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Re: [OM] Arcane Question No. 1: 50/1.8 as loupe

Subject: Re: [OM] Arcane Question No. 1: 50/1.8 as loupe
From: MorrisMini@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 08:40:32 EDT
>> Lots of us are using an extra 50/1.8 as a loupe.  Anybody have any idea
> approximately what magnification ratio this lens would have when used as a
> loupe?>>

Well, we've heard 5X and 8X so far. Is there a definitive answer to this 
question??

I recently went to a workshop with Ian Adams, a well respected nature 
photographer in the Ohio area, who said most photo editors he works with use 
a Schneider 4X loupe--more than than and you're looking at grain.  Any 
comments?

-Tim Clark

 
 
> Lots of us are using an extra 50/1.8 as a loupe.  Anybody have any idea
> approximately what magnification ratio this lens would have when used as a
> loupe?>>


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