madNbad wrote:
Thanks for the insight. I had a visit with a low vision specialist and he recommended the close vision lenses for me. The problem with my cameras is the latest Sony A7C II is on the copy stand and the newest one that I use on a regular basis was made in 1977! The others are a lot older.
The little CS really can deliver some good stuff but I'll stick with film. Wandered around the neighborhood, put a roll of HP-5 through the Vivitar. Should have pictures later.
Surgery on the left eye last Thursday and now both eyes are corrected for close distance. It will be another three weeks before I can get new glasses but as a stopgap measure, I'm using sixteen dollar -2 distance glasses from Amazon. They work surprisingly well and the only glitch at the moment is some haziness in my right eye that will be addressed this coming Wednesday.
With that, I ventured out on my own for the first time in several weeks. Ran a few errands and took the Fujica Super Six with me. It has been loaded with Cat Labs 80 for a couple of months. I wanted to use the two rolls that came in a pile of slightly expired film I bought from the B&S last spring. It was a bit of an adventure.
My close focus isn't particularly close and the numbers on the shutter of the Fujica are small. I spent quite a bit of time trying to get enough light to see them and holding the camera at just the right distance to get them in focus. I think I did pretty well and only noticed missing the 1/50th once when I heard a much slower speed. Focusing the rangefinder with fuzzy vision was it own challenge. Still, it was fun to get out and it convinced me the Fujica is worth keeping.
I'll post the photos sometime this weekend.
gregfountain wrote:
It took me about a week to adjust, but I chose the distance lenses and didn't have any other corrections made. I use readers for most everything else. Diopters are a very beneficial for us older folks
The good thing is that the surgery should remove or reduce any asstigmatism, so cheap glasses and camera diopters can work remarkably well, at least for a while. I'm also in the camp that prefers good distance vision, but I was fortunate enough to need no glasses until about 40. Apparently people that are lifelong myopics often prefer to stay that way.
