Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I called Mr Maxwell and had a 30 minute conversation with him today. Nice, if pretty talkative guy. I ordered one of his 6x loupes. He said it comes with both an opaque and transparent base. I believe he said the lens was a 6 element design and the objective was 1.5" across. It covers a full 35mm frame. Price: $250, not bad, considering other prices. Arrival in 4-6 weeks, I'll let you know how it compares to my Schneider. Incidently, he said that the Schneider and the Rodenstock were both made by the same firm somewhere in Germany or Austria. Skip At 10/1/99 12:20 PM -0700, you wrote: >Eric, > >How can you say a mfr in Wetzlar makes abtter loupe when you have not seen >the Maxwell? ;-) > >The Maxwell is pricey, around $225 but like all things of quality, you pay >more. Hence the reason you opt to use a very expensive camera and even more >expensive lenses. 8-o > >Interesting point you make. You just use a loupe to judge an image. If >that's the case just use a magnifying lens. > >Peter K > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Eric Welch [mailto:ewelch@ponyexpress.net] >Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 9:29 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; >'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' >Subject: RE: [Leica] Loupe > > >At 08:19 AM 10/1/99 -0700, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote: > >Kind of like comparing a > >Summilux (Maxwell) to a Hektor (Schneider). > >Well, if Maxwell had marketed his stuff better, there wouldn't be any >question now, would there? And from what I understand, there's a >manufacturer in Germany - Wetzlar in fact - who makes an even better loupe. > >And what's the price of the Maxwell? I paid $99 for my Schneider. And for >judging slides, I don't need the best, if it's better than I need, just >something good enough. :-) I don't sit around admiring my photos via my >loupe. I just use it to judge the image. > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO > >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >Artist seeks Boss with vision impairment. - ----------------------------------------------- Skip Williams Westfield, NJ skipwilliams@pobox.com - -----------------------------------------------