I've solved the spectacle wearer's viewfinder use by knocking the lens out of a pair of glasses. Allows me to get my eyeball close enough to see the entire frame. The built in diopter on the K series DSLRs takes care of what I need glasses for. The lens still attached is used for chimping.
However, having just done a bunch of focusing tests, I will say with the K-5 it is very hard to achieve good focus using the viewfinder with or without the Pentax magnifying lens; almost impossible with Live-View. I'm going to test next with the flip up magnifier as soon as I can find it after my move. Found the one for the 67, and the old one that fits the Spotmatic, but not the one for the MX, LX, K-7, K-5. Finally, using the ref-converter A and Seagull at 2x soon. On Nov 8, 2012, at 10:08 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:09 AM, P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> The K20D or for that matter any previous Pentaprism Pentax DSLR compares >> quite favorably with the viewfinder in the MZ3 XZ-5[n] cameras, If you use >> the eyecup magnifier, in my experience. In my opinion "High Eyepoint" = >> "Less expensive optics", so the manufacture can either add other features, >> such as a built in diopter adjustment, or sell at a lower price point, or >> both. Maybe even build in a bit more profit. > > The best viewfinder I had on 35mm format SLRs was the Nikon F3/T hp > finder. High eye point with premium optics ... I could see the entire > framing coverage clearly without moving my eye around as well as the > exposure indicators. Not cheap optics at all. > > Most of the other SLRs lauded for their high magnification viewfinders > have too short an eyepoint for those of use who wear glasses: they're > uncomfortable to use as a result. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
