Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BTW, I keep three "loupes" in the darkroom and various desk drawers, just in case my good loupe is in another location. These lenses are the insides from a Sawyers 3.5 inch projection lenses. You can easily push the lens unit out of the plastic barrel, leaving a neat looking unit about 1.5" high and 1" wide. They magnify a bit less than 4x from a comfortable viewing distance. Quality is not exceptional, but they sure save a lot of time looking for the loupe I left in the darkroom when wanting to quickly look at a slide in the office. Other projection lenses may work, too. Since my dad worked for Sawyer's in the 60's, spare lenses were plentiful. (I remember seeing the PanaVue hand-held slide viewer on his drafting board back then - and they are still in camera stores all over the world.) Gary Todoroff