Diopter: Is there a diopter available for Canon 5dm3 or 7d that works best with prescription eye glasses. I'm not having a disaster, just curious that I could be doing more for my...

xzoup Loc: Arkansas

Is there a diopter available for Canon 5dm3 or 7d that works best with prescription eye glasses. I'm not having a disaster, just curious that I could be doing more for my images.

Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago

I'm a Nikon guy but why not check with Canon customer service? I'm sure they can give you the best info.

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

Mike Browne on http://www.photographycourses.biz has a video on how to adjust a diopter, in which he states you should adjust it to your eye without your glasses on, and says you should shoot without your glasses on. This is something I have begun because I always felt my glasses got in the way of being able to see to all corners of the viewfinder. The downside though, is what to do with my glasses while looking through it. I think I need a cord or something to let them hang around my neck.

legion3 Loc: Deer Park Long Island

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Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

Whuff wrote:

Mike Browne on http://www.photographycourses.biz has a video on how to adjust a diopter, in which he states you should adjust it to your eye without your glasses on, and says you should shoot without your glasses on. This is something I have begun because I always felt my glasses got in the way of being able to see to all corners of the viewfinder. The downside though, is what to do with my glasses while looking through it. I think I need a cord or something to let them hang around my neck.

I used to take my glasses off and simply put one of the earpieces between my teeth.
Later on I started to keep my glasses on, and have been doing so for many years now.
Lately I've been keeping the camera on Auto focus, as I had issues with seeing a sharp image in the viewfinder.
Changes coming, the diagnosis is cataracts and surgery recommended within the next two years. Ugh!

Ugly Jake Loc: Sub-Rural Vermont

Whuff wrote:

Mike Browne on http://www.photographycourses.biz has a video on how to adjust a diopter, in which he states you should adjust it to your eye without your glasses on, and says you should shoot without your glasses on..

If you're myopic (Near-sighted) like me, this is a BAD idea - your composition will go drastically downhill. Here's a tip - pull up a menu in the viewfinder, and adjust the diopter to sharpen the text - MUCH easier than using an image! (At least on my Canon bridge)

damdannyboy Loc: Rhode Island

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jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

xzoup wrote:

Is there a diopter available for Canon 5dm3 or 7d that works best with prescription eye glasses. I'm not having a disaster, just curious that I could be doing more for my images.

You can have it replaced by Canon if your eyes can't be corrected to 20/20. If you see 20/20 with glasses then you won't need to have a custom diopter installed.

RedIris Loc: MN, USA

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Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

Ugly Jake wrote:

If you're myopic (Near-sighted) like me, this is a BAD idea - your composition will go drastically downhill. Here's a tip - pull up a menu in the viewfinder, and adjust the diopter to sharpen the text - MUCH easier than using an image! (At least on my Canon bridge)

how exactly will this affect composition? I haven't had any problems yet using this method. I could understand maybe it affecting focus if not properly adjusted but how would it affect composition? I can see the corners of the viewfinder better without my glasses, so in my opinion it has improved composition.

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

Morning Star wrote:

I used to take my glasses off and simply put one of the earpieces between my teeth.
Later on I started to keep my glasses on, and have been doing so for many years now.
Lately I've been keeping the camera on Auto focus, as I had issues with seeing a sharp image in the viewfinder.
Changes coming, the diagnosis is cataracts and surgery recommended within the next two years. Ugh!

Sorry to hear that morning star, but if it's any consolation, folks I know that have had the surgery say it's great afterward. The cataracts come on so slowly over time that it's hard to know how much it has affected the eyesight. They are amazed at how brilliant the colors are afterward.

Ugly Jake Loc: Sub-Rural Vermont

Whuff wrote:

how exactly will this affect composition?.

Seeing what there is in the world to put IN the viewfinder . . . with a blurry world, you miss a lot. That's the whole point of a diopter; so you can go from the view to your viewfinder . ..

damdannyboy Loc: Rhode Island

Whuff wrote:

Mike Browne on http://www.photographycourses.biz has a video on how to adjust a diopter, in which he states you should adjust it to your eye without your glasses on, and says you should shoot without your glasses on. This is something I have begun because I always felt my glasses got in the way of being able to see to all corners of the viewfinder. The downside though, is what to do with my glasses while looking through it. I think I need a cord or something to let them hang around my neck.

http://www.hoodmanusa.com/products.asp?dept=1067

check out this video.

damdannyboy

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

I watched Mike's video on adjusting the diopter. I wear contact lenses for distance and reading glasses for close up. According to what he said in the video I should not wear my contacts when adjusting the diopter, nor wear my reading glasses when taking shots, right?

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

gemlenz wrote:

I watched Mike's video on adjusting the diopter. I wear contact lenses for distance and reading glasses for close up. According to what he said in the video I should not wear my contacts when adjusting the diopter, nor wear my reading glasses when taking shots, right?

I don't recall any mention of contacts in the video. I'd have to go back and watch it again.