Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
I am the same way. I don't wear eyeglasses, but I just can't work comfortably with it all the time. Mine is in a pouch and will only get used in some situations. I don't find it a replacement for the regular cup. -- Bruce Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 12:30:28 AM, you wrote: LK> On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Jim King wrote: >>> On Mar 13, 2007, at 10:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't make it harder to see the whole field of view with glasses on. >> I have one of these magnifiers and found it to be a bit of a problem >> with glasses. I can't see the entire frame without moving my eye >> back and forth. Fortunately I can do without my glasses when necessary. LK> Yes, the eye-relief definitely does suffer. You can improve things a bit LK> by folding the soft rubber cup back behind the hard plastic; so that your LK> eye can move closer. LK> But still I can't get comfortable with it, and I have decided to remove it LK> and only use it on more critical focusing. LK> -- LK> --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- LK> --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
On Mar 14, 2007, at 9:37 AM, Brendan MacRae wrote: >> How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't >> make it harder to >> see the whole field of view with glasses on. > > Good question, I should have mentioned something about > that. > > It's not good, frankly. I've got my glasses on this > morning and it's tough to use with glasses. For me > it's nothing since I wear contacts when shooting but > with my glasses on you really have to work to see > everything. Thanks (and to the other respondents as well). Seems a bit of a toss up to me. I don't watch the in-viewfinder displays all that much when shooting, but occasionally want to see them. More important is whether I can see what I'm doing regards focusing and framing without having to move my eye and face around too much. Maybe if I get contacts it will be a boon, but with glasses it is probably more restrictive than I'd care for. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't > make it harder to > see the whole field of view with glasses on. > > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > Good question, I should have mentioned something about that. It's not good, frankly. I've got my glasses on this morning and it's tough to use with glasses. For me it's nothing since I wear contacts when shooting but with my glasses on you really have to work to see everything. -Brendan Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
Yes, forgot to reply about that. In fact I was quite interested in what you were thinking about this camera because I bought it second hand as a present for my father (used to his full auto PZ10..). When I got it I sweared I would never offer a camera like that: plastic everywhere :( In the end I offered a KM to my father :) But I used the KR10-X some months later at a concert: it was not obvious at all I could take photographs and thought I'd come with hardware I wouldn't cry if it had to the dustbin. I shoy with the KR10-X, a badly worn-out chinon 50/1.4 (rated quite bad 20 years ago) and Tri-X. Result is: I dunno if I'll take photogrpahs as good as those (taking into account it was the first time ever, I was taking photographs at a concert). It seems this little plastic thing does VERY well with Tri-X :) :) That's my little story about my KR10-X. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
Thanks Thibouille. Did you get my quick report of the Ricoh KRx-10 film body, you asked for it? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:40 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup I never ever experienced any scrathes with my D screen. When I did put protection on my ist-D, I couldn't read the screen properly (it was already quite small if it become unreadable..) so I scrapted it. I see no particuliar reason to protect the LCD of the K10D. 2007/3/14, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It must have been asked before, but is anybody protecting the LCD of the K10 > somehow (plastic film) ? > How resistant is it to scratches? > > greetings > Markus > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Brendan MacRae > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:52 AM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup > > > Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to > focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away > from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the > LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the > stock eyecup because it has more padding. > > -Brendan > > > > > > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
I never ever experienced any scrathes with my D screen. When I did put protection on my ist-D, I couldn't read the screen properly (it was already quite small if it become unreadable..) so I scrapted it. I see no particuliar reason to protect the LCD of the K10D. 2007/3/14, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It must have been asked before, but is anybody protecting the LCD of the K10 > somehow (plastic film) ? > How resistant is it to scratches? > > greetings > Markus > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Brendan MacRae > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:52 AM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup > > > Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to > focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away > from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the > LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the > stock eyecup because it has more padding. > > -Brendan > > > > > > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Jim King wrote: >> On Mar 13, 2007, at 10:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>> How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't make it harder to >>> see the whole field of view with glasses on. > I have one of these magnifiers and found it to be a bit of a problem > with glasses. I can't see the entire frame without moving my eye > back and forth. Fortunately I can do without my glasses when necessary. Yes, the eye-relief definitely does suffer. You can improve things a bit by folding the soft rubber cup back behind the hard plastic; so that your eye can move closer. But still I can't get comfortable with it, and I have decided to remove it and only use it on more critical focusing. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
