hugovillasmythe Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 A long time ago a frined used to brag that "in the old days" Panavision would make special eyepiece glasses for certain D.O.P.'s This would mean that they would grind the eyepiece element to a particular eyeglass prescription. In the end I figure that, if this was ever true, the "customized-eyepieces" came with a large price tag attached. I never gave it much thought but now I wonder if there's any truth to this "urban myth" and, if so... Is there a similar "courtesy" available for arriflex cameras? Anybody know where I can have one made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Nathan Milford Posted February 2, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted February 2, 2006 They could have just used a drop-in dipoter system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Max Jacoby Posted February 2, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted February 2, 2006 You can have custom-made diopters that fit onto the eyepiece. I once worked with a Dop who had one of those, it was quite a pain, since it was a 2 camera shoot and we constantly had to switch his diopter from one camera to the other depending on which one he was operating (ST or LT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted February 3, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted February 3, 2006 I once worked with a Dop who had one of those, it was quite a pain, since it was a 2 camera shoot and we constantly had to switch his diopter from one camera to the other depending on which one he was operating (ST or LT) Hi, Sounds like a contact lens would help! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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