What if you wear glasses?

[river251]

I just got my first DSLR (Nikon D7000), and I wear glasses. I like the feel of it without glasses, but my glasses sit pretty far from my face (I will try to get that fixed) and keep my eye back from the viewfinder. Also it prevents me from pressing against my eye hard, which makes everything less stable. Does Nikon make any kind of adapter eye cup or what do you guys do, just work with it as is?


Thanks

Jim

 

[lnguyenh]

I wear glasses and use my DSLR without any special adapter. But my glasses dont sit that far from my eyes

 

[Deleted1929]

Keep in mind that your optical issue may not respond well to just magnification. I have some astigmatism and I actually need my glasses to properly correct that. A diopter won't do.

This is why you need to ask for personal advice from your optician.

 

[markinvictoria]

Getting older...with trifocals...taking glasses off isn't a option. I usually press the camera against my face/glasses for stability...which does scratch my glasses. Wonder if one of those eyecups would help?

 

[richardD300]

I wear glasses and use the Nikon DK-21 Rubber Eyecup. Alternatively, you may find the Fotodiox Eyecup will do the trick.

Richard

 

[mosswings]

You can certainly use an eyecup. Keep in mind that if the surface of the eyecup gets dirty, it's that dirt that will scratch your glasses regardless of the gentleness of the eyecup material. Eyeglass wearers need to specify hard lens material and to make sure that critical soft coatings (such as anti-reflective coatings) aren't placed on the outside of the lens.

Beyond that, eyeglasses can limit what you can see at the periphery of the viewfinder; it's typically designed for an eye position about 16-18mm behind the exit element of the finder, which is barely acceptable for eyeglass wearers. The pro level bodies often have much higher eyepoints (and larger viewfinders) that make it easier to wear glasses. This article from the film days is a good discussion:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/viewfinders.shtml

I'm a lefty, so I have to **** my head down and to the side to clear not only my glasses but my nose. We should all count our blessings.

 

[silent tim]

I haven't worn glasses for many years (laser) but I came across this video a while ago which may help, looks a bit unwieldy but will cut down any glare getting past your face due to the glasses

 

[Ducht Oldtimer]

river251 wrote:

I just got my first DSLR (Nikon D7000), and I wear glasses. I like the feel of it without glasses, but my glasses sit pretty far from my face (I will try to get that fixed) and keep my eye back from the viewfinder. Also it prevents me from pressing against my eye hard, which makes everything less stable. Does Nikon make any kind of adapter eye cup or what do you guys do, just work with it as is?

Thanks

Jim

I have a D90 and bought a correction eyepiece + diopter lens. May be this Nikon site can answer your questions:


http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...2LzEvdGltZS8xMzUzOTUzODkyL3NpZC9LY05wUGZjbA==



Rgds,

Dutch Oldtimer

 

[D00M]

I am nearsighted. Too severe to be fixed by diopter. So I use eyeglasses when I shoot.

I find the rubber eyepiece on D7000 is not as comfortable as the one from D5100. So I swapped it out. The D7000 eyepiece has more padding, but that puts my glasses and eyes further away from VF. The D5100 one has lower profile.

Another thing I tried is removing the eyepiece altogether. It actually works better for looking into the VF. But I was concerned with the hard plastic frame (where the eyepiece slides into) scratching my glasses, so I dropped that idea.

 

[Steve_in_FL]

sjgcit wrote:

Keep in mind that your optical issue may not respond well to just magnification. I have some astigmatism and I actually need my glasses to properly correct that. A diopter won't do.

This is why you need to ask for personal advice from your optician.

--

StephenG

An eyecup may help, but ^^ this ^^ is the best advise you will get - consult with a good optician.

 

[river251]

Thanks very much everyone. I'm calling my eye guy.

I have glasses insurance through work. They pay like $300. I need titanium to avoid skin reactions, and progressive lenses, = around $500. So for two years I have not used the insurance and lost it. Sheesh.

Think I'll get some clunky plastic frames that will hold up to pressing the camera up against my face.

Jim

 

[Buzz Lightyear]

Have you tried to adjust the diopter wheel to see if you can focus images in the view finder without the need for glasses? That would give you greater choice of eye cups to use (or none, if you prefer).

I have a Nikon and a Panasonic camera. Interestingly enough, I can adjust the diopter wheel on my Panasonic so that I get a clear image through the viewfinder without glasses. This allows me to use a large elongated Fotodiox rubber eye piece -- which is great because it covers my entire eye and blocks out the ambient light. The downside is that I have to take my glasses off when using the EVF, and put them back on when using the LCD screen. Since I use the EVF 80% of the time, however, using the elongated rubber eye cup that blocks out ambient light is a definite advantage.

On the Nikon, however, the diopter wheel will not adjust enough to allow me to see clearly without glasses, so I have to use the flat rubber eye cup. I suppose one advantage is that I can use eyeglasses to look through either the VF or the LCD screen, but if it were possible to see clearly through the viewfinder without glasses -- I would prefer it, especially if I could install an elongated eye cup (like Fotodiox).

 

[jquagga]

I've never had a problem and I've never scratched my lenses with my DSLR. I hold it up to my eye and look through a viewfinder, not sand the thing against my face!

I'm astigmatic so diopter adjustments can't fix the problem. I know the glasses bother some people but honestly, I've really never noticed*




* Unless I take a self portrait with the timer and I get a flash reflection in the glasses. Doh!

 

[FujicaST605]

You need a viewfinder with the longest eye relief. The D300s/D7000/D90 have a 19.5 mm eye relief (eyepoint in nikon speak)




The D600 has a 21 mm eyepoint.




Meaning, you won't have to have your eye as close with the D600.

 

[river251]

Interesting about the D600 eyepoint, just been looking at those but 1.5 mm probably isn't going to make a lot of difference. D600 is above my budget anyway.

Yes I try the diopter but it's just not enough and I have an astigmatism too.




Jim