Peter
You have at least 3 choices if my experience is anything to go by:
1. Use an OM3/4 (Ti or not) and adjust the viewfinder for your eyesight.
2. Use an Eyecup 1 with a prescription lens installed. I have 2 with this
done; one cost nothing above the very expensive spectacles that I bought, the
other cost about $30.
3. Use an Eyecup 2 with the particular lens that you need (it is built in and
you have to order it I believe).
In any event, I find that I can use the OM1, 2 and 4 with my glasses on. My
specs are varifocal but I don't know if that makes a difference ;-)
Good Luck
Chris
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Chris Barker
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>From: "Peter A. Klein" <pklein@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Glasses wearers' laments (was "OM2000")
>Date: 12 Nov 1999 05:24
>
> On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:21:12 -0500, Morgan Sparks <msparks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> opined:
>
>>I'm not objective about cameras and I
>>love the feel of the single-digit OM's. But I could have bought and
>>junked a couple of 2000's for less than the upkeep on my other OM's over
>>the last 9 years. (If I had I would have been able to afford some more
>>Zuikos.) Like lots of consumer products now, the 2000 is cheap but also
>>probably pretty durable and definitely capable. Remember, it's just the
>>latest version of an older, simple design that's shared among other
>>lensmounts, and which will likely be around for awhile.
>
> How is the OM-2000 in terms of eye relief for glasses wearers? I have an
> OM-2, which I love, but sometimes I get tired of not seeing the entire
> viewfinder at once. Focusing ease is also an issue for me--I need all the
> brightness I can get.
>
> I'm debating what to do about both eye relief and focusing ease. To tell
> you the truth, my favorite OM camera for both these qualities is an OM-PC
> that I met briefly in a camera store, but did not buy. The screen was
> brighter than my beloved OM-2, focusing was easier, and I could see the
> whole frame.
>
> How do other 4-eyed Zuiks cope? I've read the FAQ about eye relief, but
> I'd like some comments from other glasses wearers who've actually tried
> various things.
>
> Here's what I'm considering:
>
> 1. Get an OM-4(T(i))with a 2-13 screen in it. Perhaps I'll do this
> eventually when my socio-economic status rises a bit. This would help
> brightness (?) but not eye relief. In the meantime...
>
> 2. Get an OM-PC.
>
> 3. Get a glasses shop to cut one of my recent spectacle lenses to size to
> form fit in the viewfinder window. This would be OK for static subjects,
> but no good for people pictures, as I can't see facial expressions or small
> obstacles beyond a few feet away without my glasses.
>
> 4. Get a 2-13 screen, do the little filing mod and mount said screen in my
> OM-2. Apply the appropriate compensation factor when I set the ISO speed
> of the film. (I assume you can do a "factor" correction that will work for
> all films, right).
>
> 5. Use the plano-convex lens fix described in the Olympus FAQ (P9 #3, at
> the very end of the current FAQ).
>
> Any comments or additional thoughts from the gallery? Thanks!
>
>
>
> --- Peter
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