It must have been asked before, but is anybody protecting the LCD of the K10 somehow (plastic film) ? How resistant is it to scratches? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brendan MacRae Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:52 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the stock eyecup because it has more padding. -Brendan Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
Doug Brewer wrote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:54:37 -0800- > On Mar 13, 2007, at 10:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > On Mar 13, 2007, at 6:52 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > >> Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to > >> focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away > >> from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the > >> LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the > >> stock eyecup because it has more padding. > > > > How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't make it harder to > > see the whole field of view with glasses on. > > > > Godfrey > > Yeah, I'd like to know about that as well. I have one of these magnifiers and found it to be a bit of a problem with glasses. I can't see the entire frame without moving my eye back and forth. Fortunately I can do without my glasses when necessary. Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
On Mar 13, 2007, at 11:17 PM, Mike Hamilton wrote: > > I wear glasses and have the O-ME53 eyepiece. I like it a lot. > > When looking straight into the viewfinder, I see about 98% of the > image. The very tips of the corners are vignetted, but It's not > something that's a concern for me. I need to move my eye a bit to see > the data at the bottom of the screen, however. When looking at the > image, i see the top half of the data. When my eye is in a position > to view the data, I lose the top eighth of the viewfinder. I don't > have a problem with that, however, as when I am looking at the data, I > am not usually composing. When I am composing, I'm not usually > changing the inputs. > > There is no loss of brightness as far as I can tell. The image is > nice and large! On comparison with my MZ-6 film SLR, the K10D > viewfinder is now larger, though not quite as bright (by just a bit, > though). For reference, the MZ-6 viewfinder is 0.7 x [92%]. My MZ-5 > viewfinder is larger than the K10D with O-ME53 (listed as 0.8 x[92%]). > > Hope this helps. > > -- > > Cheers, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MichaelHamilton.ca Yep, thanks a lot. Doug Brewer http://www.drivingtheflies.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
On 3/13/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 13, 2007, at 10:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > > On Mar 13, 2007, at 6:52 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > >> Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to > >> focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away > >> from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the > >> LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the > >> stock eyecup because it has more padding. > > > > How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't make it harder to > > see the whole field of view with glasses on. > > > > Godfrey > > Yeah, I'd like to know about that as well. I wear glasses and have the O-ME53 eyepiece. I like it a lot. When looking straight into the viewfinder, I see about 98% of the image. The very tips of the corners are vignetted, but It's not something that's a concern for me. I need to move my eye a bit to see the data at the bottom of the screen, however. When looking at the image, i see the top half of the data. When my eye is in a position to view the data, I lose the top eighth of the viewfinder. I don't have a problem with that, however, as when I am looking at the data, I am not usually composing. When I am composing, I'm not usually changing the inputs. There is no loss of brightness as far as I can tell. The image is nice and large! On comparison with my MZ-6 film SLR, the K10D viewfinder is now larger, though not quite as bright (by just a bit, though). For reference, the MZ-6 viewfinder is 0.7 x [92%]. My MZ-5 viewfinder is larger than the K10D with O-ME53 (listed as 0.8 x[92%]). Hope this helps. -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
On Mar 13, 2007, at 10:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > On Mar 13, 2007, at 6:52 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > >> Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to >> focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away >> from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the >> LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the >> stock eyecup because it has more padding. > > How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't make it harder to > see the whole field of view with glasses on. > > Godfrey Yeah, I'd like to know about that as well. Doug Brewer http://www.drivingtheflies.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
On Mar 13, 2007, at 6:52 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to > focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away > from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the > LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the > stock eyecup because it has more padding. How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't make it harder to see the whole field of view with glasses on. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup
Came today...much better. Not only is it easier to focus with manual lenses but it moves your eye away from the back of the camera so you're not smudging the LCD as much. It's also much more comfortable than the stock eyecup because it has more padding. -Brendan Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
