Practical question for you...

[EckoZero]

I'm slightly longsighted so I need to wear glasses when looking at things close up.

Whilst this isn't a problem at all when I'm shooting normally it is a complete ***** when I'm trying to shoot close-ups or when I'm trying to check my LCD in good detail.

Surely I can't be the only longsighted photographer here... what do you do to combat this problem?

 

[o hey tyler]

Have you fooled with your diopter next to your viewfinder?

 

[EckoZero]

Probably being a bit stupid here but... my what??

 

[kundalini]

Have you fooled with your diopter next to your viewfinder?

+1

I can't read a damn thing closeup. Fiddle with the diopter for close focusing.

 

[MichiganFarts]

Probably being a bit stupid here but... my what??

I think he was talking about touching people in inappropriate ways, but I would mess around with the diopter on your viewfinder.

 

[o hey tyler]

Probably being a bit stupid here but... my what??

It's a little wheel next to your optical viewfinder. It's for fine tuning it so that people with vision issues can see through the viewfinder correctly. It may be what you're lookin' for.

 

[kundalini]

Probably being a bit stupid here but... my what??

Pages 9, 23 & 166 of your manual.

 

[o hey tyler]

Probably being a bit stupid here but... my what??

I think he was talking about touching people in inappropriate ways.

I was.

 

[EckoZero]

Found it.
Well... I never knew I had one of those!

Didn't work though as it was already at it's maximum (minimum? All the way to the bottom anyway...)

Thanks for the idea though


Also, I just checked through all of my Nikon stuff and can't find a manual.
I am NOT having a clever day today. Does the D3000 come with a paper manual or will I have to run the CD for one?

 

[TheGreatGonzo]

Probably being a bit stupid here but... my what??

Pages 9, 23 & 166 of your manual.

But you have to hold the manual far enough away from your eyes to read it.

 

[kundalini]

I think he was talking about touching people in inappropriate ways, but I would mess around with the diopter on your viewfinder.

Yous funny.......





:roll:

 

[dupek]

Is not "running" the wheel to max, but slightly adjust it, until you see sharper object.