Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I tried with my colorplan, seems to work fine but what is the resulting magnification, when compared to a 5x loupe ? krgds, logan >From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Loupes >Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:37:08 -0500 > >For me the perfect loupe is one that I can place down on top of the >negative on the light table, and leisurely examine the full frame of the >negative. A good example of one that I have used is the Pentax 5.5x loupe. > Not too much magnification, but enough to critically evaluate the >negative >or slide. And it is very sharp and adjustable. I'm sure that there are >other good brands as well. But to sit there hunched over a light table >holding a $600 2 lb. Nikor 85/1.4 for any length of time to look at (part >of) a negative or slide just seems crazy. In a pinch it'll work, but get a >proper loupe; they are designed for this! Even my Nikor 8x loupe is >preferable to squinting through a lens. > >Dan C. > >At 02:38 PM 12-02-01 -0500, 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? > > > >I've used the Maxwell loupe, and had difficulty with focus -- it's not > >adjustable, and if your eyes are wrong, as mine are, you're out of luck. > >That said, it's considered the best loupe out there -- the FBI uses it -- > >and I have one of his ground glass loupes for large format, which is >superb. > > > >The Schneiders are of course wonderful; you might want to consider the >Poor > >Man's Schneider -- the Iston 4x -- which is about 50 bucks from B&H. I >use > >this, and the difference between it and the Schneider is slim. > > > >For general work, 4x or 5x is what you want -- a 10x will drive you >crazy, > >as all you'll see is massive grain, and imperfections in the surface of >the > >film. 10x is great for truly critical work -- evaluating the sharpness >of a > >line, for instance -- but is not an everyday affair. > > > >cheers, > > > >Douglas Cooper > >http://www.dysmedia.com > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.