Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan and Bob: Not to retract my previous post about the Pentax 5-11 zoom loupe, but I went back to the shop with the intentions to buy it but found it did not offer full coverage of a slide at 5X and cetainly a lot less at 11X. It was a lot of money and I could not justify it. Since I do not have a 50mm R lens anymore, I could not use that as a loupe. I asked the shop keeper if he had any used 50mm lens cheap. He came up with a brand new 50mm Canon Fd mount auto focus lens from the T80. I compared it to the Pentax and it was sharper. It is only about 6X, but placed front element down on the light table, it would view full frame. I paid $20 for it brand new out of the box. The shop keeper said that they could not order the T80's without a standard lens and they had five or six new ones still in the stock room from years ago. So for those looking for a good loupe, don't overlook a cheap used 50mm lens. If you want more than 6x, I guess you will probably have to buy a regular loupe. Regards, Robert At 06:43 PM 11/21/98 EST, you wrote: >Nathan: > >Congratulations I think that you made a very prudent decision. I have also >ordered the 5 to 11x Pentax Zoom Loupe. I will exchange the 5.5x when it >arrives. I am sure you will be happy and I am looking forward to hearing about >it when you get it. > >Bob Bedwell > ><< Bernhard, > > I was not aware of that, and apparently neither was the shop owner (in his > defense, he had just received it and had not played with it before). However, > it still seems a stiff price to pay for only 5x magnification (I already have > a perfectly good 4x Horizon loupe). So I think I will get the Pentax Zoom > Loupe which goes from 5x to 11x magnification. > > Nathan > >> > > > >