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Greetings,
I recently purchased a SP1000 and a K1000 and found that on both bodies the viewfinder was not as clearly focused as I would like. They both take great pictures so the focus on film is fine. I can focus the camera well enough because the microprisms are visible enough to give me good focus indication.
I should explain that I wear glasses, and my vision is corrected nearly to 20/20. With my glasses off, there is no hope of focus. Also, with my K100DS I find that with the viewfinder diopter adjustment very close to centered I get good clarity, noticeably clearer than with the film bodies, and the KatzEye is a dream to use. I have two Olympus OM1 bodies (which have no diopter adjustment) and they are crystal clear. I notice in the K1000 manual it indicates, "Dioptry - 1.0." I'm not sure if that means, "Diopter set to -1.0." or if it means, "Diopter: 1.0." It's not clear if the "-" is intended to be a negative sign or a "dash" (or "stroke" as some of you may say).
Is there some trick or adjustment to improve the setting for my eye, or shall I just make do with what I have?
Thanks.
-Joe-