Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Charles E. Dunlap wrote: >Looking for some advice from folks whom I know are critical about what they >see. > >1) What's a good type of or brand of slide projection screen (those >contraptions my uncle never could set up without pinching his finger)? > >2) My bias on a good loupe is a Schneider 4x or their new 6x Aspheric. Any >experiences/other advice (don't tell me--there's a great old Leica loupe, >the "LOOPY", discontinued in 1963, that I might still find used at a camera >show and you've never seen anything as good so I should go hunt one down)? I won't delve too deeply into the 'LOOPY' part of that, but the 6x Schneider aspheric is definitely the best full frame (35mm) loupe that I have used. I picked one up last fall, and it enjoys the place of honor, to be used on my best lightbox. For a screen, your projection setup, magnification, projector, etc. largely determine what will work best. The old 'beaded' screens are very bright, inexpensive, but look grainy at times, can easily appear uneven, and have a relatively narrow angle of good viewing. Lenticular screens have a wider angle of view, are more expensive, and are also fairly bright, and don't look as grainy, but have vertical stripes that can be annoying. Matte screens are the dimmest, but have virtually no arifacts, and the image can be seen through a wide angle. The latter is best if you have a very dark room, a very bright (Leitz) projector and are willing to set up your projector properly (lens axis perpendiculr to center of screen. The other types of screen are not so fussy about the latter mainly because their best image quality isn't that good anyway. I'm not sure who is in the market now, but I used to have good results with Da-Lite, and that is the brand that I built into my house about 10 years ago. They also make many tripod-stand models. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com