R2A with eyeglasses

[lmonsanto]

Hi all,

I have my heart set on buying a R2A, but I wear eyeglasses and cannot begin to see the 35mm brightlines. The 50mm brightlines are only just visible inside the viewfinder. Does anyone else have this problem? How do you cope with it? Is it wishful thinking to believe that I could use a 40mm lens and guesstimate where the 40mm frame boundries would be? Trying to guesstimate the 35mm boundries seem out of the question, since they are so far out of my vision.

I have a film scanner and can crop the images in Photoshop so it's no problem to get rid of something I've accidently included in the edges of the image. Still, I don't want to trying something that's a total kludge.

BTW, I could use an external viewfinders, but it seems a bit awkward for general shooting.

Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks!
Lynn

 

[dwaoka]

I just received nikon -2 (-1 real) eyepiece diopter for my R4A and it's just a relief to use it instead of glasses (I'm only -0.5 but still).
Try this way. There are available from -5 to +3, but remember that original Nikon viewfinder was -1, so diopter values are higher.

Peter.

 

[Pierre-Christian H]

I have an R2M and I wear glasses.

When shooting with a 35mm, I've found that the 90mm brightlines really helps me with the composition.
It's almost like cheating.

 

[kazeonrff]

Think of the last time you composed a picture with a subject on the extreme corners deliberately, then recall how many times you actually do these.

I wear spectacles on an R2a too, and even though i haven't gotten a 35mm lens yet, i don't think it'll be as problematic as those who wear glasses on the r3a.

 

[Ramersdorfer]

I recently bought an R2A with 35mm lens and can see the framelines fine although I wear glasses. I do make sure that the lens of my glasses is pressed right up against the rubber eyepiece.
If you have such a problem and are keen to use 35mm, maybe you should consider the R4A instead? I´ve not used one but guess the framelines for 35 and 50mm are well inside the viewfinder.

 

[momus1]

I have an R3a and it is much worse, so consider yourself lucky w/ your R2a. dwaoka may have the best solution. And yes, an external viewfinder will slow you down, but if you need it for a particular lens then that's that. I use a 35mm lens on my R3a and like Pierre use the 90 frame lines to center things. It works fine. I suspect that after a while you'll get used to the camera and automatically frame things right once you get a few rolls of film run through it..

 

[luketrash]

I cope alright. I had an R3A before my R2A. The 40mm lines in it were impossible to see at one time. I picked left or right corner to use to compose.

I still have my R2A but use my M2 more often than not. I can see the 35mm frames on my M2 with my eyeglasses on. I'll have to check to see if I can see them with the R2A. I've never shot with a 35mm lens on it.

But my trick was to move my head in relation to the eyepiece to see either side, which ever mattered more.

 

[stesm]

I can use the 35 framelines on R2A with glasses. With a nikon diopter, I use the whole view for 28mm.

 

[ruby.monkey]

Have you considered contact lenses?

 

[newfinder]

I have an R2M and I wear glasses.

When shooting with a 35mm, I've found that the 90mm brightlines really helps me with the composition.
It's almost like cheating.

I have the same combination; no problem on the 35 frame at all, just be familiar with it and you can get the accurate frame you want.

 

[lkgroup]

I am repeating what was said before but I can use the 35 framelines on R2A with glasses. With a nikon diopter, I use the whole view for 28mm. I also got a Nikon Diopter and leave it on my R2a all the time. It is a little inconvenient to take my glasses off to compose and shoot, but that is what I do with my M2 also. So my habits are the same.

Leo