Very Blurry: I am wondering if anyone can offer advice for my problem. I cannot adjust the diopter enough on my camera to allow me to see clear focus, it remains blurry. There is...

leftyD500 Loc: Ocala, Florida

I am wondering if anyone can offer advice for my problem. I cannot adjust the diopter enough on my camera to allow me to see clear focus, it remains blurry. There is nothing wrong with it, I can adjust it, but just not enough to have a clear field of view. Any suggestions on how I can solve this problem?

flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert

IIRC, Nikon has an accessory diopter for its cameras. I can't remember much about it, but Nikon would probably give you more information.

leftyD500 Loc: Ocala, Florida

Thank you flyboy61.

10MPlayer Loc: California

Some makers can sell you a small lens that slips over the existing viewfinder lens...kind of like glasses for your viewfinder. That's probably what flyboy61 is talking about. I'm assuming your vision isn't perfect and you need more adjustment to see in focus. Before LASIK surgery my vision was about 20/400 so I had to buy one of the adapters. They work great. Or do like BebuLamar says below and wear your glasses. I've done that too.

BebuLamar

jradose wrote:

I am wondering if anyone can offer advice for my problem. I cannot adjust the diopter enough on my camera to allow me to see clear focus, it remains blurry. There is nothing wrong with it, I can adjust it, but just not enough to have a clear field of view. Any suggestions on how I can solve this problem?

If you eyes are bad enough that the maximum adjustments isn't enough then you would need glasses to see. So if I were you I would simply wear my prescription glasses and adjust the diopter to give me clear view while wearing glasses.

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jradose wrote:

I am wondering if anyone can offer advice for my problem. I cannot adjust the diopter enough on my camera to allow me to see clear focus, it remains blurry. There is nothing wrong with it, I can adjust it, but just not enough to have a clear field of view. Any suggestions on how I can solve this problem?

Quit driving at night. Consider not driving in daylight. Set your camera to 10 feet at f16 and lock down the controls. Enjoy, and be safe !

Bill_de Loc: US

jradose wrote:

I am wondering if anyone can offer advice for my problem. I cannot adjust the diopter enough on my camera to allow me to see clear focus, it remains blurry. There is nothing wrong with it, I can adjust it, but just not enough to have a clear field of view. Any suggestions on how I can solve this problem?

If you aren't doing this:

While looking through the viewfinder adjust the diopter control while looking at the shutter speed or F stop indicators. This takes lens focus out of the picture.

If that doesn't work, contact the camera manufacturer for additional diopter lenses.

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Craigdca Loc: California

I agree to keep your glasses on and peer through the reading lens if they’re bifocals. BILL_de has a good point to look at the meters.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

I, too, wear my glasses so I have the diopter at 0.

BebuLamar

User ID wrote:

Quit driving at night. Consider not driving in daylight. Set your camera to 10 feet at f16 and lock down the controls. Enjoy, and be safe !

I thought it's f/11. I think all the fixed focus disposable have f/11 lenses. They even have fixed shutter speed too and of course fixed ISO

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Craigdca wrote:

I agree to keep your glasses on and peer through the reading lens if they’re bifocals. BILL_de has a good point to look at the meters.

If your bifocal glasses are your correct prescription, you use the distance vision area of bifocals, NOT the reading area. This should allow setting the camera’s eyepiece adjuster to zero or close to zero. The image in a camera eyepiece is not at reading distance. It’s 3 to 4 feet from your eye.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

jradose wrote:

I am wondering if anyone can offer advice for my problem. I cannot adjust the diopter enough on my camera to allow me to see clear focus, it remains blurry. There is nothing wrong with it, I can adjust it, but just not enough to have a clear field of view. Any suggestions on how I can solve this problem?

https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/eyepieces/dk-17m-magnifying-eyepiece.html

It adjusts the + and - diopter - in effect widening the range of adjustment.

Craigdca Loc: California

User ID wrote:

If your bifocal glasses are your correct prescription, you use the distance vision area of bifocals, NOT the reading area. This should allow setting the camera’s eyepiece adjuster to zero or close to zero. The image in a camera eyepiece is not at reading distance. It’s 3 to 4 feet from your eye.

Yep, you’re right. Thanks for making sure everyone got the correct info

Peterfiore Loc: Where DR goes south

User ID wrote:

Quit driving at night. Consider not driving in daylight. Set your camera to 10 feet at f16 and lock down the controls. Enjoy, and be safe!

This does work, but it's very lens-dependent... a wide-angle better, telephoto not so good.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

I had my diopter setting all the way. Eventually, last year or so, I began taking pictures with my glasses on. Second nature now and eliminated taking my glasses on and off. A no brainer as I now see it.