts on this subject not long ago, with most people agreeing. I have ruined one pair of glasses already this way. What I have found useful is liquid electrical tape. One bottle will last about 1 million years, as you need very little to cover the metal surround of an eyepiece. It comes off quite easily (too easily) without adhering to anything but itself. I apply it with a tooth pick.

/T