 Tobias Sänger |
Wearing eyeglasses and good photos? Hello friends! I am a beginner in digital photography and wear eyeglasses (quite strong glasses). I can see well with my eyeglasses but I am worried, if someone wearing eyeglasses can become one day a good photographer? Are there well known photographers wearing eyeglasses? It may seem a stupid question but anyway I would appreciate very much some help-comment from you. Best greetings Toby
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Justin G. |
Toby, I'm not sure how many great photographers wore glasses but most common cameras do have "diopter" filters on them. i'm not 100% sure how to use it (good vision here! lol) but it's a dial you can adjust to match your eyes while wearing glasses so that there won't be any focusing problems. also my particular camera has a setting to where when in manual focus, it beeps when the subject is in focus. it's an awesome feature that I use all the time, i'm very proud of it. Justin
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Jon Close |
A well-known eyeglass wearing photographer
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Jon Close |
and another ;-)
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John Rhodes |
Tobias, You didn't say which camera you currently use or are planning to get. I use the Nikon D70 and Canon's G6. Both have diopters (adjustable "lenses") that allow me to shot without my glasses. Nikon even has an optional, stronger diopter. Good luck.
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Tobias Sänger |
Dear friends Thank you so much for your help! I think the wearing-glasses-problem is a more psychological one. I will keep you informed how I develop my photographing skills wearing eyeglasses. As I get my new digital camera equipment only in December this year it will take some time to answer. But around January, February or March I will let you know about my experiences. And they may also be helpful for people with similar concerns. See you soon Toby
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Will Turner |
I used the diopter correction myself for many years, since I disliked the intrusion of the eyeglasses when attempting to view the full frame (and yes I tried sportsfinders etc. too and still wasn't satisfied). Didn't like contacts, what a pain to put on and keep track of. The problem with using diopter lenses on the camera viewfinder, at least for nearsighted folks, is that as soon as you lift your head from the camera you are blind when viewing the subject. One begins perching the glasses on top of the head and constantly flipping them up and down to see the subject. Very annoying and time consuming. The real answer? Well to me, if you're a good candidate, it was wavefront guided custom lasik surgery. From less than 20/40 uncorrected to 20/10 after surgery. I am amazed at the freedom and convenience.
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