Night Landscapes

Gup, there's a new technology you should investigate. They call them bifocals. (giggle, giggle...)

Really, I have the same problem. For photography I've found my contact lenses and reading glasses don't cut it. I have to switch to my granny glasses so I can see both the camera screen and my subject. Bummer!

 

David, I did try a pair years ago when this ageing thing first raised its ugly head. I wore them for 5 minutes, stumbled to the parking lot, then returned to the optometrist and told him to take them back. They were the gradual type and I was completely discombobulated. I don't wear glasses except when driving in the dark or watching TV usually but I should have given those a better chance, I guess. They were certainly more convenient than trucking two pairs everywhere I go.

Regular bifocals work better than the blended kind. If properly ground, the top of the reading section come to the bottom of your iris (the colored part). I have a pair entirely the reading formula for sitting at the computer, and sunglasses ground strictly for far vision for driving. Bifocals work for everything else, including photography.

 

I find I can't see the entire viewfinder in a Leica or Sony A7 while wearing glasses. My Nikon DSLRs (and SLRs) have a high eye point, and I can see the entire field with or without glasses. For a Leica, I have to use an eyepiece diopter, and sometimes a magnifier (for focusing a 90 mm or 135 mm lens).

Ed, I once had a pair of bifocal sunglasses, always Wayfarers. I had them made for motorcycling so I could see the road ahead and also glance down to read a road map that was fastened to my gas tank. The problem I encountered was, I was then unable to read any of my gauges. They weren't in focus to either lens and that proved enough of a problem to give up the glasses while riding. I now have prescription sunglasses for boating and all other outside activities except reading - and forget viewing any LCD screen, GPS, car stereo, watch, cellphone, etc. through the polarized glass. 1st World problems, and all that. ;)