On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:17:15 -0500, "rwalker" <rwalker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> I am new to medium format photography. I've just gotten a Yashica D
TLR.
> Using the focusing screen with the magnifier is taking some adaptation.
> First of all, I am 50 years old and wear bifocals. When I look into the
> magnifier to focus, the line between my bifocal and the normal part of
my
> glasses lens hits just about the center of the magnifier. If I lower my
> head slightly, I am then looking through the top part of my glasses, and
> focusing becomes much easier. I guess my question, bottom line, is
should I
> be looking through my bifocal at the magnifier, or should I be looking
> through the upper part of my glasses lens?
Through the upper part. The magnifier is set to give an effective
image distance of two or three metres so you should use the part
of your glasses that gives you comfortable vision at that distance.
(At least, that's how my own Yashica TLR is set up.)
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Matthew Winn
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