I second Peter's vote for a Pentax 5.5x loupe. They run about $80
(without the black skirt--electrical tape works nicely if you don't need
it for prints) and you can easily see the whole frame to judge
composition. 5.5x is close enough to get a pretty good sense of
sharpness, though for inspecting grain and critical focus, 10x or higher
is best. Personally, I don't like 8x loupes. They are too much of a
compromise. Not enough mag to see sharpness well and you can't judge
composition at all. Get a cheap 10x or similar when you have the extra
cash for high magnification spot inspections.
The pentax loupe is built like a tank, too. Much, much better than my
Rodenstock 3x 6x6 loupe. The lens coatings are nice (SMC).
Mike
"Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote:
>
> Ken Schneider wrote:
> $200 is out of my price range. I was hoping for something at
> half that price. I guess Canon is out of my price range too.
> I saw that Kenko has many types of loupes but I'm not sure
> about their quality. I had also thought that in order to see
> the full 35mm slide I needed a 4x loupe. Anything that's more
> powerful only shows a portion of the slide and should be used
> for looking at fine focus. Is this correct?
>
> ______________________________________________________________
>
> Ken,
> You may consider the Pentax 5.5x loupe. It comes with a transparent
> stand
> for viewing prints and the opaque stand is an extra $10 but Pentax optics
> are usually very good. The combo is still less than the Canon by about $50.
>
> Peter K
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