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Diopter control - EVF - Back-screen

Started Feb 16, 2022 | Discussions thread
Sittatunga Veteran Member • Posts: 5,406
Re: Diopter control - EVF - Back-screen
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jboyer wrote:

I reached a point where I had to get my cataracts removed. The surgeon suggested using corrected replacements for DISTANCE viewing. This means about 1 to 1 1/2 meters to infinity without glasses.

For short distance, I will need glasses.

When using an EVF, the diopter control is perfect. When looking at the screen on an M100, for example, my arms are too short. This camera becomes hard to use, as any camera without EVF.

I wonder if any member of this forum faced a similar situation and resolved it -- without buying an external EVF,

Thanks.

You have my sympathy.  There isn't really an ideal choice.  The cheap screen loupes you can buy are very bulky and present the image at less than arm's length.  Mine has a slot for the tripod screw, so that at least I can slide it out to focus it on infinit,. That gives my finger room to work the touchscreen, but it's cheap and nasty.  Another alternative would be bifocal or varifocal spectacles - photochromic ones would at least save you having to keep track of sunglasses.  My sister wears contact lenses, one closeup and one distance, but neither lens is ideal for midrange, i.e. computer screen distance.

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