Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, Many thanks, I had not even thought of Pentax. But now I see that B&H actually has a Pentax 5-11x zoom loupe in their catalogue. Price is reasonable too. I will surf over to Pentax and have a look at the specs. Nathan RBedw51767@aol.com wrote: > Nathan: > > I have been using a Schneider 4x Lupe for several year and would evaluate it > as sharp but nothing special. It is, in my opinion too light and the viewing > area rather smallish. Just last week I purchased a Pentax 5.5x lupe that is > a real joy to use. The viewing lense on the Pentax is 2 inches wide compared > to 1-3/8 inches for the Schneider. I would judge the weight of the Pentax to > be at least twice that of the Schneider. I have been using it for both 35 and > 6x6 formats. It is heavy enough to hold the negatives flat and the surface of > the lupe that touches the negative is very smooth. I don't remember what I > paid for the Schneider but I think it was around $160. compared to around $135 > for the Pentax. The Pentax is worth twice the Schneider. Although I > haven't seen the ZOOM Pentax Lupe it has got to be a really nice item. Please > don't hold me to it but I think that it zooms from 5 to 10 or 12x. I would > suggest that you check the Pentax before you make a decision. I haven't seen > the Leica as a comparison. > > Happy hunting, > Bob Bedwell-- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html