Any ideas how to see the screen?

[diverrick]

Just in the last few years I have come to rely on reading glasses more and more. I got a Camera last year that I couldn't read the little tiny symbols on the cameras screen The new Camera I got, has a larger screen so hopefully I'll be able to read it this time. I don't want to go the Bifocal facemask thing, so I was thinking about some sort of plastic magnifier I could either stick to the cameras screen or to the UW housing. Short of that, I guess I could pick up a cheap plastic hand held magnifier to use when I want to see what the screen says. Does anyone make something like a stick on magnifier? Man Getting old sxxxs. Any ideas out there?

 

[justleesa]

What camera do you have Rick?I just received a hood magnifier for my Olympus and will be trying it for the first time today. I'll let you know how it is - Dee has one and loves it.

 

[diverrick]

I just purchased the Fuji F810, and a ikelite housing. BTW thanks for all your help to date.

 

[justleesa]

You're very welcome I help where I can.
As Dee promised, the hood is a GREAT buy and I recommend it to everyone that has trouble seeing and a camera that it fits on!
Rick, does your housing have bracets to hold an UW hood? If so I could give you the measurements and see if the hood would fit on yours.

 

[diverrick]

Are you refering to the camera itself or the UW housing? I don't have tha camera yet, still in shipping somewhere. The Ikelite housing doesn't look like it has any brackets for that kind of thing. I just got the case via UPS about 10 mins ago. looks like the opti-d cable for the strobe is back ordered, called the shop and they are out until the 20th on a dive, so no help there. WE leave on the 5th of August. Not quite yet time to panic, just elevated B/P at this time. Already I can see a major difference in the UW case compared to the one Bonica sold us. Plus that ULCS arm is WAYYY better, and I haven't even put it together yet and I can see that! The Ikelite case does have a little square of foam around what will be the screen on the camera, looks to be about 1/4 inch thick and runs around the perimeter of the screen.

 

[Dee]

Ike housings don't have the brackets like the Oly does. I have a friend who adhered some velcro strips to his Ike housing and the magnifyer. He says it works just fine.

Rick...I know the feeling! I added bifocals to my mask when I went digital. It's really not as bad as you think it will be.

 

[justleesa]

Smart idea Dee, that might be what DennisW should do

 

[Dee]

Yeah...there's no weight pressure on it so the velcro holds it very well. Just make sure to use the heavy duty industrial strength stuff...the adhesive is waterproof.

 

[diverrick]

what is the dimension of this magnifier? Is there more than one type available? Sizes?
My new cameras screen is 2.1 across from what I have read to date. Don't know the up/down width.

 

[justleesa]

The outter measurement is 1 1/2" x 1 3/4"

The site only offers it for olympus but you can take a look