Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Loupes and quality
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 13:58:44 -0700

No they used a Schneider loupe for that, hence the reason why.

Peter K

> ----------
> From: 	Dan Cardish[SMTP:dcardish@microtec.net]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Saturday, May 15, 1999 9:27 AM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	Re: [Leica] Loupes and quality
> 
> Are these the same loupes used by the CIA to identify what turned out to
> be
> the Chineese Embassy in Belgrade?
> 
> Dan C.
> 
> ;-)
> 
> At 09:58 AM 15-05-99 -0700, you wrote:
> >	A few people on the LUG have discussed loupes.  If you are looking
> >for a new loupe, the best loupe is not a familiar brand name.
> >	I personlly use 6x and 4x loupes for 35mm and medium format, and
> >both are from a tiny company called "Maxwell Precision Optics."
> >404-244-0095. 
> >	IMO, they are THE BEST loupes available on the market.  Since I know
> >some may doubt this, please note they are also the first choice for FBI
> >forensic scientists, departments within the CIA, and many local municipal
> >labs where they study things in extreme detail.  Bill Maxwell is the
> owner,
> >and a Leicaphile as well so he knows quality.  
> >	His loupes were also rated #1 in magazines such as Photo District
> >News (Joe Meehan wrote the article and liked the loupe so much he bought
> >it), Shutterbug (Bob owns one), Pop Photo, and others.  They aren't
> cheap,
> >but neither are the Schneider, Rodenstock, and others that bear a more
> >familiar logo. However, they are the absolute best you can buy.
> >
> >	Peter K
> >
> >
> >
> >
>