Thanks Isaac. I appreciate the anecdotal evidence. Tom C.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Isaac Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:54 PM Subject: Re: Light Boxes & Loupes > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:37 AM > > Subject: Re: Light Boxes & Loupes > > > > > > > Hi ... > > > > > > > There are some higher magnification loupes that I'd like to check out, > > > but none of the shops in the area carry them. A pity, too. Pentax has > > > a 5x ~ 10x zoom loupe which is pretty good, and a bit spendy, and Mamiya > > > has a 4x~12x loupe that I'd like to check out. > > The Mamiya loupes are amazing, they seem to be as sharp as the > Schneiders, but with better eye relief. They are also lovely to hold and > feel. They're all metal, not like everyone else that seems to be plastic. > The first time you thread one of their skirts on, you'll be hooked... > > > > > > I'm not sure a "good" loupe can be purchased for under $50.00. Over the > > > past three weeks or so I visited several shops and examined about a > > > dozen loupes. The inexpensive ones, while fine for a quick viewing, and > > > great for packing along when travelling, don't, IMO, offer enough > > > detail, sharpness, or comfort for long periods of viewing, to make them > > > a worthwhile purchase. I'd love to be shown that I'm wrong ... anybody? > > I worked in a slide duping lab. All we did all day was look at, and > clean slides. When I first got there the lab people were given Peak loups > (around 35 dollar loups) and the timer had a Schneider. Well we howled and > screamed until we all had Schneiders. Let me tell you, it made all the > difference in the world, no more headaches, and no more missed dust spots on > the dupes. If you really want to see what a difference a dupe makes, try > looking through one 6-7 hours a day on a 10-15 thousand order... > One of the best loupes I've ever seen is a viewer made for the LX. I > can't remember the model number, but it sticks straight up from the camera > and has an eyepiece. Super sharp across the frame and very good eye relief > anf build quality. If you have an LX already, you might want to invest in > one of these as they are about the same price as a good loupe on ebay... > > Isaac > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
