06-05-2010, 09:08 AM
[quote name='Symple' date='04 June 2010 - 08:55 PM' timestamp='1275677714' post='216']
I agree with you wim, and came to digital slrs from still using the Canon F1 with a speed finder attached to easy my viewing experience. So far I have found the original 1D and 1D II/n the best for viewing through, and I have a very hard time with the other models (I also use Ds II).
Life has improved immensely for me since having corrective laser surgery for my astigmatism and myopia, and after decades I am now free of glasses and contacts lenses (for awhile at least). Try looking through the viewfinder of the older 1D IIn when you get a chance, it is a nice balance I think of 100% and eye relief (though I wish there was a dedicated speed finder model).
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I looked though the Olympus E3 and considered that system, but went with the 1D IIn originally; when I looked at the 7D I found its viewfinder reminiscent of the E-3 I tested.
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Unfortunately, surgery won't help me with my eye problems, unless I have both lenses and corneas replaced (which is something I will not consider with the current state of technology/medical treatment). I've tried scleral lenses for a while, essentially hard lenses the sizeof soft ones with a bulb like feature over the entire iris, but getting them in and out is very hard, almost impossible for my quite deep seated eyes. Those did give me slightly improved vision, however, although glasses still are best, be it that I have to change the lenses every 3 months or thereabouts.
My eye problem is one of the reasons to go with Canon, BTW, when I switched to digital. Canon cameras allow me to focus manually; with other brands I don't even get a (properly) sharp image in the VF. I know that others with the same eye problem have the same experience... <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Kind regards, Wim
I agree with you wim, and came to digital slrs from still using the Canon F1 with a speed finder attached to easy my viewing experience. So far I have found the original 1D and 1D II/n the best for viewing through, and I have a very hard time with the other models (I also use Ds II).
Life has improved immensely for me since having corrective laser surgery for my astigmatism and myopia, and after decades I am now free of glasses and contacts lenses (for awhile at least). Try looking through the viewfinder of the older 1D IIn when you get a chance, it is a nice balance I think of 100% and eye relief (though I wish there was a dedicated speed finder model).
[url="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/canonf1n/LA-Olympic1984/index.htm"]http://www.mir.com.m...c1984/index.htm[/url]
I looked though the Olympus E3 and considered that system, but went with the 1D IIn originally; when I looked at the 7D I found its viewfinder reminiscent of the E-3 I tested.
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Unfortunately, surgery won't help me with my eye problems, unless I have both lenses and corneas replaced (which is something I will not consider with the current state of technology/medical treatment). I've tried scleral lenses for a while, essentially hard lenses the sizeof soft ones with a bulb like feature over the entire iris, but getting them in and out is very hard, almost impossible for my quite deep seated eyes. Those did give me slightly improved vision, however, although glasses still are best, be it that I have to change the lenses every 3 months or thereabouts.
My eye problem is one of the reasons to go with Canon, BTW, when I switched to digital. Canon cameras allow me to focus manually; with other brands I don't even get a (properly) sharp image in the VF. I know that others with the same eye problem have the same experience... <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....