t's that-time-of
-every-other-year again, when my insurance pays for new glasses/frames.
The past couple of times I've done this, I've said I would look into what styles of frames/glasses work best with other photographers, but I always get busy or just forget to research it, and just go with something that feels good to me.
While I don't have any major complaints with my choices over these past years, this go 'round I wanted to ask my dpc-friends who wear corrective lenses -- what styles of glasses/frames do you use, and/or what tips do you recommend for us glasses-wearing photographers?
I've always leaned towards smaller, "close-to-the-face" style of lens/frame combinations, the idea being I can get my eye/face pressed up against the viewfinder as close as possible, while still having my corrective lens in place.
I've read some recommendations to use the diopter to correct simple vision issues (I am mildly near-sighted, and easily 100% correctable with glasses), and I tried this once but didn't like going from "glasses on" to compose my shot to "glasses off" to shoot. My near-sightedness is just mild enough that my distance-vision is too blurry to really see/compose very easily, so I need them to look at a scene without the camera, so if I adjust my diopter to correct my vision for me, I have to remove my glasses to shoot. I haven't found this is a viable option for my taste or style of shooting.
Other vision correction I've considered include of course contact lenses, but my eyes simply won't tolerate them. I've also considered laser surgery, but I don't like the idea of playing the odds and hoping for a good result when it comes to my vision. I know everyone-and-their-mother have stories about how laser-surgery changed their lives forever, but I'm just not interesting in taking the chance I might end up one of "the other" stories.
So, without any more of my own rambling -- what sort of vision-correction ideas do any of my fellow eyeglass-wearers have? Any neat farkles or toys you've added to your viewfinders... or faces... to help you out?
-every-other-year again, when my insurance pays for new glasses/frames.The past couple of times I've done this, I've said I would look into what styles of frames/glasses work best with other photographers, but I always get busy or just forget to research it, and just go with something that feels good to me.
While I don't have any major complaints with my choices over these past years, this go 'round I wanted to ask my dpc-friends who wear corrective lenses -- what styles of glasses/frames do you use, and/or what tips do you recommend for us glasses-wearing photographers?
I've always leaned towards smaller, "close-to-the-face" style of lens/frame combinations, the idea being I can get my eye/face pressed up against the viewfinder as close as possible, while still having my corrective lens in place.
I've read some recommendations to use the diopter to correct simple vision issues (I am mildly near-sighted, and easily 100% correctable with glasses), and I tried this once but didn't like going from "glasses on" to compose my shot to "glasses off" to shoot. My near-sightedness is just mild enough that my distance-vision is too blurry to really see/compose very easily, so I need them to look at a scene without the camera, so if I adjust my diopter to correct my vision for me, I have to remove my glasses to shoot. I haven't found this is a viable option for my taste or style of shooting.
Other vision correction I've considered include of course contact lenses, but my eyes simply won't tolerate them. I've also considered laser surgery, but I don't like the idea of playing the odds and hoping for a good result when it comes to my vision. I know everyone-and-their-mother have stories about how laser-surgery changed their lives forever, but I'm just not interesting in taking the chance I might end up one of "the other" stories.
So, without any more of my own rambling -- what sort of vision-correction ideas do any of my fellow eyeglass-wearers have? Any neat farkles or toys you've added to your viewfinders... or faces... to help you out?
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