Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bernard Degaute wrote: > > Pascal wrote, in part : > > >I'd like to add my voice to those who praised the Leica 5X loupe. > > > >I had both the Schneider 6X aspheric and the Leica 5X loupe, and they are > >both excellent. I can see no difference in optical quality between them. > > > >However, there are other elements you may want to consider. > > What loupe do you consider as the most multipurpose (I mean working as well > with slide/neg as with paper like contact sheets)? Is Leica and/or > Schneider sold with a removable transparent base? > > Bernard > > bernard.degaute@village.uunet.be I can't say enough about my Maxwell Precision Optics 4X Loupe. Good for both trans/negs and prints. It also has a built-in illumination light for reflected-art viewing. Very well made and nice eye relief. Very easy to work with even up to 4x5 although you can't see the entire image when viewing a trans/neg that large. Nice product - -- Carl Socolow http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/ New email address: csocolow@mindspring.com