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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: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 12:03:23 -0500
At 08:40 AM 5/11/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>> 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
>


Which may be the difference between a photo editor and a photographer. I
like to look at the grain a little bit. 

With the 50/1.8 as loupe I also like to look from the rear of the lens.
One other person in this thread indicated he looks from front to back.  I
feel I get a little wider spectrum looking back to front.  Is there a
"right" way of (mis)using a lens for this purpose?

Joel

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