Re: Scot's ramblings & Diopters

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

I guess I didn't know I had it so good. My 20 year old Pentax LX (yep, the
"professional" model) has a viewfinder prism with built-in adjustable diopter
changes. All I need to do is turn a screw with a special screwdriver that came
with it and presto chango I have the view I need. Personally I haven't found any
other camera with it's features that are important to me: TTL flash metering,
gasket seals on the camera housings that make it water resistant, and the ability
to use normal shutter speeds even when the batteries have died. These aren't
necessities for good photos, of course. Some of my best fish photos were taken
with my old Pentax Spotmatic that was purchased in Viet Nam over 30 years ago (and
it's still going strong).

Mike Wise

Erik Olson wrote:

> On the photography issue, I am slightly nearsighted, enough to make
> focusing a camera difficult for the last 18 years.  At one point I used
> the little diopters on the back of the viewfinder too, but they always
> came off in the camera bag, or had enormous amounts of dust collect behind
> them, or got broken. Now I end up having to wear my glasses when shooting
> as well.  I suspect Nikon's may be higher end screw-on types than my cheap
> Pentax "slide-ons", so this might not be a problem for Helen.
>
>   - Erik
>
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