Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Logan, The Maxwell MF loupe is around $250; the Schneider is a bit cheaper, around $200 if memory serves me right, but check on the B&H web site to make sure. Nathan Logan Reinwood wrote: > Nathan, Gerry > > Thank you for your answer. > > What is the typicall price for the loupes you have ? > > Logan. > > >From: Nathan Wajsman <belgiangator@yahoo.com> > >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Help on loupes, leica loupe > >Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 04:07:50 -0800 (PST) > > > >As Gerry said, it is important to have a good loupe. I > >have a Schneider 6x loupe for 35mm. I chose that over > >the Leica mainly because of the higher magnification. > >The Leica is very nice as well. > > > >For medium format I use a Bill Maxwell 4x loupe which > >is designed to cover the 6x7 format and therefore > >works perfectly for my square Rollei slides and negs. > > > >Neither of these loupes is cheap but both are worth > >it. I am not aware of medium format loupes which give > >a good enough magnfication for 35mm--most are 3x or 4x > >at most. If there were, say, a 6x MF loupe, I would > >buy it and use it for both formats. > > > >But again, do not skimp on it. > > > >Nathan > >--- Logan Reinwood <reinwood007@hotmail.com> wrote: > > >HI, > > > > > > I am thinking to buy a magnifier (loupes) to sort my > > > slides, check neg, > > > etc... > > > > > > I really do know which magnification to buy 5x 6x > > > 10x ? > > > Are they some loupes that cover the 120 (6x6) format > > > ? > > > Should I buy one for 135 and one for 120 ? > > > Is that worth to pay a lot for such a tool ? > > > What about the leica loupe ? Worth the price > > > compared to e.g., Horizon ? > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > Logan. > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > > > http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > >a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/