public workstation wrote in message <345F3D49.6445@iupui.edu>...

>Yes, we do. And since my wife and I decided to buy a camera (most likely
>it's going to be an Elan IIe), there is a question of what is the best
>way for us to share it. Her eyesight is about -3, and mine is -2. I can
>think of the 3 options here:
>(1) We buy the camera as it is and use glasses when photographing. But
>I've noticed that looking into viewfinder isn't convenient when the
>glasses are on; I had to press my face really hard against the camera.
>(2) The 2nd option that comes to mind is to buy a dioptric adjustment
>(should it be -3?) and shoot without glasses.
>(3) There is a special "large" eyecup for the glass-wearers, I think
>it's called E-d or smth. like that, but I didn't have a chance to try
>it.
>
>Are there any other ideas? Families who have had the similar dilemma,
>please comment.


The first answer that comes to mind is, look at cameras that have
extra-large eyepieces, preferably with rubber-rimed edged to protect
glasses (several Nikons, and probably some by others provide this).
Even if you can see the whole area of the finder, you still may not be
able to focus easily if your eyes are, um, aging a bit... (focus over a
long range of distances gets harder with age, alas). If this is the
case, this is a solution I found to the glasses-with-camera problem:

I have myopia combined with astigmatism and age-related
inability to focus. I had a pair of glasses made that corrected
for four distances by distributing four different distance
corrections among the two main lenses and two bifocals
- which has worked very well (infinity correction for the
non-camera eye, the camera VF distance [about 3.5'] for
the camera eye, the next closest distance for the non-camera
eye bifocal [set low and small - 25mm flat-tops], and the
closest distance set for the camera eye bifocal). It took about
2 weeks to feel comfortable with night driving and movie
watching (the camera eye tends [at first] to predominate
when it is dark, or when the subject does not have a lot of
well-defined detail) - but for everything now, continuous
sharp focus over a wide range of distances has been
restored, and I can see the camera viewing screen very
sharply again.
Hope This Helps
David Ruether - ruether@fcinet.com