Eyeglasses, 35mm, M9?

[hlockwood]

How well does one see the 35mm frame lines in the M9 while wearing eyeglasses?

Harry

 

[Phil_F_NM]

It's a squeeze but if you push the glasses into your face a bit you'll be able to see them fully. The corners and vertical sides seem to disappear just a little bit but if I mash my glasses into my face just a tad or hunt around, I can see the full frame. It also depends upon the fit of your glasses as different styles will sit closer or farther from the face. My previous pair of glasses sat farther away from my face by a small amount and that made a big difference in what I could see in the viewfinder.

Phil Forrest

 

[Johann Espiritu]

I use a pair of TAG Heuer glasses, which are sit quite close to my face. When I wear them and use the M9, I can see the framelines clearly. Hope that helps.

 

[mardag]

It works fine for me. I just see the framelines!

 

[Tom Niblick]

Outdoors, I have no problem with the 35 mm frame lines but the 28 frame lines take a bit of eyeball rotation to see wearing my bifocals. In a dark interior, the 35 mm frame is sometimes hard to see. However, once you get accustomed to the field of view, framing photos becomes instinctual.

 

[jamato8]

I always use glasses but don't like it. I would prefer some of those glasses with a flip up section so I could just use my eye.

 

[Broke]

I've found it somewhat difficult with mine -- definitely have to scrunch one's glasses up to the face. Easier than with my M2 however, which has frame lines geared closer to infinity.
By the way, the 35mm lines almost perfectly match a 40mm field of view at normal shooting distances.
Hope this helps,
Jim

 

[sevres_babylone]

I haven't noticed problems with 35mm, just with 28mm. Cokebottle trifocals.

 

[250swb]

No problem wearing specs and seeing the 35mm framelines with my M9. I use varifocals.

Steve

 

[Ben Z]

What everyone else said about thin glasses and mashing them to your face...plus, I'll add that I find it works best to force myself to look straight ahead at the rangefinder patch. I seem to "perceive" the framelines, better than if I scan right or left, whereupon I immediately lose sight of the contralateral line.

 

[jamato8]

One reason I don't like to use my glasses is that they are plastic, and while they have a hard coating and non reflective (the best and very expensive), if there is a bit of dirt or anything on the eyepiece, it is possible, and I have done it, to scratch my glasses. Also, I find it harder to really get the framing I want so when I really get down to it I take off my glasses but again, I would like to get some with the flip up frames.

 

[hlockwood]

Thanks guys for all the helpful replies. I guess I'm one step closer to an M9.

Harry

 

[Paul Luscher]

28mm lines, not 35mm, are usually the problem for me. And yet...when I'm actually shooting , somehow I seem to see the framelines perfectly.