herve_laurent Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hello everyone, I have a tricky question and I thought someone on this site may KNOW the answer to my question( Please no Guess, answer only if you know) Following the excellent review of the GX100 on reid reviews, I want to buy a separate finder for it. I have chosen the zeiss 25/28 mm finder that would work for me It looks like the finder can receive the diopter used for the zeiss ikon rangefinder It also looks like all auxiliary finders are corrected for -1 (minus one) view My eyesight is -2 (minus two) therefore my question is : should I buy a minus two diopter for this finder ( knowing again that I won't use this diopter on the camera , just on the finder) or should I buy a -1 diopter in case that the standard -1 diopter correction of the finder will add up making -2 altogether Thank you for the feedback H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 That would be a strong diopter for a finder. The finder of the Leica M is -0.5, makes things look only a little closer than reality. Also, camera diopters are notated opposite from eyeglass ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herve_laurent Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 What does this mean John ? I don't understand your answer H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_dunham Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I use the zeiss finder with a diopter and find it an excellent solution. Somethings that may help you. (1) I believe the diopters like the cameras provide a view that is similar to 2M..so whatever correction you need to see something at 2M is what you need. This may not match your eyeglass prescription. I need a stronger diopter to see my computer screen than I use on my cameras /finders. (2) when I searched on the zeiss finders I found conflicting information on the standard correction. One source indicated that the finders were set at -0.5 and another at -1.0. I used the -0.5. (3) you are correct in that you add the finder correction to the diopter to match your eyesight (4) the correction lens are fairly cheap..were about $33 ....if you buy form B&H you can return them ..so trial and error isn t a big deal (5) they(diopters) unscrew and fall off quite easily. I am still loooking for a better solution ..something like loctite . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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