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

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Loupes and quality
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 19:27:35 -0400

At 11:27 PM 5/15/99 +0200, Pascal wrote:
>There was a comprehensive test of commonly available film loupes in the 
>French photo magazine Chasseur d'Images nr. 211 (March 99). Tested were: 
>Ahel 4x4, Canon 4x4, KMZ Horizon x4, Leica 5x, Peak 4x, Pentax 5,5x, 
>Schneider 4x, Schneider 6x aspheric, Pentax 5-11x, KMZ Horizon 10x, 
>Schneider 10x, KMZ Horizon 4x (6x6) and Schneider 3x (6x6).
>Conclusions: best price/performance models are Canon 4x, Pentax 5,5x and 
>Schneider 4x. But the highest awards go to Leica 5x and Schneider 6x 
>aspheric.

My God.  They left so many types and brands out of consideration, their
results are absurd.  No one but a fool would read such a review.

Marc

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