Quick tip: Understanding what your diopter is and how to change it

After three years with my current camera setup, I know every nook and cranny of my DSLR and accompanying lenses. Despite this, there has always been one component that took longer than I care to admit to properly understand. The diopter.

Here to share what a diopter does and what purpose it serves in your workflow is the always-energetic Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens.

In the two-minute video, twenty seconds of which is taken up by self-promotion, Morgan covers what a diopter is, what purpose it serves and how to change it to fit your eyesight. It’s a quick and simple tutorial, but it pertains to a small setting that many, myself included, forget to check before every press of the shutter.