"Matthew Winn" <*@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:17:15 -0500, "rwalker" <rwalker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> 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.)
>
Thank you for a thoughtful response. That's pretty much the conclusion
I've
come to.
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