Diopter Adjustment

12 years 9 months ago #118747 by The Time Capturer
My eyes are getting kinda funky. Once my eyes go blurry, it takes awhile to get them focussed again and I find it difficult to use the camera with my glasses on because they're for close up only. When I try to adjust the camera's diopter, there is a lot of range that is "almost right" but there doesn't seem to be a point that's perfect. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips on how to set this to it's optimum clarity for my ever-changing focusability?

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12 years 9 months ago #118777 by Baydream
Possibly not quite strong enough? B&H has diopter attachments for Canon and Nikon, plus a few others.

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12 years 9 months ago #118800 by chasrich
I have added a few q-tips to my bag specifically to swab out the view finder when it gets funky. That seems to help me. Fortunately or perhaps unfortunately my diopter is adjusted all the way over.

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12 years 9 months ago #118973 by Henry Peach
You also might look into a different eye piece (the rubber part). There might be one that fits you better than the stock piece.
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12 years 9 months ago #118987 by The Time Capturer
I saw, at some point, eye piece extenders. I thought about getting one to keep my nose prints off the LCD. Maybe it might be worthwhile investing in one. I believe I saw one that swiveled so the camera can be held at waist level and I would be looking downward into it. I like this idea because I prefer shooting from low levels and the LCD is of no use in this case because it is fixed.

Sure, practice makes perfect but, unless you learn from your mistakes, you are only perfecting your ability to fail.
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12 years 9 months ago #118999 by MLKstudios
How to set the diopter:

1. In MF mode, focus the lens to infinity
2. Aim the camera at the horizon (or anything really far away)
3. Adjust the diopter till the horizon is clear to your vision

It's similar to how you set the adjustable side of binoculars.

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12 years 9 months ago - 12 years 9 months ago #119303 by Henry Peach
With my DSLRs I just aim camera at a light, uniform toned area. For instance blue sky. Then I adjust the diopter until the AF focus point indicators are sharpest. I count the clicks from the zero point so I can reset it quickly when the dial gets accidentally turned.
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