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

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Loupes and quality
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 19:37:14 -0400

I don't have experience with many different loupes, but the Leica 5x I got
a month ago is, I think, outstanding. Have you tried it?

Ken Wilcox

At 09:58 AM 5/15/99 -0700, you wrote:
>	A few people on the LUG have discussed loupes.  If you are looking
>for a new loupe, the best loupe is not a familiar brand name.
>	I personlly use 6x and 4x loupes for 35mm and medium format, and
>both are from a tiny company called "Maxwell Precision Optics."
>404-244-0095. 
>	IMO, they are THE BEST loupes available on the market.  Since I know
>some may doubt this, please note they are also the first choice for FBI
>forensic scientists, departments within the CIA, and many local municipal
>labs where they study things in extreme detail.  Bill Maxwell is the owner,
>and a Leicaphile as well so he knows quality.  
>	His loupes were also rated #1 in magazines such as Photo District
>News (Joe Meehan wrote the article and liked the loupe so much he bought
>it), Shutterbug (Bob owns one), Pop Photo, and others.  They aren't cheap,
>but neither are the Schneider, Rodenstock, and others that bear a more
>familiar logo. However, they are the absolute best you can buy.
>
>	Peter K
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Ken Wilcox					Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
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