sight going bad

CPMphotos said:

My sight in both eyes are going left eye about 20/100 and right eye about 20/450 due to bell palsy 3 times on right sight. I do wear glasses but at time my focus is really off at time even with auto focus I think..I must use my wife to help but she not into photos.

My ? is what were you do or does anyone has a suggest. Or do I just give up? Btw my right eye is the dominate eyes and my left eye muscle stay close at time

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Have you talked to your eye doctor about possible exercises? For example, blocking your right eye to train your left eye (and brain) to do more work.

I do not have your problem. However, since childhood, I've had a left eye about 20/200 and the right eye about 20/40. Left eye reads, right eye handles distance.

CPMphotos said:

My sight in both eyes are going left eye about 20/100 and right eye about 20/450 due to bell palsy 3 times on right sight. I do wear glasses but at time my focus is really off at time even with auto focus I think..I must use my wife to help but she not into photos.

My ? is what were you do or does anyone has a suggest. Or do I just give up? Btw my right eye is the dominate eyes and my left eye muscle stay close at time

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A couple of suggestions:

If you have an interchangeable lens camera that will mount a manual focus lens with an aperture ring and depth of field markings, experiment with zone focusing techniques. Set your aperture and focus for the distance and depth of field that you want, using the DOF markings on the lens to assist with setting that up. My vision is mostly fine except for up close but I often use zone focusing techniques for street photography, typically setting the aperture to f/5.6, f/8, or f/11 with a full frame body or f/4, f/5.6, or f/8 with an APS-C sensor body. Focus is still precise only at one distance but you may get acceptable sharpness for a satisfactory portion of the scene. There are a lot of technical aspects to managing depth of field, along with some subjective, but you can start just by playing with some of the online depth of field calculators to see how depth of field may work at different focal lengths and apertures. If it matters to you, concern your self with circle of confusion and other parameters down the road.

Another option is tork from a tripod or monopod and use the LCD display in conjunction with the vision aids you normally use (e.g. eyeglasses) to work off the LCD. This may work well for static subjects like landscapes and architecture.

I know some vision impaired people who these methods for their photography.

Autofocus and subject detection is very good to excellent with most of the latest generation of mirrorless cameras. The cameras often produce great images when using the subject detection and tracking modes. Cameras released in the last year or two have improved quite a bit over older models

CPMphotos said:

My sight in both eyes are going left eye about 20/100 and right eye about 20/450 due to bell palsy 3 times on right sight. I do wear glasses but at time my focus is really off at time even with auto focus I think..I must use my wife to help but she not into photos.

My ? is what were you do or does anyone has a suggest. Or do I just give up? Btw my right eye is the dominate eyes and my left eye muscle stay close at time

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If it's off, it's likely camera movement, so you need to look at that as well. (Monopod?)
Better to surf than to try and hold back the waves.
Don't bother the missus, powdered glass in the soufflé is a bad look, it's your hobby after all, so enjoy it or change it for another one ( the hobby, not the missus).

Many years ago I knew of a fellow who was teaching photography to partially sighted people. They found it very rewarding as they could often see things in their prints they were not able to see in life.

Perhaps there are new ways to look at your photography.

As to the autofocus being off, have you experimented with different focus modes or settings? Does zone or single point work better for you? Would some type of subject detect work for what you do? Does your type of photography allow for multiple shots with refocus, then choose the best later?

As someone else said, don't bother your wife if she's not into it. Especially not if it's putting strain on your marriage. Look for ways to work it on your own.

Gato

By just closing that eye and using the other eye. BTW I am Selectively Dominant. I use my Left eye when using a camera and my Right eye when shooting Skeet. Because I am right handed and shooting a competition shotgun with the left hand is not productive.

One simple solution in your case is to close your right eye and use your left eye with your camera. Hopefully that will extend the time that you'll be able to engage in photography.

Beyond that the only other suggestion I can come up with is that you spend time with a nutritionist getting your diet to an optimum point. Because What, When, and How we eat can have a huge effect on how well our bodies function. I'll also point out that going for a 30 minute walk every day can also have a major impact on our health.

monte12345 said:

By just closing that eye and using the other eye. BTW I am Selectively Dominant. I use my Left eye when using a camera and my Right eye when shooting Skeet. Because I am right handed and shooting a competition shotgun with the left hand is not productive.

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I kind of have the same “problem”, my dominant eye is my right, and I write right handed, but I throw, bowl, shoot pool, shoot darts etc, with my left, and with one exception, I keep both eyes open. I bat and shoot firearms on my right side my so dom eye works there. When I shoot pool, I have to close my right eye in order to have any success! I was a house painter for years and was totally ambidextrous which is a huge advantage for that activity. Btw, I never shot skeet but I did shoot trap for a few years. Oddly I can throw darts well with my right hand and shoot handguns well with my left, so my brain must be wired weirdly.

monte12345 said:

One simple solution in your case is to close your right eye and use your left eye with your camera. Hopefully that will extend the time that you'll be able to engage in photography.

Beyond that the only other suggestion I can come up with is that you spend time with a nutritionist getting your diet to an optimum point. Because What, When, and How we eat can have a huge effect on how well our bodies function. I'll also point out that going for a 30 minute walk every day can also have a major impact on our health.

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