canon llb viewfinder - eye relief

[Jimbo035]

Still loooking for a Canon rf in the hope its viewfinder will be easier to use whilst wearing eyeglasses - better than a Leica iiif for instance.
A VT de Luxe finder looks ok (from photos of one I've seen), but what about the llb ?

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

A P is good with specs at 50mm, same with the 7. I just got my first Barnack-style Canon and whoa, glasses are totally out of the question...

 

[xayraa33]

Still loooking for a Canon rf in the hope its viewfinder will be easier to use whilst wearing eyeglasses - better than a Leica iiif for instance.
A VT de Luxe finder looks ok (from photos of one I've seen), but what about the llb ?

All bottomloader Canons have squinty finders that make them hard to use with eyeglasses.

 

[Jimbo035]

Back to this thread almost a year later, with interest in a 7 rekindled .

Main question now is whether the eyepiece is likely to scratch my eyeglasses' lens surface.

A P is good with specs at 50mm, same with the 7. I just got my first Barnack-style Canon and whoa, glasses are totally out of the question...

 

[airds]

http://aki-asahi.com/store/html/zorki-4/eyepatch/index.php

 

[John Shriver]

A rubber donut would be a good idea on a 7 or 7s, although the ring is very smooth. The 7's meter range switch can also scratch glasses, the range switch on the 7s is much further out of the way.

The P has a plastic bezel on the back, probably the least likely to scratch glasses.

The finder magnification wheel on the V and VI series is reportedly a real glasses-scratcher.

The 7 and 7s have more eye relief than any bottom-loader Canon, but it looks like the 35mm framelines would be frustrating with glasses on.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Also put rubber on the hi/lo sensitivity selector on the Canon 7 to save eyeglasses.

The Canon P is the best of the Canon RF's for eyeglasses.

However: using a long lens with a hood is a problem. The Canon 85/2 and Nikkor 10.5cm f2.5 with hood blocks the RF patch of the Canon P, but does not interfere with the Canon 7.

 

[CameraQuest]

Also put rubber on the hi/lo sensitivity selector on the Canon 7 to save eyeglasses.

The Canon P is the best of the Canon RF's for eyeglasses.

Not to my eyes. I actually dislike the P finder as it tends to age badly and have way too much flare. I much prefer the 7 or 7s finders to the P -- yet I prefer the stronger body construction of the P over the 7 and 7s!

Stephen