Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Loupes
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 12:34:37 -0800
References: <B6ADA5E1.B34%douglas@dysmedia.com>

Douglas Cooper wrote:
> 
> On 2/12/01 11:41 AM, Leica Users digest expressed the following:
> 
> > You guys who use camera lenses as loupes are joking right?
> 
> Not at all.  Many Olympus users consider the 50/1.8 Zuiko the perfect loupe
> (and you can get one for about 20 bucks).  I was stuck without a loupe the
> other day at the lab, and I used my DR Summicron rather than the lousy loupe
> they had chained to the light table -- worked like a dream.  No, you don't
> always get the whole frame (depending on the focal length of your lens), but
> loupes are mostly for critical work, no?
> 
You need to use them upside down don't forget to tell them!

mark rabiner

In reply to: Message from Douglas Cooper <douglas@dysmedia.com> ([Leica] Re: Loupes)